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dawsonwhitfield

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    Comment #13067481

    Yeah, the ML is still in it's infancy, so we're almost in that cold-start right now. To address that, I built in some more randomness into the algorithm so the initial logo designs…

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    Comment #13067434

    Really well said.

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    Comment #13066214

    yeah, getting a lot of negative feedback on that. Will definitely be testing it as an optional signup.

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    Comment #13066187

    If you click into a logo, then click back out, it should un-stick. I talked about the ML in a comment here and on IH. And yes the site is definitely hurting right now :P

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    Comment #13066153

    Thanks for your feedback, will definitely test different arrangements.

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    Comment #13066099

    Great question. I've been designing logos for 12 years so I have a good sense of what's important: 1. Amazing fonts. This is the low-hanging fruit, and the core of every logo. Some…

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    Comment #13066066

    Hey! Small world for sure. It was 90% of my time, I did a little freelancing for existing clients. I started work on it in September 2016.

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    Comment #13066003

    Haha thank you! It's been a lot of work. PS. how bout that support guy - what a cool dude

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    Comment #13065986

    Oh damn. Thanks. How did I not see that. Well, can't update it right now :\

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    Comment #13065973

    Funny, some designers have actually reached out asking about a subscription for their studio

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    Comment #13065969

    Thanks! Yeah, it's a little unnverving not knowing if you'll make any money tomorrow, but it's a simple model that fits the solution.

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    Comment #13065844

    Thanks for the feedback, really really appreciate it. I've taken notes! * slow-loading/blank logos is due to HN traffic * reloading the page won't lose your favorites if you have s…

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    Comment #13065810

    Firefox has known issues with svg I'm sure we can get around them, but not in v1

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    Comment #13065485

    One thing is the intimidation factor. 3 months ago, I had 0% confidence that I could do anything that even touched ML. I'm still very new to the game, but once I started learning a…

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    Comment #13065455

    Yeah - gotta make that more clear. Even my smartest tech friends get confused there.

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    Comment #13065448

    Might be a little finicky due to all the HN traffic, please try again, I promise it will work eventually.

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    Comment #13065444

    It's just me right now! Hoping to bring on a developer and someone to help out marketing it ASAP. I've been a designer for about 12 years (doing lots of logos) and developing for a…

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    Comment #13065434

    Click into a logo, then click back and it should work. Gets stuck sometimes :(

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    Comment #13065428

    Absolutely. I talk a lot about the tech in the IH article, but I'll re-iterate here with as little jargon as possible, focusing on the machine learning part, as I assume that's wha…

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    Comment #13065219

    Hey guys - Dawson here (founder) let me know if you have any questions about Logojoy / the story.

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