IGN
IGN recently did a complete redesign of their website in order to get rid of some of the clutter, add some new features, and overall just make it look better. At first glance it really does look better, though there's some adjustments to be made if you're used to the old website. The color scheme is pleasing to look at and isn't overpowering. Their most proud feature is the revamped navigation, and I have to say they did a damn fine job cleaning that up. It's much more streamlined and easier to find what you're looking for. Hovering over each tab will pop up a menu with areas for each system. It creates an amount of depth to the website that isn't visible until you try it. They also added a player on the front page that actually plays the videos now instead of linking you to another page. This is a really nice and helpful feature and thankfully it works perfectly, one of the best I've seen on a website. Underneath that are the top stories accompanied by the Daily Fix, their daily video update. This serves its purpose but your eyes can pass over it easy. After that it looks like they sort of threw the rest in. There is a bunch of junk that is really unnecessary for a front page, and clutters it up more than anything. They could stand to clean this up, or trash most of it, and it would pull the site together. This would also eliminate the overboard amount of scrolling it requires. I've always heard in design classes that your user shouldn't have to scroll down to find what they're looking for, which is possible on this website, unless you want the top stories. Overall it's a wonderful redesign and the fact that they didn't overdo the flash makes me happy. Awesome job!
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