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Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by WA »

seivan wrote: post #15
nlh wrote: post #4

Really impressive layout and visuals. I know some folks have complained about the "long form scroll" as being less usable than linked pages broken up by section, but I'm a fan nonetheless. The more I use the web / tablet / phone, the more I find I prefer sites that put all of their content on a single scrolling page. It just feels easier to digest. In this case, honestly, I probably wouldn't have clicked through each…

I agree, it was so nicely done and fluid. This is the reason you hire developers, and not "UX experts" No one other than a really good developer would have made it so fluid and nicely.

Try to scroll with your mouse wheel. It still sucks. It's only good with a touchpad.

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by WestCoastJustin »

andrenotgiant wrote: post #7

This is very nicely done, and the numbers show AirBNB has grown to be a powerful force in the travel industry. Given this growth, I hope they are working on an official response or plan to address the problems they are having in New York City seen here: 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/01/your-money/a-warning-for-a... 2. http://gothamist.com/2013/02/05/east_village_man_fights_30k_...

Sometimes I wonder about these issues, and as the commenter below points out, the silence on these issues is deafening. I'm reminded of when YouTube launched, and they allows copyrighted content to a point [0], this helped drive page views. I'm not saying this is what airbnb is doing, I guess I'm wondering if this is a overall strategy for start-ups. This is one of the key elements that allows them to grow quickly.

I guess talk is cheap, journalists can write something, but when someone sues, then you have to pay attention. Why would you direct your energy to journalists with out an agenda. Just to get pulled into the discussion and side track you from growing the company. Looks like the EU is really taking off for them anyways, maybe NY and CA are not hot topics around the company?

[0] http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/03/21/youtube-founders-knew...

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by HorizonXP »

ErrantX wrote: post #20
seivan wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree, it was so nicely done and fluid. This is the reason you hire developers, and not "UX experts" No one other than a really good developer would have made it so fluid and nicely.

Yep, that struck me to. A lot of previous long scroll examples have been "sexy" but lacked fluidity. I'm not a massive fan of long scroll in most cases; but it has it's occasional uses, and this was a brilliant implementation.

I was impressed at how well it worked when I opened it on my Z10. Very well done implementation.

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by kevinbluer »

aviswanathan wrote: post #2

This is one way to replicate the scroll magic from this annual report: http://prinzhorn.github.com/skrollr/ . It's really user-friendly and uses keyframes for timed actions based on scroll position.

Fantastic, thanks for sharing!

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by jrabone »

seivan wrote: post #15
nlh wrote: post #4

Really impressive layout and visuals. I know some folks have complained about the "long form scroll" as being less usable than linked pages broken up by section, but I'm a fan nonetheless. The more I use the web / tablet / phone, the more I find I prefer sites that put all of their content on a single scrolling page. It just feels easier to digest. In this case, honestly, I probably wouldn't have clicked through each…

I agree, it was so nicely done and fluid. This is the reason you hire developers, and not "UX experts" No one other than a really good developer would have made it so fluid and nicely.

Fluid?? Are you joking? Try it on Android (Nexus 7 / JB) Urgh...

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by jrabone »

carlos16 wrote: post #12

I'm new to web design and I was very impressed with this presentation. Could anyone tell me what technologies were used to build it? Thank you.

Ones that don't work very well on Nexus 7 / JB. Seriously, the point of a web page is to convey information. This one sucks hard at it, because it jitters like crazy while scrolling.

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by samstave »

seivan wrote: post #15
nlh wrote: post #4

Really impressive layout and visuals. I know some folks have complained about the "long form scroll" as being less usable than linked pages broken up by section, but I'm a fan nonetheless. The more I use the web / tablet / phone, the more I find I prefer sites that put all of their content on a single scrolling page. It just feels easier to digest. In this case, honestly, I probably wouldn't have clicked through each…

I agree, it was so nicely done and fluid. This is the reason you hire developers, and not "UX experts" No one other than a really good developer would have made it so fluid and nicely.

Just a question:

This is exactly what i would expect from anyone claiming to be a UX "expert" - they should be able to show me new UX models that I, as a non-expert - would not have thought of.

In this particular case - the fluidity of the background transitions along with the data changes was fantastic - and I tried it in reverse to mae sure it worked both directions.

The execution, I expect from a developer implementing the vision of the UX expert.

Am I wrong? Can you explain?

(An aside: This is the type of "UX Expert" Quora really needs. The UX on Quora is so horrible, it was 30% of the reason I quit using it)

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by purephase »

HorizonXP wrote: post #33
ErrantX wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, that struck me to. A lot of previous long scroll examples have been "sexy" but lacked fluidity. I'm not a massive fan of long scroll in most cases; but it has it's occasional uses, and this was a brilliant implementation.

I was impressed at how well it worked when I opened it on my Z10. Very well done implementation.

What's your impression of the Z10?

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by randall »

rdl wrote: post #27

This really makes me wish there were an "AirBnB for groups" -- a way you could make a listing which was only visible to people in a certain community, and then manage the stays (including keys, maid, etc.). I don't think I'd want to go through the process of running a public airbnb property (where it seems the social convention is to accept people like a hotel, unless you're full) and turning a bunch of people down.

What'd really be great is if someone did that for design conferences. Seriously, all they'd need is an airbed or something, and you could stay in a stranger's apartment, and then meet a really good friend who's going to the design conference!

(https://www.airbnb.com/story if you haven't heard it before.)

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