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Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by Tycho »

pkamb wrote: post #91
Tycho wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd say the maximize button is in itself a bad design idea. Hit the green button on the browser window and it will expand to the width (or height) whereby scroll bars are no longer necessary. This 'maximizes' your screen real estate, rather than blowing it all on one window/app like a Windows maximize button. Also, while it's not a bad idea to keep page widths in the 750-1050ish range, No True Mac User would object t…

Doesn't work so well with a tabbed browser, where each tab is going to have a different optimized 'maximize' size. It's decent for folder windows and etc. though.

Hmm, that's a good point I hadn't actually considered. BUT, I don't see it as a big problem because once you resize for the largest tab, it's not like the others become unusable, they just now have some redundant space. It helps that most sites conform to a standard range of widths.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by postacrylic »

The copywriting is really awful - it makes her come across as a try-hard...

She should have just put up a page with her work and the line: "I want to work at Instagram. Why should you hire me? Take a look at my work", and then post a bunch of kick-ass projects.

Over-the-top copy coming from a designer always is a sign that they're trying to hide subpar quality of work.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by kevintwohy »

Wow. Reading the negativity in some of these comments makes me want to think twice about sharing something I've made with HN. That's a bad thing.

It's not perfect. It's not the first time anyone's ever had this idea. Maybe you wouldn't hire her. Who cares?

Not everyone's running for best-most-perfect-idea-in-the-universe-ever. She made a thing. Good on her.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by [deleted] »

edw519 wrote: post #86

I never wear high heels. So I can crawl into cracks and crevices to snap awesome pics... AFAIC, automatic interview line. It says so much: - She understands the ugly stuff needed to get to the pretty stuff. - She's willing to do the ugly stuff. - Her work is more important than her ego (I think). - She "gets it". (Somehow I don't imagine a poser would have ever thought of putting it quite this way.)

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Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by aw3c2 »

kmfrk wrote: post #46
faramarz wrote: post #19

+1 for the effort.. but her choice of typography is a big BIG no-no. It's very hard to read. I don't think Instagram will be too pleased.

It looks fine in Opera. (Well, I would prefer Georgia, but I'm boring like that.) Maybe you are using a browser with a duller font-rendering? EDIT: On Windows 7. Should have included that.

Opera 11 on Linux looks like this for me: http://upurs.us/image/24755.jpeg Maybe I don't have the proper font. It looks awful.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by [deleted] »

[deleted] wrote: post #105
edw519 wrote: post #86

I never wear high heels. So I can crawl into cracks and crevices to snap awesome pics... AFAIC, automatic interview line. It says so much: - She understands the ugly stuff needed to get to the pretty stuff. - She's willing to do the ugly stuff. - Her work is more important than her ego (I think). - She "gets it". (Somehow I don't imagine a poser would have ever thought of putting it quite this way.)

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Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by beaumartinez »

kevintwohy wrote: post #103

Wow. Reading the negativity in some of these comments makes me want to think twice about sharing something I've made with HN. That's a bad thing. It's not perfect. It's not the first time anyone's ever had this idea. Maybe you wouldn't hire her. Who cares? Not everyone's running for best-most-perfect-idea-in-the-universe-ever. She made a thing. Good on her.

Negative comments? Eat em up. Take note of what people dislike (be it even solely out of jealousy or spite, which is the vibe some of these comments give me) and work them into making your next creation even better.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by crasshopper »

reason wrote: post #96
crasshopper wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And my question would be, why did it get to the top of Hacker News? I tried making a website like this and failed to get much notice.

Because as many here would probably not like to accept, HNers are just as prone to social engineering as the guy on Facebook who signs up for the app that can supposedly revert his Facebook page back to the old design. HN can be gamed quite easily, for this and other reasons. Since you're near the top of this thread, which itself is sitting at the top of the HN front page, why not link to your site here? I wouldn't m…

Eh ... that would be spammy. And I gave up trying to work in quant finance. Instead I'm returning to what I know: entrepreneurship.
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