It's surprising to see so few comments here, especially considering that people have been complaining for years about the outdated interface, the stagnation, and the fact that nothing is being developed or updated.
I agree with @chriddi about price charts. They could be placed in a less visible place, giving the space they currently occupy to some more useful information for the reader and blogger. But these are minor things. In general, when your proposal was first approved, I think people expected more visual changes than functional ones. You took on much more necessary things - improving user interaction with the site. Probably not everyone understood how much was done and how much time and effort it required. Perhaps if you just changed a few colors, it would be more noticeable to a wide range of Steemit users 😁
It was a good idea to get the designer involved. Unfortunately, I don't think you'll have time to implement the changes before the offer expires. Except for a few cosmetic changes. Despite this, I think you've done a lot to make Steemit more attractive and user-friendly.
So, what would I advise? In the little time that remains, try to update the appearance of the site template (if there is one, if I understand the structure of this site correctly). To do this, it is probably enough to round the corners, experiment with the color scheme and fonts. It would be good to display some useful information for readers in the right field. For example, the best authors or the latest most interesting articles. But currently there is no such functionality on the site. In addition, it is impossible to automatically determine the best authors. The easiest way to do this is by earned rewards, but the biggest rewards go far from the best authors.
Alternatively, you could give authors the opportunity to promote their posts by placing them in a visible place, for burning SBD or STEEM, but this is probably difficult to implement.
In any case, if you manage to change/improve anything, that would be great. I wish you inspiration! 😊
I think that Steemit's at a point where a lack of comments is to be expected so thanks to you and @chriddi for taking the time to reply.
Using the right column for promoted posts is an interesting idea and one that should be seriously considered. In the article view, I'd like to move the author details there (which is what I think Medium do) to give them more prominence. Similarly, the opportunity to browse that user's other content.
We'll have to wait and see what the next 5 months brings - the project isn't currently being funded and I have an opportunity in the real world coming up that I can commit more time to now than I'd initially expected.
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