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Re: Jetstrap for Bootstrap

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Post by krsunny » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 5:39 PM UTC

jenius wrote: post #15

When I saw this and clicked it, I was preparing myself for a bootstrap-in-production-code abomination, but was pleasantly surprised. The design and interaction on this site are gorgeous and not boostrapped, and the tool looks really nice for putting together prototypes. With all the horrible bootstrap default production sites i've seen lately, I've developed a pretty signficant hatred for the framework. But sometimes…

What is so horrible about a default bootstrap production site and why would that make you develop a hatred for the framework?

Re: Jetstrap for Bootstrap

#152

Post by jeffpersonified » Wed, Sep 26, 2012, 5:42 PM UTC

I think this is a great tool, and desperately wanted it to work. In fact, decided to try it out on a project I'm currently working on. That said, the autosaving has been causing me problems all morning. It's unclear when it saves, and because it seems to lack a manual saving feature I was unable to save the last 30 min of work. All lost after reloading the page reverted to the version I started with. Very frustrating.

Re: Jetstrap for Bootstrap

#153

Post by jenius » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 1:53 PM UTC

krsunny wrote: post #151

jenius wrote: post #15

When I saw this and clicked it, I was preparing myself for a bootstrap-in-production-code abomination, but was pleasantly surprised. The design and interaction on this site are gorgeous and not boostrapped, and the tool looks really nice for putting together prototypes. With all the horrible bootstrap default production sites i've seen lately, I've developed a pretty signficant hatred for the framework. But sometimes…

What is so horrible about a default bootstrap production site and why would that make you develop a hatred for the framework?

Using bootstrap default styles on a production site is lazy and shows a complete disregard for the art of design and front-end development. It's like buying a template from themeforest for $30 and changing the site title and name, except even worse: it's even less unique and more recognizable.

I am super particular and nitpicky about design and front end things and have an abnormally high level of attention to detail so for me any company that uses default bootstrap in production is automatically not legit (this may not be the case for others). A legit company has the time and resources to create a custom unique design and interaction style that is suited to their brand. A BS company does not, so they use bootstrap.

Re: Jetstrap for Bootstrap

#154

Post by tripzilch » Tue, Oct 02, 2012, 5:02 PM UTC

ebzlo wrote: post #108

itsprofitbaron wrote: post #101

I noticed the "Try Jetstrap free today!" then I saw you mention "Our first thought was $10/mo for 100 screens" [1] which I think is not only underpriced but the wrong pricing structure. You should implement something like this: - User signs up - gets 5 - 10 FREE Screens. - Once they've used up their FREE screens take them to a page to purchase more screens. - When they have 1-2 FREE Screens remaining you should have…

The problem with this is that there is no incentive to keep one account. GoMockingbird ( http://gomockingbird.com ) is an example of an application I probably have 4 accounts for-- not on purpose, I just couldn't figure out which email, twitter, facebook I used to sign up for it. I didn't realize that only the first project was free until later, because I generally stop using it after one project. I could totally for…

I, for one, completely support this $10 tax on scroll-fixed javascript headers!

Make it $100, it's the BLINK tag of 2012.

Re: Jetstrap for Bootstrap

#155

Post by tripzilch » Tue, Oct 02, 2012, 5:07 PM UTC

ovi256 wrote: post #137

neya wrote: post #129

My suggestion as a UI/UX guy: Refine the call-to-action buttons by assigning them a different color. Black is not really an attention seeker. I would suggest something like a bright Green or pale Blue for the buttons (for the Sign up buttons on the top and the bottom). Hopefully this will improve your conversion rate. Just these, otherwise excellent. Keep it up guys!

I recall that red was the color most likely to get attention, and thus recommended for calls to action. Any reason not to use red ?

> Any reason not to use red ?

Orange.

If it's good enough for carrots and William the Silent, it's good enough for me!