Show HN: Designing Web Applications
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Show HN: Designing Web Applications
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Re: Show HN: Designing Web Applications
#2Hey everyone, this is my latest book on designing web applications that are easy to use. I've spent a ton of time not only on the book itself, but also on the video tutorials and interviews.
Interviews are included with:
Ryan Singer from 37signals, Sacha Greif from Folyo, Trent Walton from Paravel, Sahil Lavingia from Gumroad, Jarod Furgeson from WebWaitr, Brennan Dunn from Planscope, Patrick Mackenzie from Kalzumeus, and Jason Fried from 37signals
These are the guys who have inspired me, so I am honored to be able to include interviews with them.
I'd love to know what you think of the book.
Re: Show HN: Designing Web Applications
#3Hey everyone, this is my latest book on designing web applications that are easy to use. I've spent a ton of time not only on the book itself, but also on the video tutorials and interviews. Interviews are included with: Ryan Singer from 37signals, Sacha Greif from Folyo, Trent Walton from Paravel, Sahil Lavingia from Gumroad, Jarod Furgeson from WebWaitr, Brennan Dunn from Planscope, Patrick Mackenzie from Kalzumeus…
Congratulations! I read your last book and it helped me a lot. Good luck with this new one.
Re: Show HN: Designing Web Applications
#4Another thought: That's a really long sales page. Have you found people respond well to that? It's well designed, but wow is it long...
Re: Show HN: Designing Web Applications
#5Another thought: That's a really long sales page. Have you found people respond well to that? It's well designed, but wow is it long...
You're right. It is long. Really I wanted to make sure everyone's questions were answered. I figured for those who were interested in buying, they would want to know everything about the product.
Also I wanted to show everything that was in the product, and with all the videos and resources, that takes some space!
Re: Show HN: Designing Web Applications
#6It's really hard to find good web app design resources, and Nathan has really come out with great material.
And great landing page by the way, there's a lot you can learn from that alone!
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#7Nice! One thing I'd suggest for the landing page is a floating bar at the top that allows you to skip around the page and shows your current position - it's pretty easy to get lost on that huge landing page.
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#8When I see pages I like, I frequently view source just to see how it was put together.
Is there a reason you went with all the CSS in the head instead of in an external file?
Re: Show HN: Designing Web Applications
#9When I see pages I like, I frequently view source just to see how it was put together. Is there a reason you went with all the CSS in the head instead of in an external file?
Because I wanted it to stay separate from the rest of the WordPress theme on my site. That also makes it more portable if I need to setup the landing page on another domain (if traffic cripples my main site).
Since it is just a single page site, I didn't feel the need to do separate files.
I should add that I didn't code it. Got too busy with the book launch so I hired it out.
Re: Show HN: Designing Web Applications
#10Different from, not different than. This is a grammar tic I got from Robert Heinlein, and I'm not even sure why it bugs me so much.
That said, your selling page layout is brilliant. By putting the high-ticket options on top, you not only make the prices below them seem trivial, you evoke a sense of loss as the potential buyer travels down the page.
Oh, and the content looks good, too, ha. Seriously - I've needed a good design-for-rank-beginners book, and this one appears to be the one I want. I bought the $79 package.