Welcome to the New Digiday

As you probably noticed, we have a new look. Digiday is kicking off the new year with a new design to its website and a new content-management platform. The result, we hope, is a clean, modern appearance that makes it easy and enjoyable to visit. In the meantime, please excuse all the bugs and blemishes.

The site is divided into two main sections. The right side of every page of the site has what we call The River. This is where all pieces of content enter chronologically. The River follows people around the site, dynamically updating as we produce new content. The left side of homepage and category pages is where we feature our best and most popular content. Think of this as where we highlight the winners. Many thanks to Percolate co-founder Noah Brier, who helped inspire this approach by pointing to the concept of “stock and flow.” Each of our six categories functions as a publication of its own. They have a main story that’s featured along with a slider that has the most recent articles in that area and the most popular stories.The design is meant to be minimal, with ample white space to allow content room to breathe. When looking at other industry sites, I’m often struck by how cluttered they are, frenetically throwing up headline after headline in a way that seems to obscure what’s important and what’s not. We strive to have content that’s honest and unique. This design is meant to reflect that.