Comments on: WTF

By: Sugar

Sugar — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:17:45 +0000

@ cosmix: Pffft. Functionality. Who cares about it, it’s the design that counts!

Really now, I found the layout change too dramatic to even try moving the slider. Really. I was like “eeek. I’m not touching this round thing”.

Maybe I exaggerate. But still.

By: cosmix

cosmix — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:44:37 +0000

Youtube has never, let me repeat this, never had an enviable UI design in any of its software. Not on their site, not on their flash video player. Besides, its player’s functionality is quite limited too — cf. Google’s ability to jump to position and stream from there.

Still I found this player much improved, despite the ‘oooh-look-I-can-do-gradients’ early 90s factor. At least the slider works now.

By: Sugar

Sugar — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:40:46 +0000

Yes, I realised it too this morning.

Everything looks more subtle now, but still…the embossed gradients make my stomach rumble.

By: stelabouras

stelabouras — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:14:25 +0000

It seems better now They probably wanted to test something, now the interface has better volume controls and it’s smaller! Nice

By: P.J. Onori

P.J. Onori — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:51:15 +0000

That has to be the ugliest interface I have ever seen for video playback. I really think you need to actual put serious effort into making it look that bad.

By: Tsevdos John

Tsevdos John — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:20:38 +0000

Come on guys, its not so bad… Ok the red bar might look a bit ugly, but not so tragic…

By: stelabouras

stelabouras — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:44:04 +0000

You are absolutely right Sugar! I have seen the change 2 days ago in my video posts and I cannot understand why Youtube makes this step backwards…No volume control? Only mute/unmute? Omg this sux!