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Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#11
post #5

A few issues: 1) The small icon bar below the tagline frustrated me because clicking on the icons just tells me that the feature will be active when the app launches. I would recommend not displaying a feature that you aren't ready to demo. 2) The arrow keys do not work. I'm using the latest version of Safari on Mac. Clicking the arrow icons manually does work however. Also, consider making the image carousel seamles…

1) I went back and forth on that one. The idea behind that, is that it gives a slight tease into how the functionality will be in the full app. As in, you will be able to click the 3-squares, and it changes the view (see the screenshot with 3 images side by side), and the same will happen with the 4-view. I had thought about leaving it out, but figured I would leave it in for some amount of intrigue. Sounds like in your case that turned to frustration though, which was not was intended.

2) I think I should probably reword the copy. The arrow keys don't work yet. In the final version they will though. Clicking the arrow icons are the only thing that works. In terms of the ends, the arrow icons should fade when there are no more images on that side. Perhaps I should make it fade more, to be more obvious that the button has been disabled.

3) Valid point. It is a shade of light-grey, but maybe it will look better as white.

In terms of the shipping, I was hesitating even putting out the 'coming soon' page. Essentially it is just a coming soon page, with a bit of information which acts like a teaser. I decided to give in and just release the coming soon page, because I want to get feedback. Hence, the 'I Shipped' :)

The feedback has been awesome.

Thanks for taking the time :)

Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#12
post #8

* The logo looks like it was designed by the CIA to be hard to decipher. * Showing two screenshots made me think the left was one version and the right was another. I no longer think that is the case, but I'm not sure. The screenshots are too small to really make out the UI. * The example image made me think it was some kind of war photo. Maybe a different image would be better. * Flipping through the photos with my…

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Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#13
post #8

* The logo looks like it was designed by the CIA to be hard to decipher. * Showing two screenshots made me think the left was one version and the right was another. I no longer think that is the case, but I'm not sure. The screenshots are too small to really make out the UI. * The example image made me think it was some kind of war photo. Maybe a different image would be better. * Flipping through the photos with my…

* CIA? Not quite sure I understand that reference. The logo is essentially multiple versions of different images beside each other. Some overlapping, as if you are comparing multiple versions of an image.

* What resolution are you looking at them at? They should equally be about 45% width of your screen. However, I purposely didn't want to make the screenshots too large.

* That image was just an image we used to develop the UI.

* The keyboard was not supposed to work...but given that so many people have had this issue, I definitely need to change the copy.

Thanks for the feedback :)

Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#14

I think first order of business might be to replace the examples on the landing page to realistic ones. Not only will it communicate the idea/value much more clearly, but i think constantly using realistic examples can help you flesh out realistic issues that might not be obvious otherwise.

This is an interesting point. Also one I struggled with. I could either use an 'example' of this concept, or I could use it to do screenshots.

Based on the way the page is laid out, I didn't want to clutter it with another section of images for the screenshots - if I chose to use an example.

I wanted absolute clarity so viewers could easily grasp the purpose of the app. As a result, I didn't want to clutter the page too much. So I decided to go with one.

But you are right, maybe having an example would make it more obvious...but then I can pretty much guarantee that people would ask for screenshots - at which point, how do I solve that issue without crowding the page?

That was my train of thought where that was concerned.

Good point though.

Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#15
post #9

Figure out how to get your feedback from your customers. They're the ones paying you.

What do you mean?

I will eventually get feedback from customers, once the actual app launches - but for now, just wanted some feedback from the wonderful resource I have access to here :)

Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#16
post #6

Hire a visual designer.

Hrmm....this comment isn't quite useful.

Can you be a bit more specific?

What about the design do you not like?

I actually did hire a designer...a great one at that (in my opinion).

Perhaps if you expanded some more, your comment would be more useful.

Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#17
I'm totally interested in this product concept, to the point where I'd considered building it out as an API.

To be honest, this landing page just isn't doing it for me. I think your offering makes complete sense, but this teaser is going to alienate more than it entices.

Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#18

I'm totally interested in this product concept, to the point where I'd considered building it out as an API. To be honest, this landing page just isn't doing it for me. I think your offering makes complete sense, but this teaser is going to alienate more than it entices.

Pete, Thanks for the feedback.

What about it, do you think, will alienate more than it entices?

Some have recommended that instead of putting screenshots of the UI, I should have put an example - which I have readily available to do if more people demand it.

Is that the kind of thing you are talking about? Or is there something specific that you don't like?

By the way, I have A/B tested the landing page, so do you mind telling me which version of the copy you saw, and what your URL was?

Thanks.

Re: Four Words: I Shipped. Feedback Please

#20
Pardon the bluntness but what exactly did you ship? All I see is a page, with some JS, that tells me absolutely nothing about what the supposed product is or does, aside from scrolling pictures. Oh, and you ask for an email address. For what exactly?

Again, pardon the bluntness, but this non-sense needs to stop. You ship when you make stuff available to your customers so that they can pay you. Or, in other terms, you ship when you do "git branch prod-yyyymmdd.001".

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