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Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by zancler »

digitalengineer wrote: post #10

A few weeks ago there was a discussion between developers and designers here becasue of an article 'Designing Open Source'. Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5550522 Basic idea was designers want to give back to the community but can't find any (good) projects. They could do 'drive-by-design' or put in more time and see the project grow. This site could help. But reputation is everything and I'd l…

Annoying coincidence, but just as I was about to launch Analog today my site went down. I'm sure it's a pretty simple fix but it was something I've put to the back rather than going at it now. So I just have a landing page atm instead.

http://zanderbrade.com

On any other day you'd be able to see my full site, with a ton of stuff about me, my work and my writing. I'll go work on getting it back up now. So, I understand your reaction.

Thanks for the feedback:)

Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by digitalengineer »

zancler wrote: post #11
digitalengineer wrote: post #10

A few weeks ago there was a discussion between developers and designers here becasue of an article 'Designing Open Source'. Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5550522 Basic idea was designers want to give back to the community but can't find any (good) projects. They could do 'drive-by-design' or put in more time and see the project grow. This site could help. But reputation is everything and I'd l…

Annoying coincidence, but just as I was about to launch Analog today my site went down. I'm sure it's a pretty simple fix but it was something I've put to the back rather than going at it now. So I just have a landing page atm instead. http://zanderbrade.com On any other day you'd be able to see my full site, with a ton of stuff about me, my work and my writing. I'll go work on getting it back up now. So, I understan…

Thank you for your reply. As I said, like the idea. You're only 17 so I think you're doing some great things. (Especially if I think back to all the things I was doing at age 17). When you're site is up again I'll have a look and perhaps I'll sign up.

Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by zancler »

dolphenstein wrote: post #9

Isn't there a plethora of these types of sites already? I think you'll need to come up with some kind of extra angle if you want people to sign up.

Not that I know of - certainly not a large selection that function in the same way as Analog. The idea was inspired by Builditwith.me by Drew Wilson, and I wanted it to function like Tinyproj - that's how it's come together as is.

So yeah, there probably are quite a few, but I'm confident that Analog has something unique going for it.

Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by zancler »

digitalengineer wrote: post #12
zancler wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Annoying coincidence, but just as I was about to launch Analog today my site went down. I'm sure it's a pretty simple fix but it was something I've put to the back rather than going at it now. So I just have a landing page atm instead. http://zanderbrade.com On any other day you'd be able to see my full site, with a ton of stuff about me, my work and my writing. I'll go work on getting it back up now. So, I understan…

Thank you for your reply. As I said, like the idea. You're only 17 so I think you're doing some great things. (Especially if I think back to all the things I was doing at age 17). When you're site is up again I'll have a look and perhaps I'll sign up.

Turns out it was easier than expected haha. http://zanderbrade.com

Thanks a bunch for all the nice stuff:)

Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by digitalengineer »

ila wrote: post #2

Unfortunately I've interacted with the author of this project, Zander Brade, and he turned out to be one of the most untrustworthy designers I've ever encountered. Due to my past experience with him I have no intention of touching this site/project. Sorry, but I had to say it.

Just a little perspective: The only people who never fuck up are people who never try.

I don't know him or you and it's not an excuse, but if you hire a 17 year old you can't expect the same level of experience as working with a freelance designer.

Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by tshile »

cmalpeli wrote: post #16

I don't know how I feel about just typing in the idea for my project into some random form and hitting submit.....

Yeah, and I'm not sure how I feel about giving my info and saying just saying 'Send me ideas!'

It'd be nice if there was a way to browse/view what the service is doing/offering before signing up.

Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by zancler »

cmalpeli wrote: post #16

I don't know how I feel about just typing in the idea for my project into some random form and hitting submit.....

Well, it's only 120 chars. The idea is for it to be just for side projects, rather than billion dollar ideas - so the risk of showing off your idea isn't huge. I do get your concern though, and I'm gonna work on beefing up the FAQ and Terms so insecurity will be minimised:)

Re: Show HN: A site for teaming up designers and developers on short projects

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Post by swat535 »

RyanZAG wrote: post #5
zancler wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've done a lot of very stupid things in my career. Only 17, still learning. I'm super sorry though that you feel this way:( Maybe mail me zander.brade AT gmail.com and I can try make it up.

Everyone makes mistakes - you probably won't be able to make up too well with this guy in particular since negative reactions are very hard to shake. However, there are luckily tons more people and good work is good work, so keep it up! I signed up on your site.

I agree with Ryan here, I signed up as well, your site fills an important need that developers and designers have and I am looking forward to this. The one point I wanted to criticize is that there was no validation on your form , i made a typo in developer and managed to get through. Also I didn't receive any email confirmation.
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