WritelyDesigned

I think it's a compelling and feasible solution to the news site monetization problem. It just seems difficult to imagine users flocking to something like this away from ad blockers—which improve daily (and are mostly free).

If we're going to use profit as a measuring stick for a company doing the right thing—then it seems relevant to mention the fact that Apple's stock has fallen over the last several years and has continued in that trend.

I don't personally hold the view that this directly reflects a company's innovative quality, but again if that's the measuring stick, it only seems to further the argument that Apple's design decisions aren't what they used to be.

http://fortune.com/2016/05/06/apple-shares-two-year-low/

True, but it's not a news website.

I' a pretty visual person myself. So I find that watching a video tutorial and then immediately trying to put it into practice myself seems to be a winning combo. But of course, everyone is different and some learn more effectively with other means (reading, audio, etc.).

I have tried it in the past but wasn't too impressed at the time. I may have to give it another go to see if they've upped their game. Thanks!

Yea, been there, a couple of times, but I've yet to find anything "viable" (nebulous term, I know).

Things in common between the three new-ish apps mentioned above is a sleek, simplified UI, all with the essentials when it comes to features.

I've tried a number of the ones on the page you've referenced, but most are too big a step back.

My hope is that there's a Sketch-esque InDesign type app out there that I've missed among the latest and greatest. I'm coming to believe, however, that's only wishful thinking. ;)

I've actually found DuckDuckGo's search results to be on par with Google's for the most part.

Every now and then it falls short, but it seems to improve every day.

And, when all else fails, there's always the ol' !g bang to jump over to an encrypted Google search.