I like the layout, and the design of the content area, but not the design of the top navigation. Not everything needs to look like an iOS app.

I'm not enough of a designer to give a detailed critique, but to me this is generic and completely lacking in personality.

This looks like a bad Apple-fication of HN. The font choices and stylistic motifs are all taken from Apple and applied to HN in a hackneyed way. There's no soul in the page. HN is very unique and the redesign just strikes me as bland.

There's more whitespace but it isn't easier to read. The current HN style lets you scan down the left side of the page and you can see all the relevant information (title, poster, points, time, and # of comments).

On that redesign, half of the useful information is put on the other side of the page. Now your eye has to move much more just get the same amount of information.

The color palette is washed out, and there's even less text contrast than the current HN page.

Sorry for the harsh criticism.

While I do sometimes tap the wrong thing when checking HN on my phone and like your utilization of horizontal space, I think this is a bit much for a desktop design.

It really does feel a bit soulless. HN's current design feels very true to its programmer roots in the use of vertical space. I didn't realize it until now, but I think it vital to the personality of the site.

But hey, points for the effort!

Not a fan. I like HN just the way it is now.

I switch to hckrnews.com because of thread sorting and more detail regarding original site. You should take a look.

Well, I like it. Especially since it looks like it would be more touch-friendly (iPad).