26 Comments

1. February 3rd, 2010 / 7:34 pm VD—

   I don’t understand. They don’t look the same.

2. February 3rd, 2010 / 3:34 pm VD—

   I don’t understand. They don’t look the same.

3. February 3rd, 2010 / 7:47 pm Jimmy Chen—

   i suppose it’s relative; i think they look the same

4. February 3rd, 2010 / 3:47 pm Jimmy Chen—

   i suppose it’s relative; i think they look the same

5. February 3rd, 2010 / 7:50 pm ce.—

   I see definite similarities, though Juked’s layout is much more controlled and deliberate looking.

6. February 3rd, 2010 / 3:50 pm ce.—

   I see definite similarities, though Juked’s layout is much more controlled and deliberate looking.

7. February 3rd, 2010 / 8:22 pm Shya—

   I assume they’re both versions of the same template/theme, yes? If not, wow.

8. February 3rd, 2010 / 4:22 pm Shya—

   I assume they’re both versions of the same template/theme, yes? If not, wow.

9. February 3rd, 2010 / 8:26 pm Sean—

   Juked thinks, “I am a badass magazine,” that’s what they think. I agree.

10. February 3rd, 2010 / 4:26 pm Sean—

    Juked thinks, “I am a badass magazine,” that’s what they think. I agree.

11. February 3rd, 2010 / 8:29 pm Vaughan Simons—

    Um, there’s a similarity with the homepages, certainly; but to be honest, a page with navigation at the top, a picture as a background and then made transparent so that the picture shows through isn’t exactly an unusual example of web design. I’ve seen that around for years. (There are a ton of sites that look like HTMLGIANT too …) Depending on what systems each magazine used to build their sites (I notice that Sotto Voce has Microsoft Frontpage in its source code), that could be another reason for similarities – web-building programs tend to only offer a rather homogenous range of templates.

    Also, it’s worth adding that a site is more than its homepage: if you go into the content pages, they’re quite different: http://juked.com/2010/01/mrsgeronimo.asp compared to http://www.sottovocemagazine.com/content/2009/winter/blood_henna.htm

12. February 3rd, 2010 / 4:29 pm Vaughan Simons—

    Um, there’s a similarity with the homepages, certainly; but to be honest, a page with navigation at the top, a picture as a background and then made transparent so that the picture shows through isn’t exactly an unusual example of web design. I’ve seen that around for years. (There are a ton of sites that look like HTMLGIANT too …) Depending on what systems each magazine used to build their sites (I notice that Sotto Voce has Microsoft Frontpage in its source code), that could be another reason for similarities – web-building programs tend to only offer a rather homogenous range of templates.

    Also, it’s worth adding that a site is more than its homepage: if you go into the content pages, they’re quite different: http://juked.com/2010/01/mrsgeronimo.asp compared to http://www.sottovocemagazine.com/content/2009/winter/blood_henna.htm

13. February 3rd, 2010 / 8:30 pm Matt K—

    I looked at the HTML (out of curiosity, I used to do web stuff) and they’re different. I didn’t look to closely, though, but Sotto Voce was done using Microsoft’s Front Page. The designs are similar, but they’re not that out there that it wouldn’t surprise me if the similarities were coincidental.

14. February 3rd, 2010 / 4:30 pm Matt K—

    I looked at the HTML (out of curiosity, I used to do web stuff) and they’re different. I didn’t look to closely, though, but Sotto Voce was done using Microsoft’s Front Page. The designs are similar, but they’re not that out there that it wouldn’t surprise me if the similarities were coincidental.

15. February 3rd, 2010 / 8:45 pm MoGa—

    That tree on SV is sexy.

16. February 3rd, 2010 / 4:45 pm MoGa—

    That tree on SV is sexy.

17. February 3rd, 2010 / 9:37 pm Tim Jones-Yelvington—

    I kinda see the similarity, although I don’t think it’s close enough to be much of an issue. Is it a Drupal template or something?

18. February 3rd, 2010 / 9:37 pm Tim Jones-Yelvington—

    never mind, just saw matt k’s comment

19. February 3rd, 2010 / 5:37 pm Tim Jones-Yelvington—

    I kinda see the similarity, although I don’t think it’s close enough to be much of an issue. Is it a Drupal template or something?

20. February 3rd, 2010 / 5:37 pm Tim Jones-Yelvington—

    never mind, just saw matt k’s comment

21. February 3rd, 2010 / 9:43 pm reynard—

    i loved your story there, btw. stellar.

22. February 3rd, 2010 / 5:43 pm reynard—

    i loved your story there, btw. stellar.

23. February 3rd, 2010 / 10:03 pm Craig Davis—

    Plus Peter Schwartz is the really real.

24. February 3rd, 2010 / 6:03 pm Craig Davis—

    Plus Peter Schwartz is the really real.

25. February 4th, 2010 / 12:52 am Gian—

    I can see the similarity. I see the same degree of it though in elimae and McSweeney’s. But elimae’s style and size of font is better.

26. February 3rd, 2010 / 8:52 pm Gian—

    I can see the similarity. I see the same degree of it though in elimae and McSweeney’s. But elimae’s style and size of font is better.