Memeburn gets exclusive sneak preview of new Daily Maverick site

Memeburn has caught an exclusive sneak preview of the Daily Maverick’s new website.

From what we can see, the new site is part of a re-imagining of the Daily Maverick brand. Gone is the royal blue and purple masthead. In its place is a white “Daily” on a turquoise background and a black “Maverick” on a white background. The font is exactly the same, if a little thinner.

While the new site seems to have the same two column layout as the current one, the central column appears to be much wider. There’s also more prolific use of white space, giving the site a much less cluttered appearance.

The Daily Maverick is edited by SA media veteran Branko Brkic and was launched after the collapse of Maverick Magazine in 2008. Investment company World of Avatar — which also owns youth-based social network MXit — has invested heavily in the site.