Behind the scenes of Circle app design
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Behind the scenes of Circle app design
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Re: Behind the scenes of Circle app design
#2Great app design, and awesome behind the scenes page! Kudos
Re: Behind the scenes of Circle app design
#3Great Application Design
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#4It's a shame such a great presentation is ruined by the usage of "Hot Chicks".
It wouldn't have cost them anything to just say "models" instead of "models and hot chicks?"
And just like that, my interest in the app is gone.
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#5It's a shame such a great presentation is ruined by the usage of "Hot Chicks". It wouldn't have cost them anything to just say "models" instead of "models and hot chicks?" And just like that, my interest in the app is gone.
Hi Idan,
I made that and I really apologize for that!
I was trying to use slang words and im not native in english.
I didnt mean any disrespect to women, was just describing typical designers cliche...
Re: Behind the scenes of Circle app design
#6It's a shame such a great presentation is ruined by the usage of "Hot Chicks". It wouldn't have cost them anything to just say "models" instead of "models and hot chicks?" And just like that, my interest in the app is gone.
Hi Idan, I made that and I really apologize for that! I was trying to use slang words and im not native in english. I didnt mean any disrespect to women, was just describing typical designers cliche...
I don't doubt it was done with the best of intentions, but this is exactly the sort of thing which makes women feel unwanted in our industry—thoughtless reduction of girls to sex objects.
Put your money (well, time) where your mouth is—go change the text! A minimal change makes all the difference:
"…when you insert pics of models, so here…" "Replace all pictures of models with a photo of your…"
Re: Behind the scenes of Circle app design
#7Blue icon for a social network… in 2012?
really, REALLY?
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hi Idan, I made that and I really apologize for that! I was trying to use slang words and im not native in english. I didnt mean any disrespect to women, was just describing typical designers cliche...
I don't doubt it was done with the best of intentions, but this is exactly the sort of thing which makes women feel unwanted in our industry—thoughtless reduction of girls to sex objects. Put your money (well, time) where your mouth is—go change the text! A minimal change makes all the difference: "…when you insert pics of models, so here…" "Replace all pictures of models with a photo of your…"
Fixed.
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#9It looked pretty good until the decision making process of colour choice-blue or orange. I don't understand the rationale. So what if orange is a warm colour. I was expecting a better argument on colour choice. And why just two choices? Is there a more scientific approach to colour choice (ie colour wheel) or is it simply designer or customer choice?
Re: Behind the scenes of Circle app design
#10It looked pretty good until the decision making process of colour choice-blue or orange. I don't understand the rationale. So what if orange is a warm colour. I was expecting a better argument on colour choice. And why just two choices? Is there a more scientific approach to colour choice (ie colour wheel) or is it simply designer or customer choice?
Actually it is a very debated argument. Most of the choices about colours are about brand/category recognition.
In my experience designers (and is the role I sometimes have) must understand that visual appearance is nothing if not considered in its context. A blue logo is obviously more obvious (no pun intended) and not revolutionary, but is able to vector the category of the much more fast than an orange one. What does an orange circle on an app logo mean? A blue one is more clearly inserted in the right category.
But I see some more interesting issuess: what does that greenish/blue look that social networks acquired after Facebook and Aqua (oh yeah, that aqua UI) really mean? That green/blue is considered in semiology the color of the death and dead bodies[1]. Do you want YOUR logo to pass THAT semiotic message?
[1]: I have no citations here, I couldn't find one. So take my words as unreliable.