New official site of City

[mr_nool]

I liked the site as it was and didn't it win a load of awards for being so good?

If it ain't broke......

I guess an analogy would be like the city first team, starts off great but if you don't continually improve it it will eventually end up old and slow. Lol

Websites are just like buildings. If they're designed correctly, they shouldn't need to be continually improved on the frontend, only on the backend. The most used website in the world looks practically the same as it did 10 years ago (Google).

With the City site, I feel like they started with a beautifully designed house. Then kept adding additions and rooms until it was still nice, but not as cohesive and elegant as before. And instead of tearing down all the additions, they now feel it's easier to demolish everything and start anew. The term you often hear for this is technical debt.

Shame because I really enjoy the current site.

Nope, websites are like living organisms, when you fail to maintain them, they wither and die.

As do buildings...

[bigblue]

I liked the site as it was and didn't it win a load of awards for being so good?

If it ain't broke......

I guess an analogy would be like the city first team, starts off great but if you don't continually improve it it will eventually end up old and slow. Lol

Websites are just like buildings. If they're designed correctly, they shouldn't need to be continually improved on the frontend, only on the backend. The most used website in the world looks practically the same as it did 10 years ago (Google).

With the City site, I feel like they started with a beautifully designed house. Then kept adding additions and rooms until it was still nice, but not as cohesive and elegant as before. And instead of tearing down all the additions, they now feel it's easier to demolish everything and start anew. The term you often hear for this is technical debt.

Shame because I really enjoy the current site.

Nope, websites are like living organisms, when you fail to maintain them, they wither and die.

Maintenance is different than slapping huge ads in the side margins, shop popups, social media counters, and a big top bar on the site! Just like how adding an addition (say a sunroom) is vastly different to replacing the shingles on the roof or cleaning the air filter.

Do you not get the difference between front and back end?

[Lee_R]

Well.. they can start by changing that badge.

[Moonchesteri]

Well.. they can start by changing that badge.

And add some sky blue there ffs.

[Swales4ever]

well away from gaving any clue of web editing tools but it seems to me a general trend. possibly due to intention of being more android & co friendly.

I too preferred previous edition and agree with those noting a certain downhill in quality ober the last 2 years. Tbf, the level was really top then, so not much problem even with a little decrease.

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The shop website is better than this new test one and has plenty of blue