Wikipedia talk:2008 main page redesign proposal/Artyom

When making this design, I was trying to put more emphasis on the Today's Featured Article section. I think it needs more to get more attention, that's why I made it stretch across the whole page. I also wanted to bring up the Today's Featured Picture section, because I don't quite like it at the bottom. I also think it's better to keep the In the news and On this day sections separated, because they are not really the same thing and do not belong in the same box. I also want to bring up the DYK section, but I don't want to put it adjacent to the Featured Picture, as the News would have to move down, and I really like them being adjacent to something Wikipedia-related. Suggestions on the position of DYK are welcome!

I will work more on the bottom sections, because that area seems too bland and simple right now. It's Wikipedia Sister Projects and Wikipedia in Other Languages, after all!  ARTYOM  21:38, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

moved up

The new spot for the featured pic. is a good idea. Still wish it was shorter so no scrolling would be required. futurebird (talk) 15:06, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I think that the Featured Picture should be switched with another box so that it moves down, because I don't think it should get as much focus as some of the other boxes that have far more content to read. Gary King (talk) 20:44, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I still think this design is still bland and boring.... no offense. -- RyRy (talk) 20:56, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Boring can be good, we want to showcase the content not the design. futurebird (talk) 20:58, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Neat

It's good that the columns and horizontal sections match up, a big improvement! futurebird (talk) 20:58, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Thus far, this is my favorite one. It's clean and refocused. matt91486 (talk) 03:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Full-size featured article

What is the obsession with making the featured article full-width? Its an awful idea, yet about half of the redesign submissions contain it.Yeago (talk) 01:37, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't think it's really needed. The box should just be an intro to the article – if people really want to read the article, they will click the link to read the whole thing, or the article's lead. Gary King (talk) 01:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Box at the top is also too wide (that is, about 120% width on my monitor) - not as extreme as some other designs, but it needs a bit of tweaking there, I think. Anaxial (talk) 21:11, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I fixed the header box width, thank you for informing about that problem! Regarding full-width featured article, there are two reasons I chose it to be full width. First of all, it would get more attention being full width, and is, in my opinion, the most important and attention-getting part of the Main page. Other than that, being full width it occupies less space vertically, so the readers with low resolution displays will see the sections right under the Featured Article section - the Today's Featured Picture and In The News (while now, readers see only two sections without having to scroll down).  ARTYOM  03:25, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

News

The design is very nice to look at, but I think the news should be beside the article of the day. The only two things I usually look at are the featured article and the news. I would dare say that many others think these are the most important items as well because they have been at the top of the main page for so long. --Andrew from NC (talk) 21:32, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

The reason I moved the news section further below is that a full-width Featured Article section would require less space vertically, and readers will see parts of Featured Picture and News sections below. I just did this to ensure the Featured Picture gets more attention, because, for example, I like to see the Featured Pictures on the main page, but, because of the way it is positioned right now, quite oftenly I miss it because I don't scroll down far enough :)  ARTYOM  03:29, 9 July 2008 (UTC)