Techcrunch.com Design Review

I just checked out Techcrunch.com today for the first time in a few days and I was surprised again with a new design. It seems like the Techcrunch folks can't make up their minds about what the site should look like. A week ago I had noticed another version of the site that was hyper-crowded, boxy and full of unsightly elements (mostly ads.) The content had been squeezed to the point that you weren't sure if this was still the greatest Techblog on the web.

Today, It's a bit cleaner. I see that they are still utilizing their newly implemented tab design that links you to the other Crunch blogs and sites. They are still using the big feature boxes on below the navigation. I really dislike these, they are so large and the imagery that they use isn't exciting or compelling. The blue around the boxes is also a bit distracting. I come to Techcrunch to see what's new on TC, not to be hindered with what the editors think I should look at. The huge banner ad on top is just a bit too much also, but I can see how Michael Arrington and crew wouldn't toss the extra income.

The lack of a solid, compelling Identity is still on the top of my list when it comes to TC. Whether or not they feel like they need a great logo is another story.

For now I'll just keep watching out to see if they make anymore edits to this shapeshifting site. Let me know how you feel about the new design.