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Re: Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

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Post by NikolaTesla » Tue, Apr 30, 2013, 10:27 PM UTC

vincelane wrote: post #7

Articulate wrote: post #4

Am I missing something- I like that the blogs are in circles- kind of fun but does it help me find blogs I wouldn't find otherwise?

Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm the lead designer on this project. Gravity probably won't replace Google Reader just yet. Out goal was to create a fun experience, show off a little bit of our network, and listen to feedback – feedback that we might use to drive the design and features of potential future Disqus products.

This is very different than most of the stuff I've seen using d3. Do you have plans to "disqus" how it was done?

Re: Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

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Post by nthitz » Tue, Apr 30, 2013, 10:38 PM UTC

NikolaTesla wrote: post #11

vincelane wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm the lead designer on this project. Gravity probably won't replace Google Reader just yet. Out goal was to create a fun experience, show off a little bit of our network, and listen to feedback – feedback that we might use to drive the design and features of potential future Disqus products.

This is very different than most of the stuff I've seen using d3. Do you have plans to "disqus" how it was done?

Looks like it's using some of the Force Layout stuff https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Force-Layout

Re: Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

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Post by resu » Tue, Apr 30, 2013, 11:09 PM UTC

Some of the text in the smaller bubbles are illegible. Also, is it possible to prevent the collision of a few bubbles from causing everything on the screen to move?

Very impressive!

Re: Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

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Post by li-ch » Wed, May 01, 2013, 3:05 AM UTC

Too little information, too much cognitive overhead.

Re: Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

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Post by hwang0214 » Wed, May 01, 2013, 5:54 AM UTC

vincelane wrote: post #7

Articulate wrote: post #4

Am I missing something- I like that the blogs are in circles- kind of fun but does it help me find blogs I wouldn't find otherwise?

Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm the lead designer on this project. Gravity probably won't replace Google Reader just yet. Out goal was to create a fun experience, show off a little bit of our network, and listen to feedback – feedback that we might use to drive the design and features of potential future Disqus products.

really awesome design. maybe use more images in the bubbles instead of text to get more clicks?

Re: Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, May 02, 2013, 2:02 AM UTC

li-ch wrote: post #14

Too little information, too much cognitive overhead.

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Re: Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

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Post by al1x » Thu, May 02, 2013, 3:27 AM UTC

What am I supposed to be doing with it? What am I supposed to be getting from it? Admiring some design work or absorbing useful information? The aesthetic is there, but the utility? Nonexistent. This isn't how you present this type of data to a consumer. It isn't consumption-friendly.