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Great idea. I will use it in the future. The yellow background however is stressing. If you like yellow to be your signature color, use it on a single element
by js4all 16y ago
Great idea. I will use it in the future.
The yellow background however is stressing. If you like yellow to be your signature color, use it on a single element like a header strip or so.
Also, go get a custom domain for it. When your app gets popular and you do that later, many people have to update their links.
- mishmash 16y ago> The yellow background however is stressing. Agreed. It's a lovely shade of yellow, but in front of maximized window on a 24" monitor, my eyes physically squinted a little when switching to it. :)
- iampims 16y agoI'll revert to white and put the yellow background as an option. I indeed didn't realize it might be a little too aggressive on a 24" monitor :) edit: changed to white. I'll provide the theme switcher in the next release :)
- iampims 16y agoThanks for the feedback. The background was originally white, and easier on the eyes, but it wasn't distinctive enough. The site looked like almost every other site. The yellow paint coat gives it charisma, but I might have over done it a little bit. As for the custom domain name, I wanted to test it first before buying a domain. I used to buy the domain first and write the app afterwards. But most of the time, I was left with a domain name and no app. But yes, you're right, doing things properly requires a domain name. That'll give me the opportunity to change the name — since firetweets was just chosen randomly a long time ago.
- xsltuser2010 16y agoDistinction by design is easy, but your site is distinctive because it is a simple and useful tool. The 'distinctive' style will grow with its use becoming more clear and widespread. Besides that, it really doesnt look like every other site. Almost all other sites are spoiled with eye sugar.
- iampims 16y agoI'm glad to hear that you see this as a useful tool. I've found a handful of interesting links I hadn't seen mentioned in most popular sites — HN, Reddit,… And as for simplicity, I'll quote St Exupery: >A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. I certainly don't believe that this design is perfect, but it fades away to let the content shine.