F1rst!11!!1
(And that’s a pretty cool shirt, Ochopika!)
First non-staff!
A phoenix. How appropriate.
Aww, his butt’s on fire, but does he complain? Well, not yet, but we’ll see what happens if he chars his marshmallows.
Way to go Ochopika! Nice to see this up and it looks clean on the new site.
Right when he thinks he’ll enjoy a nicely toasted marshmallow, he’ll burst into flames and the marshmallow will drop into the ashes.
Interesting new look, Woot. I plan to poke around and look for snipes.
Lol @javamatte
Congrats to the Woot design and Dev team on a job well done! And to Ochopika on the first tee on the new site!
Best. Write-up. Ever.
New site seems pretty sweet so far! Full support, woot! 
I approve of the updates, woot!
I worry that the clever write-ups might be missed by people who are just likely to hit the “I want one” button. That said, this isn’t nearly as awful as a site redesign as I thought it would be.
I guess I need to poke around the new digs a bit more. Pardon me if there is some bruising as I poke through the new stuff.
Am I the only one that finds the new site too cluttered? I find myself looking for a “hide” button to get rid of the clutter.
Hm, that write-up. Feeling a bit passive aggressive today, Woot?
Yeah, I’m thinking that after I give it a go myself, I’ll look into their handy-dandy “How to navigate the new look” stuff they have over on Facebook or linked through facebook or something like that.
I’m partially wondering if the cluttered feeling that we are getting is from the use of white background. The previous design had dark backgrounds, so our eyes were drawn to various items on the screen naturally. I think that because there feels like a diminished “Pop” to the overall look, everything seems to jump out at once.
Thoughts? Am I too off base with this?
I actually did a forhead slap when I realized how right you are.
Alright woot, you screwed up. The first mistake you made was making the site wayyy too busy. The second was making it harder to find things. The third was wasting my time. I dare say that Woot will no longer be a part of my life. Unless of course they keep the $5.00 shipping for all purchases into play.
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The previous design had dark backgrounds, so our eyes were drawn to various items on the screen naturally. I think that because there feels like a diminished “Pop” to the overall look, everything seems to jump out at once.
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Usability experts typically recommend light type on a dark screen. I can’t fathom why woot would move away from best-practices in that regard.
However, Ochopika did not make the same mistake. Beautiful shirt; very appropriate for the relaunch.
ETA: Truncating the write-ups so one needs to click “read more” from a shirt’s homepage? I usually don’t bother reading them anyway; now I really won’t ever read them!
Hey, wow, thanks! I feel super special now :). The new site looks great. It’s like… all condensed and stuff. I like it a lot. Great job, woot!