Why designers hate on the article progress bar

Publishers looking to give readers more control and information about their articles have discovered the article progress bar. The feature, which lets readers know how much of an article they've read, is a preferred tactic for the likes of Bloomberg and The Daily Beast but divisive among designers, who call it distracting and gimmicky. The post Why designers hate on the article progress bar appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Yes, graphic novels are thriving. (Well done, Booker) | Rachel Cooke

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The Daily Beast Will Now Offer Exclusive Content to Paying Subscribers

The Daily Beast will offer exclusive content to subscribers, joining other publishers who are betting on their audience and hoping they're loyal enough to pay for the material they post. Many publishing companies--including most recently, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, Business Insider (and... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Men’s Health Taps New Creative Director | People on the Move

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Trade treats readers for Halloween

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Time Taps Ed Felsenthal, Digital Editor, to Succeed Nancy Gibbs as EIC

The Daily Beast and Wall Street Journal veteran will become the magazine's 18th editor-in-chief. The post Time Taps Ed Felsenthal, Digital Editor, to Succeed Nancy Gibbs as EIC appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Scale and agility: Inside Scandinavian publisher Schibsted’s 250-person product team

Scandinavian publishing giant Schibsted has been centralizing its 250-strong product team over the last year. Currently, the biggest challenge the product team faces it how to give readers the right information to make informed decisions but telling it in ways that feel more personal to readers.... Continue reading at Digiday

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How The Daily Beast gets 40 percent of readers to visit its homepage

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Report: Twitter's algorithmic timeline may arrive next week

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Designer Matthew Williamson colouring book to Laurence King

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Why designers hate on the article progress bar

Publishers looking to give readers more control and information about their articles have discovered the article progress bar. The feature, which lets readers know how much of an article they've read, is a preferred tactic for the likes of Bloomberg and The Daily Beast but divisive among... Continue reading at Digiday

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CIA torture report to arrive in every US presidential candidate's mailbox

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Battling bias on the shop floor: how bookstores can support diversity

A bookseller explains how Kamila Shamsie’s call for gender equality in the industry, and the fiery debate it provoked, could lead to greater diversity all aroundKamila Shamsie calling for a year of publishing only women has certainly unleashed a storm. Some disagree that gender bias exists,... Continue reading at The Guardian

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How HuffPo woos Facebook hoppers with personalization

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Chatto wins auction for 'life design' guide

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Skin Tight Jeans and Syncopation

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Sci-Fi in China Gains Credibility After Moon Rover Landing

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Ahdaf Soueif on Cairo’s Post-Revolution Literary Scene

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Newsweek's Long, Strange Return to Print

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Andrew Sullivan Presells $500k In Blog Subscriptions

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