Here’s a website that uses a hybrid of the Digg/Reddit style design. Something like this could really work well for Muti.
]]>This is exactly my thought. Half the comments we get are “why is muti so plain?”, and the other half are “why is muti not as plain as reddit?”, so its difficult to please both crowds. We will try and go for something in between. I like the way the score is higligted on Digg. In reddit (and also muti) the score is barely visible. I think that should change. And if there are any graphics folk out there, we are open to contributions 😉
]]>The simplicity of the Reddit design vs the more eye-catching Digg design… That’s a tough one to call. Digg gets many more users than Reddit, but Reddit gets more sophisticated users (in my opinion).
My personal taste on reading lies towards the Reddit model, but my personal tastes on designs is more aligned with Digg. What an interesting problem, I hadn’t really given it much thought before, but I can now see how challenging it is.
]]>Thanks so much for your kind words about muti! We are very open to any suggestions as well. You are right it needs to be spruced up a bit. As you know this is a difficult area! I am primarily a coder and Aj, my partner in Durban is primarily a marketing guy so we are not the best at graphic design.
A couple of other items of feedback we have received have suggested having comments the way Digg and so on have them. What do you think? It would not be that difficult to add.
Regards
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