This seems very useful, but one question I have is how suitable is this for freelancers? Not everyone is looking for a full-time Job or wants to present a CV as such but still wants to showcase their work and what they've achieved but your site seems a little more Cv oriented? I hope it makes sense what I'm getting at?
Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles
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#72Maybe try some screenshots that imply the target use cases? IE: Why would I use this when I have a profile on LinkedIn? Why would I use this when I could just put a resume up on my website?
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#73Apologies for being off topic, but the side project you link - https://andychung.me/self-portrait - is absolutely awesome. Runs like butter in the browser and I absolutely love the art style. Kudos to you!
Yes it's great. But why does he wear slippers outside?
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you fellow Andy — Hear you about the homepage, hoping to completely redo it soon and create more abstracted visuals. In terms of the pointer, my current logic is to use cursor: pointer on anything that visually looks like a link (e.g. unstyled text), and to leave it as default for components that have a visual affordance that they are clickable (e.g. buttons or tabs). I realize this might not be the most web-li…
Yes please; personally, I've had couple of decades of training and habits that a change in cursor indicates clickability; without my cursor changing, it feels like a static image, not interactive page. Otherwise, awesome sauce :)
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#75There are 27 photos at the bottom on mobile? Who are these people? If these are example profiles I would try to get a more diverse and inclusive grouping. There is not a woman in the 27 and ideally it would be 50/50
These are simply the most recent users who have signed up, and unfortunately the the HN demographic is pretty male...
What a ridiculous culture we’ve built if this sentiment is widely accepted. Just bizarre.
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#76I started read.cv when transitioning from full time to freelance design in July. I wanted an easy to update 'about me' page to link from my website and bio – something simpler than LinkedIn and more dynamic than a PDF. Design wise I focused on legibility and tried to give projects/side projects equal weight to things like education and work experience. A few unique features: tagging collaborators in your experiences,…
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#77I saw the world "mindful", and groaned.
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#78Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles
#79Apologies for being off topic, but the side project you link - https://andychung.me/self-portrait - is absolutely awesome. Runs like butter in the browser and I absolutely love the art style. Kudos to you!
Yes it's great. But why does he wear slippers outside?