[nilliams]

Well of course, I didn't mean it quite that literally and am a bit sad to see I got downvoted but I guess I did make the point poorly (and mildy aggressively now I read it back).

I should probably just have linked to somewhere the argument has been made before [1].

I'm a nerd and I vastly prefer large type & generous amounts of whitespace over cramming lots of titles on one screen so it saddens me whenever I hear someone authoritatively state the 'information density' argument.

[1] http://uxmyths.com/post/654047943/myth-people-dont-scroll

[davmar]

you put an awful lot of words in my mouth. i didn't mention scrolling. re-read.

the top bar is too large vertically without enough value. readability improves a bit, but the sheer prominence takes away from the discoverability of the first article title.

i didn't mention type size or whitespace. i also like large type and generous amounts of whitespace.

i think you're just looking to argue for the sake of argument.

[nilliams]

Sorry, I'm not looking for an argument and I didn't mean to put words in your mouth. My original post was badly written and overly argumentative, I think I was in a bad mood and a couple of your points just set off my usual UX'y triggers, I apologise.

You're right that I made the leap from your dislike of the top nav/footer to a dislike of scrolling/desire for 'information density'. Those things are often associated but I was wrong to make that leap. Again, my bad.

I disagree with your points that the header and footer are distracting and detract from the articles, that's it and that's all my original post should have said.

[davmar]

no worries at all. we all get grumpy sometimes, myself definitely included. enjoy your weekend :)

[nilliams]

Cool, same to you!