ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by nodoubt » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 11:26 AM UTC

ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert
brassflowers.com

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by nodoubt » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 11:27 AM UTC

Found this link from a talk on Skyara

http://www.skyara.com/s/run-your-project-or-idea-by-a-uxui-e...

Couldn't help myself once I seen the stripy colored in background making the text unbearable to read.

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by jarin » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 11:46 AM UTC

It's pretty bad, but I will say in their defense that sometimes the shoemaker's kids go shoeless.

My business's website (http://robotmodehq.com/) is pretty terrible and horribly out of date. I've had a redesign in the works for several months, but since I'm swamped with client work already there hasn't been a ton of pressure to finish it. I just point future clients at my past client sites instead.

Edit: Well now that I put it out there, I guess I should probably finish up the redesign, haha.

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by petervandijck » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 11:59 AM UTC

Hey, I am regularly hired as a UX expert and my website is http://petervandijck.com

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by unignorant » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 12:09 PM UTC

petervandijck wrote: post #4

Hey, I am regularly hired as a UX expert and my website is http://petervandijck.com

For what it's worth, I find your site pleasantly minimalistic. Most academics I know have a similar setup.

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by petervandijck » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 12:13 PM UTC

unignorant wrote: post #5

petervandijck wrote: post #4

Hey, I am regularly hired as a UX expert and my website is http://petervandijck.com

For what it's worth, I find your site pleasantly minimalistic. Most academics I know have a similar setup.

Thanks :) It gets the job done. I agree I'd never hire the link above because of pure bad taste.

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by nodoubt » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 12:18 PM UTC

petervandijck wrote: post #4

Hey, I am regularly hired as a UX expert and my website is http://petervandijck.com

Through simplicity I see you have avoided implementing necessary UI improvements.

Though I think your website would be 3x more enjoyable if you at least just indented the content a little bit.

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by meric » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 12:19 PM UTC

For what it's worth, you can "change the mood" of the website. http://brassflowers.com/?themedemo=sunrise

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by petervandijck » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 12:41 PM UTC

nodoubt wrote: post #7

petervandijck wrote: post #4

Hey, I am regularly hired as a UX expert and my website is http://petervandijck.com

Through simplicity I see you have avoided implementing necessary UI improvements. Though I think your website would be 3x more enjoyable if you at least just indented the content a little bit.

3x more enjoyable? Really? Maybe 4x? By "necessary UI improvements" you mean they are necessary because....?

Re: ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

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Post by petervandijck » Sun, Apr 03, 2011, 12:43 PM UTC

meric wrote: post #8

For what it's worth, you can "change the mood" of the website. http://brassflowers.com/?themedemo=sunrise

Oh my god that's even worse!