The new layout is harder to navigate and has less contrast then the old layout. It also just feels kind of drab and boring.
Navigation
By removing the page system in viewing the library of comics and novels what has effectively happened is that it has become impossible to reasonably find lesser known comics to read, and making it hard for users to find new reading material if they've seen the more popular comics and novels already. This isn't just bad and irritating for people using the site: It also means smaller comics will start to struggle to attract new readers.
The new comics page is harder and less enjoyable to navigate with the different tile sizes and chaotic layout.
The main page has gone too far bombarding us with too many (relatively small) images of comics. It tries to go too far, becoming extremely overwhelming in the process, and as such inaccessible to new users and people who just want to browse and see some good comics.
Contrast and Usability
The new palette regularly uses very thing grey lines so close to white in it that when taking a look at the page at large you don't notice them, making it look as if text is cluttered in random places instead of having buttons and an ordered system like we used too, making the site harder to navigate and use.
Worse: The new palette choices with soft grey and white colors is terrible for people who don't have 20/20 full color eyesight: Especially people who need slightly higher contrast (which is a pretty large chunk of the population.) - I don't have vision problems but even I am struggling at some points.
The extra comic viewing page where you can see all episodes when clicking on a comic actually functions a lot worse then what used to be there before. I get it: This is the format webtoons uses; it works for them, but they still direct you too the actual new pages when you click on your notifications, making it less annoying. But still ultimately:
Tapas was unique in it's scroll through system where you could easily and without effort read a comic, which has been taken out with this new design. This was one of the main appeals of Tapas over other similar sites. Nearly all comics I follow also appear on other sides too. Many of which have easier navigation comparably within the comics area.
Can I just point out tapas has started putting images under the ads that degrade and belittle people who use ad-blockers? What the heck Tapas, you don't get people to turn off an ad-blocker by degrading and Belitteling them. - You annoy them off your website.
Drab and boring
- The new color scheme for the website which is mostly greys and whites, instead of white, dark grey and yellow, with less of the joyful website branding feels like a boring and drab stock website design, rather then something designed for a good user experience: Something the old design gave: It put a smile on your face while using it and using it was comfortable. - We didn't need a greyscale website that looks like any stock website put out there. - Especially not when this actually made usability worse.
Overall conclusion:
It's drab, it's harder to use, it's overwhelming, it's bad for smaller comics and novels, it removes one of the core features that made Tapas appealing and it's terrible for people with poor vision.
I know it's unreasonable to ask but please, return to what we had: It was good, looked fresh and most important of all: it was functional. And now I didn't even mention all the glitches like any text in Italics in Novels just not appearing.
