Dunno about the y-meter... Would rather see a number than something visually unintuitive (for me). Also from afar it looks like a bunch of checkboxes.
Also from an eye tracking/heat map standpoint the number of comments being entirely on the right is really tiring... I want to easily just sweep my eyes down on the left to click on articles and the voting score + number of comments are good indicators.
I like the color/font changes that make the site pop a bit more but that's a minor thing. I also appreciate these design docs for their discussion of visual value but these changes also reflect a certain lack of awareness from a usability standpoint -- it just doesn't add much in value, but rather detracts from it by pushing in new design. I'm thinking more Digg 4.0 than FB revamp here.
Also from an eye tracking/heat map standpoint the number of comments being entirely on the right is really tiring... I want to easily just sweep my eyes down on the left to click on articles and the voting score + number of comments are good indicators.
I like the color/font changes that make the site pop a bit more but that's a minor thing. I also appreciate these design docs for their discussion of visual value but these changes also reflect a certain lack of awareness from a usability standpoint -- it just doesn't add much in value, but rather detracts from it by pushing in new design. I'm thinking more Digg 4.0 than FB revamp here.