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I designed my website to look like a chat log

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Re: I designed my website to look like a chat log

#11
I think it might be more interesting (and feel less like a FAQ) if the questions came from different personalities rather than trying to assume the visitor's internal monologue. Maybe at the bottom the visitor (who has been catching up on the 'chat') can be encouraged to join the conversation in a way that fits into the format more naturally than just the email link.

Overall, still refreshing to see a different take at engaging visitors.

Re: I designed my website to look like a chat log

#12

I think it might be more interesting (and feel less like a FAQ) if the questions came from different personalities rather than trying to assume the visitor's internal monologue. Maybe at the bottom the visitor (who has been catching up on the 'chat') can be encouraged to join the conversation in a way that fits into the format more naturally than just the email link. Overall, still refreshing to see a different take…

Something along these lines was considered but I decided against it because it might cause confusion, the user might think this is yet another AI chatbot etc thus figured this would be better, for the user to be in full control of the next step. I definitely see you point.

Thank you for your feedback.

Re: I designed my website to look like a chat log

#13

It's definitely an interesting concept, but I'd be concerned about the lack of any kind of visual information hierarchy. What is the user's eye's supposed to be drawn to? I could imagine a scenario where a recruiter flipping through candidate sites as quickly as possible would immediately write it off.

What would a recruiter do on the website? It's not a resume, it's an actual service. Does that change your perspective? :)

Re: I designed my website to look like a chat log

#14

this is neat. i like the guy's confidence. the animations on the work page are very framey for me, not sure if that's by design

What do you mean by framey, you mean not very fluid perhaps?

Correct. Choppy, not smooth; it reminds me of playing a video game with performance issues, like the animations are running at five frames per second or something. Similar to this random video I found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOqNAgBHMzE

Re: I designed my website to look like a chat log

#15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean by framey, you mean not very fluid perhaps?

Correct. Choppy, not smooth; it reminds me of playing a video game with performance issues, like the animations are running at five frames per second or something. Similar to this random video I found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOqNAgBHMzE

The reason for this is due to using GIF and I had to strike a balance between choppiness (frame rate) and file size. If I make it mp4's, on some browsers they don't automatically play. If you enter some of the animations (with red arrow), on the inner page things are more smooth as I mp4 them since the user can easily play there if needed compared to clicking on all the smaller ones on the parent page.

Re: I designed my website to look like a chat log

#17
It’s a fun novelty. I’m not sure what else to say though.

I found myself scrolling through most of the site. Unable to focus my eye on a specific block, on important information. It reminded me of the “I ain’t reading all this, congrats, or sorry it happened to you“ meme :)

There is a reason people reuse design patterns. Users have an expectation of how things work. It does force a certain boring homogeneity. There’s a trade off.

Hope you can keep experimenting!

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