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Re: Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it

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Post by pedalpete »

nitingarg wrote: post #8

Few suggestions from Interface point of view. 1.Firstly i would suggest move the task-input field to top instead of bottom. It would be much more intuitive . 2.Take the logo out of whole task window if possible. It's kind of distracting as of now. 3.Kill color from background and make it neutral. Give attention to task area as much as possible.

I agree with nitingarg. The input at the top is going to be easier for most users to understand. You seem to have a LOT of wasted space at the top, so use that.

I think the problem with the background is that it's messy. You could go with a solid color. Textures are very popular right now and could go well with your design for a clean look. The 'about | team | philosophy' stuff really belongs at the bottom.

As far as login/register. I'd put a login panel (username/password) with a sign-up button on it. Don't make people go to another page to do that.

Congrats, great work. Out of curiousity, how long did you spend learning?

Re: Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it

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Post by gravitronic »

michelle_ wrote: post #10
sparknlaunch12 wrote: post #4

Like the design. Looks good for first web app. Do you mind sharing some background? How did you come up with product idea? What technologies did you use? What are your planned next steps for app?

Thanks! The design started as a themeforest template, but at this point it has been very heavily modified. I used PHP and MySQL for the backend, and jQuery for the UI interaction. I'm a chemistry major spending the summer learning to code, so this is all a learning experience. It's only been about 3 weeks so I'm happy to have gotten something functional out of it. I'm really hoping to get some good feedback from HN.…

Some people take years between learning coding basics and having something to show for it, so congrats.. in my opinion the ability to ship is equal or more important than coding knowledge.

Re: Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it

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Post by blatherard »

One thing that confused me was the "Team" link at the top. Having it placed between "Philosophy" and "Contact" made me expect that it was going to be a page about the people that made the site, not a signup page about a future featureset.

Anyway, you might want to make the "team" thing stand out in a different way, if you're hoping to capture people interested in group features.

Re: Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it

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Post by billpatrianakos »

I don't care how overdone to-do lists are, I never get sick of them. Putting this together in 3 weeks is impressive considering your background. The UI is really what makes it. Todo lists are really straightforward from an under-the-hood perspective which is probably why everyone makes them (myself included). That's why I think the design is really the most important part of it and you nailed it. I've been developing professionally for 2 years now and before that I was coding front end stuff since I was 10 and you totally put me to shame in just 3 weeks. I think you have a real talent and a great eye for design. Plus, from what I understand, you're a chemistry major and I'm assuming you don't plan to code professionally. All that considered, you're fucking awesome and I'm actually jealous. Good job.

Re: Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it

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Post by lobo_tuerto »

nitingarg wrote: post #8

Few suggestions from Interface point of view. 1.Firstly i would suggest move the task-input field to top instead of bottom. It would be much more intuitive . 2.Take the logo out of whole task window if possible. It's kind of distracting as of now. 3.Kill color from background and make it neutral. Give attention to task area as much as possible.

I really like the input at the bottom. It leaves what's important _your tasks_ at the top.

The logo, yes, I'd put it above the white window, by the menu side.

Re: Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it

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Post by michelle_ »

pedalpete wrote: post #11
nitingarg wrote: post #8

Few suggestions from Interface point of view. 1.Firstly i would suggest move the task-input field to top instead of bottom. It would be much more intuitive . 2.Take the logo out of whole task window if possible. It's kind of distracting as of now. 3.Kill color from background and make it neutral. Give attention to task area as much as possible.

I agree with nitingarg. The input at the top is going to be easier for most users to understand. You seem to have a LOT of wasted space at the top, so use that. I think the problem with the background is that it's messy. You could go with a solid color. Textures are very popular right now and could go well with your design for a clean look. The 'about | team | philosophy' stuff really belongs at the bottom. As far as…

Thanks, I'll take these suggestions into consideration. One of the hardest parts about putting together the app was finding a balance between power usage and first impressions. Having used it for the past few days while developing it, I've found the add-task at the bottom to be effective, but it's great to hear other opinions from people who aren't as accustomed to the app as I am.

Re: Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it

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Post by michelle_ »

antidoh wrote: post #15

Very nice, immediately understandable and therefore immediately useful. I would add a "today" button in your calendar popup, so a task can quickly be moved to today.

That's a really good point - I'd like to add that. For now, today should be faintly highlighted on the calendar popup, but I agree that a more obvious "today" button would make it easier. You can also carry forward all unfinished tasks to today on the Monthly view, if that's your intention.
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