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Stamps for UX and Product designers

54 points by slbenfica 9y ago

finkin1 9y ago
This is actually pretty cool. I work with a designer that often starts his process on paper, and I imagine he would be quite intrigued by something like this!
- deleted 9y ago
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m52go 9y ago
So simple but so clever. I don't wire-frame enough to justify buying this but I wish you the best of luck!
no_protocol 9y ago
Edit: At the time I posted this comment, the title of the thread was a "Show HN", now it is no longer a "Show HN". The comments below were made specifically in response to a "Show HN" as helpful advice for the creator. There's a payment box at the bottom left of the page that says "Test - No Grid" -- maybe this wasn't supposed to be there? The wording next to the first two options "(Not to scale)" concerns me. Is there a reason you can't draw it to scale? Or are you just trying to say that it is a scaled down representation? Usually "not to scale" indicates that a drawing or other representation is a different size than the real object AND individual portions of the representation are not shown with correct proportions. In the case of a design tool, it seems very important that the stamp have proper proportions. If it is just scaled down but has correct proportions, you would say "to scale" and/or indicate the scale as a fraction of the original size. If it is the exact same size as the actual object, you could indicate that as well. If it is actually not to scale, what is the point? Any drawing you make in it won't fit in the actual product the same way.
- samspenc 9y ago
  Not the OP and unsure of exact market - but I'm going to hazard a guess that "not to scale" is because of the needs of the design industry. I suspect that this is the sort of thing that they print and put on walls so that the designers and developers can go wild with their designs and redesigns of wireframes for the product. So if its on a wall, you really want it to be much much larger than actual size so you can see it from 5 or 10 feet away. This is my guess anyway based on how I've seen product design teams work. Would be good for the OP to clarify as well.
  - no_protocol 9y ago
    It can be much larger or smaller than actual size and still be "to scale" -- the term indicates that all proportions within the image are correct, not that it is the same size as the original. At a glance, it looks like the product actually is to scale so saying "not to scale" is a disadvantage and will scare away potential customers. If it really is not to scale, it's almost worthless.
    - samspenc 9y ago
      Ah, so interesting! I actually looked this up; have a look at this on English Stackexchange (not the greatest reference, I know): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-people-mean-or-think-they-mean-by-not-to-scale https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-p... It looks like some people interpret it as "not exact size" as well. For some reason, that's the context I got from this phrase. I can't remember where I first heard it though. Having said that, if I step back and have a look, "not to scale" does seem to imply not exact proportion, which isn't right either.
- BatFastard 9y ago
  Not to scale is a product killer for me.
- dang 9y ago
  Yeah, sorry about the context switch. The line for Show HN can be hard to draw sometimes. Is this a "sharing something you've made that other people can try out" post? Or just an ad? The latter would count as spam on HN? In this case there looks to be a real product people can buy; that's good. On the other hand there's little substance to the post beyond its adness. It might have been helpful if the submitter posted a comment explaining the project and engaging discussion about it. That's usually a good thing for Show HNs.
  - csydas 9y ago
    While the product seems like it has a subset that a subset of folk are interested in, this HN thread is an advertisement.
RickS 9y ago
See also: https://www.uistencils.com/products/iphone-stencil-kit https://www.uistencils.com/products/iphone-stencil-kit
bdcravens 9y ago
Doesn't mean the product is bad or anything but thrown off by this: "We make ..." "... drop us an email ..." yet when you click through to the parent website (shapes.io): "Portfolio of Chi Wai Li" "My Recent Work"
ulfw 9y ago
Or you could simple print out a bunch of outlines on sheets of paper and grab them when you want to draw on them. I don't see how that is any worse than stamping a sheet of paper and then draw. And for this you might very well have the tool already on hand (a printer).
- jkaljundi 9y ago
  Who still nowadays has a printer? Even most offices don't.
  - elliotec 9y ago
    I dare you to find a single office without a printer.
    - jkaljundi 9y ago
      I guess we're too electronic here in Estonia, with all the e-signatures and all. I always struggle to find a friend to print something, need that once in a few months. Same with many other companies here. What exactly would we need a printer for? What should we print out? Just curious.
      - ryandrake 9y ago
        How about app design templates?
        jkaljundi 9y ago
        Pencil prototypes in notebook, or mockups/hi-fi on screen.
      - 19870213 9y ago
        Specification/Requirements in a different language (not Dutch/English) at my company (in the Netherlands). I need to make copious inline notes to make sure others can follow my thinking/interpretation.
residude 9y ago
It is neat, but I don't think I would use this as a web developer. Photoshop or wacom is far more superior to any paper design.
nullbyte 9y ago
This is incredibly dumb. Why is this on the front page?
zpr 9y ago
If your Product Designer can't draw rectangles then I don't think these stamps are gonna help them.
fny 9y ago
This is a brilliant idea for those of us who like to keep all our brainstorms in a single notebook! Currently, I print things out and tape them into my notebook... I would prefer my stamps to be a little different though, so I'll probably buy a custom stamp from a site somewhere.
montzark 9y ago
Probably not long before something similiar will appear here: https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=stamp https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=stamp
tomwilson 9y ago
Did calling Apple Watch “iWatch” trigger anyone else?
hellothree23 9y ago
So dumb...

54 points by slbenfica 9y ago

This is actually pretty cool. I work with a designer that often starts his process on paper, and I imagine he would be quite intrigued by something like this!

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m52go 9y ago

So simple but so clever. I don't wire-frame enough to justify buying this but I wish you the best of luck!

no_protocol 9y ago

Edit: At the time I posted this comment, the title of the thread was a "Show HN", now it is no longer a "Show HN". The comments below were made specifically in response to a "Show HN" as helpful advice for the creator. There's a payment box at the bottom left of the page that says "Test - No Grid" -- maybe this wasn't supposed to be there? The wording next to the first two options "(Not to scale)" concerns me. Is there a reason you can't draw it to scale? Or are you just trying to say that it is a scaled down representation? Usually "not to scale" indicates that a drawing or other representation is a different size than the real object AND individual portions of the representation are not shown with correct proportions. In the case of a design tool, it seems very important that the stamp have proper proportions. If it is just scaled down but has correct proportions, you would say "to scale" and/or indicate the scale as a fraction of the original size. If it is the exact same size as the actual object, you could indicate that as well. If it is actually not to scale, what is the point? Any drawing you make in it won't fit in the actual product the same way.

samspenc 9y ago
Not the OP and unsure of exact market - but I'm going to hazard a guess that "not to scale" is because of the needs of the design industry. I suspect that this is the sort of thing that they print and put on walls so that the designers and developers can go wild with their designs and redesigns of wireframes for the product. So if its on a wall, you really want it to be much much larger than actual size so you can see it from 5 or 10 feet away. This is my guess anyway based on how I've seen product design teams work. Would be good for the OP to clarify as well.
- no_protocol 9y ago
  It can be much larger or smaller than actual size and still be "to scale" -- the term indicates that all proportions within the image are correct, not that it is the same size as the original. At a glance, it looks like the product actually is to scale so saying "not to scale" is a disadvantage and will scare away potential customers. If it really is not to scale, it's almost worthless.
  - samspenc 9y ago
    Ah, so interesting! I actually looked this up; have a look at this on English Stackexchange (not the greatest reference, I know): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-people-mean-or-think-they-mean-by-not-to-scale https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-p... It looks like some people interpret it as "not exact size" as well. For some reason, that's the context I got from this phrase. I can't remember where I first heard it though. Having said that, if I step back and have a look, "not to scale" does seem to imply not exact proportion, which isn't right either.
BatFastard 9y ago
Not to scale is a product killer for me.
dang 9y ago
Yeah, sorry about the context switch. The line for Show HN can be hard to draw sometimes. Is this a "sharing something you've made that other people can try out" post? Or just an ad? The latter would count as spam on HN? In this case there looks to be a real product people can buy; that's good. On the other hand there's little substance to the post beyond its adness. It might have been helpful if the submitter posted a comment explaining the project and engaging discussion about it. That's usually a good thing for Show HNs.
- csydas 9y ago
  While the product seems like it has a subset that a subset of folk are interested in, this HN thread is an advertisement.

RickS 9y ago

See also: https://www.uistencils.com/products/iphone-stencil-kit https://www.uistencils.com/products/iphone-stencil-kit

bdcravens 9y ago

Doesn't mean the product is bad or anything but thrown off by this: "We make ..." "... drop us an email ..." yet when you click through to the parent website (shapes.io): "Portfolio of Chi Wai Li" "My Recent Work"

ulfw 9y ago

Or you could simple print out a bunch of outlines on sheets of paper and grab them when you want to draw on them. I don't see how that is any worse than stamping a sheet of paper and then draw. And for this you might very well have the tool already on hand (a printer).

jkaljundi 9y ago
Who still nowadays has a printer? Even most offices don't.
- elliotec 9y ago
  I dare you to find a single office without a printer.
  - jkaljundi 9y ago
    I guess we're too electronic here in Estonia, with all the e-signatures and all. I always struggle to find a friend to print something, need that once in a few months. Same with many other companies here. What exactly would we need a printer for? What should we print out? Just curious.
    - ryandrake 9y ago
      How about app design templates?
      - jkaljundi 9y ago
        Pencil prototypes in notebook, or mockups/hi-fi on screen.
    - 19870213 9y ago
      Specification/Requirements in a different language (not Dutch/English) at my company (in the Netherlands). I need to make copious inline notes to make sure others can follow my thinking/interpretation.

residude 9y ago

It is neat, but I don't think I would use this as a web developer. Photoshop or wacom is far more superior to any paper design.

nullbyte 9y ago

This is incredibly dumb. Why is this on the front page?

zpr 9y ago

If your Product Designer can't draw rectangles then I don't think these stamps are gonna help them.

fny 9y ago

This is a brilliant idea for those of us who like to keep all our brainstorms in a single notebook! Currently, I print things out and tape them into my notebook... I would prefer my stamps to be a little different though, so I'll probably buy a custom stamp from a site somewhere.

montzark 9y ago

Probably not long before something similiar will appear here: https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=stamp https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=stamp

tomwilson 9y ago

Did calling Apple Watch “iWatch” trigger anyone else?

hellothree23 9y ago

So dumb...