Perfect solution for some niches.. I dont think i could pull it off on any of my sites but i could almost see building something that would cater to this type of forum view.. For what its worth though i do like it and think its very unique and cool design.
I have to say, I'm really not a fan of layouts with more than three columns (and even sometimes three, if each block has a lot of content in it). To me it's just information overload. I can't focus on anything and usually just end up leaving the site.
looks nice and frilly if you goto a site for the first time. but i doubt anyone with a large forum would want to use that. from a user perpective it would get old fast, and would be annoying as hell.
I have to say, I'm really not a fan of layouts with more than three columns (and even sometimes three, if each block has a lot of content in it). To me it's just information overload. I can't focus on anything and usually just end up leaving the site.
I quite like it. Works well visually with images in the cards, but a bit laborious on a busy forum I would think where a list is a concise way of presenting new content.