I know that the new redesign isn’t very popular with most of you (and I promise I’m still going to work on the colors), but I’ve found a redesign that’s worse. It was even done by a professional (even though it might not have been entirely her fault).

TechCrunch redesigned their site, and boy does it suck horribly. It sucks mostly because of the colors, especially the bright, bright, way too bright green. And the sheer volume of ads on the page. It’s amazingly dense.

The funny thing is that the only reason I knew they redesigned, since I read via RSS, is a related post on WeBreakStuff talking about the old design. The old design rocked, and I was trying to capture that feel on this blog with brighter colors. One day, I’ll work on rounded corners and truly get there.

The first link above goes into a detailed critique of the new design, and i generally agree with what both he and Fred at WeBreakStuff say about web site design. It’s hard for a amateur like me to get it right, but I try to follow those guidelines as best I can.

Of the other designs by the same designer that did the new TechCrunch, I love the effect of the font used in the header of businesstravelers.org. Some of her other work is quite good, too. Hopefully, people aren’t being too hard on her.