Since it was first established in 1851, it has become one of the most famous newspaper in the world. Sure the newspaper itself is ranked #3 in the US (behind The Wall Street Journal and USA Today) but the website is the most popular newspaper website in the country.
Some of you might say how come it's the number one news website, so i'm going to review it here to enlighten you just a little bit.
In terms of design, it's not as good as you might thing, it lacks colour compared to it's other two rivals. but that is what makes it better than the others in my opinion. The other is just so full of colour that it lost the basic newspaper website capabilities. New York Times' website uses monochromatic colour scheme with dark blue as headline's links and coloured images as thumbnails. the placement of everything is also very neat, without giving away a lot of negative space, giving the feel of a real newspaper. They make up for simplicity and colour lack feel for the recreation of a physical newspaper.
One thing i have to complain about this is that the fonts are too small. sure some of the headlines are big enough to notice but if you choose a story and tries to read them, you'll find them quite small. in the case of real newspaper it's ok since it is real paper. but you read the website from a computer or a tablet maybe, and not all computers are good for long time reading.
For the interface, i have no complaint whatsoever, it's very to use, with navigation on the left that divided it into subjects of news, which allows for easier selection for the reader. also, once you choose a news to read in the 'home' page, the navigation moved to the top of the page. i don't know why they did this, but i find it easier if they just put it on the top the whole time.
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