Qubik Design

I was curious who did the new Grafik site. Pleased to see it in the portfolio of Qubik Design.

iA’s Facebook Redesign

Fine, I admit there are a few things Facebook can do to improve their site design as far as usability and aesthetics goes, but when I see design concepts like the one above, I can’t help but wonder if the designers getting these RFP’s were designing for themselves or the people that will be using the beast of a site.

The biggest complaint I hear when Facebook users run into a new feature or a slight redesign of something is their frustration with relearning how to use the interface. The design above, though it does have some appeal, will invite more problems than solutions. It’s structure, as clever as it may be, is not what people are used to. The internet is not ready for this. It’s an interface I feel is better suited for a device like the iPad.

One day, Facebook will hit the nail on the head, but for now, I want to see more. Nice concept iA, but I feel the learning curve might be a bit much at this point.

Read more about iA’s Facebook redesign efforts here. On a related note, take another gander at another redesign attempt by Burton Smith from September of last year.