The new layout looks like it is based around a concept I always liked about msnbc.com's article layout--it divides the page into a series of horizontal "screens", with the article text connecting them.
See how, as you move down the page, different elements like pictures, boxes on the right, and graphics divide the long article text into a series of stacked "sections", each of which fits into a horizontal screen orientation.
This makes better use of the (now) more prevalent widescreen 16:9 screen orientation, which normally would be considered poor for reading long articles.
See how, as you move down the page, different elements like pictures, boxes on the right, and graphics divide the long article text into a series of stacked "sections", each of which fits into a horizontal screen orientation.
This makes better use of the (now) more prevalent widescreen 16:9 screen orientation, which normally would be considered poor for reading long articles.