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My only exposure to Ffffound was when I met someone at a party in Silicon Valley about ten years ago who was working on a clone of Ffffound ("but different"). I

My only exposure to Ffffound was when I met someone at a party in Silicon Valley about ten years ago who was working on a clone of Ffffound ("but different"). I'd never heard of Ffffound, and he kept saying it with all of the "f"s sounded out like he was stuttering. It was hilarious on a couple of counts. For one, he was working on a clone of something that was so small at the time that I'd never heard of it, and I was living in the valley and kinda staying on top of startup news; something with no known business model, no big investment, etc. no evidence that it would go anywhere. And, for the other, it just sounded silly to sound out the name every time he said it. I looked up the site, probably the next day, and couldn't really figure out what it was for, so never visited again. I'm obviously not the target market, but that's one of the funnier memories I have of Silicon Valley and its culture. Also, I'm a little surprised it's lasted this long. I didn't expect it to, given my impression of it at the time. Good for them.

hbosch 10y ago
The "better" version is (and has been for quite a while) Designspiration[0]. A ffffound account, for a while, was just a dick-measuring unit for designers around 2010 +/- a few years. I found through some Google-fu type means a prolific inviter via Reddit and got an account for like $35, but it turned out hardly be worth it. 0. http://designspiration.net/ http://designspiration.net/
- mfrykman 10y ago
  Aside from community, is there a functional difference between designspiration and pinterest?
  - hbosch 10y ago
    Not much. I've personally found Pinterest to be a little more geared toward crafts, recipes, and home decor -- but I know a lot of designers use it for inspiration and mood boarding. Designspiration is more narrow in terms of content, and not as deep in terms of interaction and community.
logicallee 10y ago
Thanks for writing this up, even your description had me laughing.
- SwellJoe 10y ago
  The (often baseless) optimism and confidence of people in the valley is a source of both exasperation and hope, for me. I, too, find it mostly hilarious.
  - aedron 10y ago
    So much so that HBO's Silicon Valley is only barely satire.

hbosch 10y ago

The "better" version is (and has been for quite a while) Designspiration[0]. A ffffound account, for a while, was just a dick-measuring unit for designers around 2010 +/- a few years. I found through some Google-fu type means a prolific inviter via Reddit and got an account for like $35, but it turned out hardly be worth it. 0. http://designspiration.net/ http://designspiration.net/

mfrykman 10y ago
Aside from community, is there a functional difference between designspiration and pinterest?
- hbosch 10y ago
  Not much. I've personally found Pinterest to be a little more geared toward crafts, recipes, and home decor -- but I know a lot of designers use it for inspiration and mood boarding. Designspiration is more narrow in terms of content, and not as deep in terms of interaction and community.

logicallee 10y ago

Thanks for writing this up, even your description had me laughing.

SwellJoe 10y ago
The (often baseless) optimism and confidence of people in the valley is a source of both exasperation and hope, for me. I, too, find it mostly hilarious.
- aedron 10y ago
  So much so that HBO's Silicon Valley is only barely satire.