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Re: Show HN: Contacts storage the way it should be done.

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Post by tristanthomas »

troels wrote: post #24
tristanthomas wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Useful comments and suggestions more than welcome - hi@useadd.com

Just some quick observations. I like the general minimalistic monochrome theme. It's just the execution that lacks. Logo - The simple wordmark is fine, but you should render it with a bolder font - That thin looking plus looks cheap. Also, the rendering should be antialiased - right now there are some really rough jagged edges in the logo text. Make sure it's evenly positioned (There's more padding under than over it…

Very much so troels, thank you. An unbiased, outside view of the design is critical. Working on it now.

Re: Show HN: Contacts storage the way it should be done.

#35

Post by lewispollard »

tristanthomas wrote: post #31
troels wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just some quick observations. I like the general minimalistic monochrome theme. It's just the execution that lacks. Logo - The simple wordmark is fine, but you should render it with a bolder font - That thin looking plus looks cheap. Also, the rendering should be antialiased - right now there are some really rough jagged edges in the logo text. Make sure it's evenly positioned (There's more padding under than over it…

Very much so troels, thank you. An unbiased, outside view of the design is critical. Working on it now.

Here's[1] a screenshot from Chrome 24.0.1312.52 on Ubuntu 12.10. You can see jagged rendering on the logo and headline, the buttons look a little funny (padding? font?) and the top nav uses an inconsistent font.

[1] http://i.imgur.com/o0HR9Ke.png

Re: Show HN: Contacts storage the way it should be done.

#37

Post by tristanthomas »

lewispollard wrote: post #35
tristanthomas wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very much so troels, thank you. An unbiased, outside view of the design is critical. Working on it now.

Here's[1] a screenshot from Chrome 24.0.1312.52 on Ubuntu 12.10. You can see jagged rendering on the logo and headline, the buttons look a little funny (padding? font?) and the top nav uses an inconsistent font. [1] http://i.imgur.com/o0HR9Ke.png

Top nav fixed. Working on the logo and buttons. Thank you.

Re: Show HN: Contacts storage the way it should be done.

#38

Post by lifeisstillgood »

tristanthomas wrote: post #23
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #20

I am desperate for a good contacts solution Your page does nothing to focus on my pain or tell me how you can fix it I (and I am guessing My pain is pretty common) want 1. The same contact list on my email, Skype, mobile 2. That's it Tell me how you solve that - iPhone and android integration, outlook and gmail will capture what 75% of the market? I will leap through fire if you can then give me reports on who I talk…

Hi lifeisstillgood, We obviously haven't made it clear enough on our site. 1. I would need to know a bit more about your setup - but if you are on a Mac, we have integration with your email, the Skype app and syncing to iPhone/Android. If you are on Windows, then it's a bit more complicated and depends on what you use. Drop me an email at hi@useadd.com if you want with your setup and I'll see if it will work, now or…

> We obviously haven't made it clear enough on our site. I was just letting you know. :-) Just a small point but your site stuck me as making fatal marketing mistake #1 - it was talking about you not about me.

not Mac, FreeBSD. But thinking of moving to Ubuntu for simplicity.

Re: Show HN: Contacts storage the way it should be done.

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Post by napoleond »

nekgrim wrote: post #6

Inline CSS :o But nice idea! "We are constantly working to improve Add and add useful and exciting features." Do you have a roadmap? (pure curiosity, I don't see what kind of feature you can add)

(I'm not affiliated with Add in any way.)

It's nice that you looked at the source, and if you were a manager of an established site or app it would make sense to be concerned about inline CSS there because it's a maintainability nightmare, but frankly I'm sure these guys have other stuff to be working on. I will be the first to admit to dropping in some inline CSS on occasion, and if it helps get things out the door then I'm all for it.

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