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Re: They Make Apps

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Post by prawn » Fri, Feb 19, 2010, 9:32 AM UTC

Sortfolio for apps. Smart (save for the site usability).

If you're bored and can't think of something to build over a weekend, hook up with a designer and emulate the Sortfolio concept for a particular niche. I've been looking at building an engine that can be rolled out across various industries, starting with things like weddings and landscaping/garden design. Any visually oriented industry would work IMO.

Re: They Make Apps

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Post by harisenbon » Fri, Feb 19, 2010, 9:48 AM UTC

Nice design, but their desire to reinvent usability at the cost of removing every standard method of interfacing with a site really puts me off.

If I wanted an app designed, I would want it to look good as well as be user-friendly. While the site speaks loads of their design capabilities, they pretty much shot themselves in the foot with that interface scheme.

I'll be looking for someone who understands usability to make my apps.

Re: They Make Apps

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Post by pkjain » Fri, Feb 19, 2010, 10:56 AM UTC

cfpg wrote: post #2

Amazing design.

I agree

Re: They Make Apps

#14

Post by Tichy » Fri, Feb 19, 2010, 11:16 AM UTC

If I hadn't read the comments here, I would have given up because it wouldn't scroll. I did not look for the instructions and did not notice them.

I thought good design is meant to make instructions superfluous...

Re: They Make Apps

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Post by Plugawy » Fri, Feb 19, 2010, 1:27 PM UTC

basil wrote: post #8

Somewhat ironic that I cannot use the site in Mobile Safari.

They need an app for that I'm afraid...

Re: They Make Apps

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Post by opeyre » Fri, Feb 19, 2010, 4:11 PM UTC

Guys, it's olivier from TheyMakeApps.

Thanks a bunch for your feedback.

I don't believe we're trying to re-invent the wheel with the keyboard navigation mode. It was more of an Easter egg. The first time a user reaches the site they have to choose between the 2 navigation modes before exploring the listings.

But we heard you and we're working on dropping that step and making scroll-wheel the default behavior.

Regarding the iPhone version, stats show that less than 3% of the users use their mobile to visit the site so we decided to focus for now on adding other platforms for now (Android, Blackberry, Palm). Switching to scroll-wheel mode by default will make the site more compatible with mobile browsers too.

Don't hesitate to contact me: @opeyre