One of the best parts of HN is the information density. The design on that site is the exact opposite.

Just curious, how would you increase an information density at Synthical without loosing readability?

I mean, HN is perfectly readable and much more dense. So I guess, copy HN?

I have some issues with this "HN is perfectly readable" statement, but I get your point, hopefully we'll find a way to fix this one :)

I find HNs design much simpler and easier to use, and fits more content on a screen.

That design was slicker for sure, but was more confusing and had less information on the page.

I guess we all value different things.

> more confusing Could you please elaborate?

> had less information on the page Is it a bad thing? I mean, I can add some sort of a setting to display more / less content in different density, is this what you'd want?

There's filters, there's search, there's buttons to toggle various things. There are tabs for different views. This all takes up 2/3rds of the display.

When I go to HN, there's a simple top bar, and then a list of articles. You are straight into what you came for.

I won't promise we will find a way to fix this (because search (as an example) is a core functionality and cannot be moved elsewhere), but we will try

It's like old reddit vs new reddit, old is plain but easy to see a lot of content. New is pathetic. HN is much better to look at. Make a science HN just like HN and you have a winner.

This is an interesting comparison. I think this depends on the age and habits of a particular user. I mean, I honestly don't like HN's design that much, it looks like a thing from 00's.

> it looks like a thing from 00's

Exactly. Less flash, more substance.