[Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia redefined -- typography and UX and such

[Andreas Kolbe]

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670648/a-promising-wikipedia-overhaul-designed-to-squash-info-overload#1


A follow-up article on the redesign. Excerpt:


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So, will we all be able to enjoy this clear and concise online experience
anytime soon? Kazlauskas put the odds at a discouraging, and definitive,
“zero chance,” even though the response has been positive. “So far the
reaction of people at Wikipedia--creators, not users, mind you--is they are
not ready for anything radical,” he says (and the whole endeavor reminds me
a bit of Wired’s similar attempt to updating
Craigslist<http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/17-09/ff_craigslist_makeover>
for
a feature package a few years ago).

Despite the unlikelihood of implementation, the team still sees an
opportunity to leverage what they’ve done for an audience who would no
doubt welcome the opportunity to tool around with the slick style. “We are
already working on app which will use new interface to read Wikipedia,”
Kazlauskas explains. “We’ll see how that goes and if anyone’s interested.”
What say you, knowledge-seekers?
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Personally, I would welcome third-party offers of alternative skins.