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Why so angry?
Anyway, sites developed to be responsive to different platforms will be the norm if they aren't already. Complaining about that is pretty pointless, because the times they are a changin'. I will say though that perhaps the buttons and images are slightly too big even for that purpose. Perhaps shoot for three/six across vs two/four.
Anyway, sites developed to be responsive to different platforms will be the norm if they aren't already. Complaining about that is pretty pointless, because the times they are a changin'. I will say though that perhaps the buttons and images are slightly too big even for that purpose. Perhaps shoot for three/six across vs two/four.
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I think it has more to do with how many problems seem to be plaguing the brand recently. If it was just the growing pains from a new website it wouldn't be such a big deal. But when you add this to the super long Pro5 wait times, bad customer service in the repair department, adds clearly not made by someone who knows the product, and of course the annual price increase. It leaves a bad taste in people's mouths. If you're paying for a premium product, you want to feel that you are getting your money's worth.Cochese said:
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Yes, the Festool sites needed major upgrades. They surely needed better cross platform compatibility. Hence the 'modern responsive' design, that is ubiquitous (alas), with its modularity, low information density, simple design and coarse typography. But for a mainstream business conformity is an easier choice than a more innovative approach. Let's just say that the design is not bad.
Yes, rolling out a new site is a risk. But it has to happen eventually. Removing a bandaid comes to mind. Just do it quickly, the pain will fade sooner.
What has made this roll over painful is that apparently the back end appears to have been underestimated, eg the way the data have been organised and can be accessed. In the course of years and years of adding data mistakes are made. Databases differ in the way data are 'boxed' and described. When one tries to have data from all kinds of sources to fit into one model there will be glitches. And I think in this case the number of glitches was far greater than everyone expected & far more manpower had to be allocated to fix things.
If Festool had acknowledged that, the furore would have been far less than what has happened.
And then there is the design and usability aspect of the new sites. Responsive design is a fairly new branch of web design. It still needs to find its way. It needs to develop, like all other forms of communication design have. I am not a big fan, because as a designer I dislike the limitations it has. But just remember that it took over 200 years for newspapers to 'discover' the concept of the headline. Or the way the first websites looked, compared to nowadays. Thankfully things move really fast in the 21-st century.
It may take a while for us to get used to the new, but we surely will.
Yes, the Festool sites needed major upgrades. They surely needed better cross platform compatibility. Hence the 'modern responsive' design, that is ubiquitous (alas), with its modularity, low information density, simple design and coarse typography. But for a mainstream business conformity is an easier choice than a more innovative approach. Let's just say that the design is not bad.
Yes, rolling out a new site is a risk. But it has to happen eventually. Removing a bandaid comes to mind. Just do it quickly, the pain will fade sooner.
What has made this roll over painful is that apparently the back end appears to have been underestimated, eg the way the data have been organised and can be accessed. In the course of years and years of adding data mistakes are made. Databases differ in the way data are 'boxed' and described. When one tries to have data from all kinds of sources to fit into one model there will be glitches. And I think in this case the number of glitches was far greater than everyone expected & far more manpower had to be allocated to fix things.
If Festool had acknowledged that, the furore would have been far less than what has happened.
And then there is the design and usability aspect of the new sites. Responsive design is a fairly new branch of web design. It still needs to find its way. It needs to develop, like all other forms of communication design have. I am not a big fan, because as a designer I dislike the limitations it has. But just remember that it took over 200 years for newspapers to 'discover' the concept of the headline. Or the way the first websites looked, compared to nowadays. Thankfully things move really fast in the 21-st century.
It may take a while for us to get used to the new, but we surely will.
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