Apple.com named Best Redesign of the Year

Their site redesign is garbage. I hate their new site which doesn't resize very well when changing browser windows, not to mention, doesn't fit well on certain screen sizes.

It's total garbage. What they have before was better despite the fact that I hated the aqua tabs. Some sections don't even work well on some browsers.

Terrible. I could think of twenty other sites better designed that deserve this award. I love Apple, but this fanboy shiznit is getting outta control and their morals have changed over the years.

Oh, but how their store layout gets stuck in the 3 column failure (unlike tuaw.com surprisingly):
http://www.andyrutledge.com/bad-layout-conventions.php

Their code and css is a huge improvement, and they deserve that award, just picking on that one store comment specifically.

Why am I not surprised?

Their site is just as good as their super cool products.

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We critiqued the apple.com redesign when it arrived internally and were pretty impressed. The navigational elements especially (similar to those used by Yahoo! Sports) are rather nice.

I'm not at all convinced the later Apple Store update was more significant in terms of the final effect, though I'm sure that behind the scenes it was more technically significant.

This gives me a chance to mention how truly innovative Apple is. Somehow, it has transcended from being just a computer or just a company into something that profoundly affects our daily lives. Is there any other product available today with as much interest and devotion as the iPhone? The forthcoming Newton/sub-mini will also inspire fierce loyalty.

I love the site, and visit it regularly, I am glad for them.

You mean it changed?

"The panel at .Net commented on the online Apple Store in particular, saying, "...the store is the one that's furthest ahead in terms of design and the markup behind it." "


But the still need to bring the whole store down when they add new products?

I thought the look of the redesign was a little bit austere at first, but I warmed up to it, especially the functionality of those sidebar menus. They say consistency is the hallmark of small minds (actually, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote words to that effect).

In the case of Apple's design, though, it's more like a cohesion that is the result of supreme self-awareness and -confidence: a powerful brand identity.

http://www.filterra.com/bioretention

Hats off to apple for pulling of such a nice design. The transformation was amazing. From almost completely non-dynamic to ajax everywhere! The search feature is specially amazing.