2008 vs. 2013: Reverse-Engineering the Redesign of Kadavy.net (opens in new tab)

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22 pointsandyangelos13y ago7 comments

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I always love these redesign post-analysis. I think it's one of the best ways to learn design, especially reading the intentions behind "the purpose" of the design.

That said, I feel it's a little odd that the profile picture on top is unaligned with the rest of the content. No other content is pushed to the left like that so I'm not sure what the purpose of that was...

riblah13y ago

I did a write-up on my website redesign. http://www.ri.id.au/posts/a-personal-brand-to-be-proud-of It's a less technical reflection than Kadavy's, but it's always interesting to have insight into another designer's thinking.

kadavy13y ago

Looks good! I love those short lines of text ;)

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kadavy13y ago

Hey Kevin, think of it as akin to "hanging punctuation." Since the photo is a circle, I consider its visual "edge" to not be its literal edge.

Notice also how the edge of my face sits along the imaginary line of the left margin.

Thanks for checking it out and commenting, and good work with HackDesign!

imkevinxu13y ago

Ah I see it now, interesting design choice. Thanks for replying and the compliment!

kadavy13y ago

By the way, just noticed a similar "hanging indent" method on the author picture on the 37Signals blog: http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3442-the-design-roulette

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imkevinxu13y ago

I always love these redesign post-analysis. I think it's one of the best ways to learn design, especially reading the intentions behind "the purpose" of the design.

riblah13y ago

kadavy13y ago

Looks good! I love those short lines of text ;)

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kadavy13y ago

Hey Kevin, think of it as akin to "hanging punctuation." Since the photo is a circle, I consider its visual "edge" to not be its literal edge.

Notice also how the edge of my face sits along the imaginary line of the left margin.

Thanks for checking it out and commenting, and good work with HackDesign!

imkevinxu13y ago

Ah I see it now, interesting design choice. Thanks for replying and the compliment!

kadavy13y ago

By the way, just noticed a similar "hanging indent" method on the author picture on the 37Signals blog: http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3442-the-design-roulette

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse