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Does anyone else find the Lanyrd UI sloppy? * Eigerdals Bold font: "i" character is messed up (it's way too tall) * "Sign in with twitter" overlaps the text b

Does anyone else find the Lanyrd UI sloppy? * Eigerdals Bold font: "i" character is messed up (it's way too tall) * "Sign in with twitter" overlaps the text below it * The other "Sign in with twitter" button is cut off * Conferences today section is just poorly designed * Trending topics: what does "trending" mean? Is this twitter? * Topics page: tags that wrap onto 2 lines aren't vertically spaced * Profile page: columns are too narrow + text too big for list of conferences In general I think the site lacks some polish and focus. The coverage and books sections just seem tacked on without much thought. I really like the idea I just think the site needs a good UX overhaul.

jpwagner 16y ago
Why don't you create a mockup of your ideas and send it to whoever you want at Lanyrd? If you want to be taken seriously you also should stop phrasing things like: "sloppy", "is this twitter", "just poorly designed." These comments lack content and create emotional reactions.
- bretthopper 16y ago
  Out of 7 points, 5 were specific issues. I understand your point and it would be valid had I just written "it's sloppy and poorly designed". Except I supported those points with a lot of specifics. UX is about emotional reactions anyway. Regardless, I spent time going through their site and documenting some UI issues I found.
simonw 16y ago
We know we still have a lot to do. Generally, we're trying to find the right balance between building new features that are strategically important to the product and cleaning up the stuff we've already built. We're a very young site - we only went live in September, and we've actually been travelling on honeymoon (Morocco, Egypt, South Africa) while building the site at the same time. We're now focused on it full time, so expect a lot of improvements. Out of interest, are you on an iPad? We've only recently seen the site on the iPad, and there's a bunch of stuff we need to fix there.
- bretthopper 16y ago
  No, I was viewing the site on Chrome 8 and Firefox 3.6 (both Windows). I'm glad you guys are always working on improving it. Lanyrd was one of those sites that made me go "how come this didn't exist before".
Swannie 16y ago
"UX overhaul" - I'd suggest what you are talking about is actually "visual design" and not "UX". Lacks focus? Disagree. Lacks the touch of a seasoned designer, agreed. sigh "UX" overused and generally misunderstood.
- bretthopper 16y ago
  You're right on both counts. Although I do think it could use a bit of UX improvement but the bulk of my complaints were "visual design".
  - Swannie 16y ago
    :-) It's a personal peeve! It certainly could do with some usability improvements, but nothing really sticks out as "bad" interaction at the moment. So I think they are correct in focusing their efforts elsewhere! Edit: that said, Si & Nat, a quick fix, maybe 2 hrs tops, of the glitches would be nice!

jpwagner 16y ago

Why don't you create a mockup of your ideas and send it to whoever you want at Lanyrd? If you want to be taken seriously you also should stop phrasing things like: "sloppy", "is this twitter", "just poorly designed." These comments lack content and create emotional reactions.

bretthopper 16y ago
Out of 7 points, 5 were specific issues. I understand your point and it would be valid had I just written "it's sloppy and poorly designed". Except I supported those points with a lot of specifics. UX is about emotional reactions anyway. Regardless, I spent time going through their site and documenting some UI issues I found.

simonw 16y ago

We know we still have a lot to do. Generally, we're trying to find the right balance between building new features that are strategically important to the product and cleaning up the stuff we've already built. We're a very young site - we only went live in September, and we've actually been travelling on honeymoon (Morocco, Egypt, South Africa) while building the site at the same time. We're now focused on it full time, so expect a lot of improvements. Out of interest, are you on an iPad? We've only recently seen the site on the iPad, and there's a bunch of stuff we need to fix there.

bretthopper 16y ago
No, I was viewing the site on Chrome 8 and Firefox 3.6 (both Windows). I'm glad you guys are always working on improving it. Lanyrd was one of those sites that made me go "how come this didn't exist before".

Swannie 16y ago

"UX overhaul" - I'd suggest what you are talking about is actually "visual design" and not "UX". Lacks focus? Disagree. Lacks the touch of a seasoned designer, agreed. sigh "UX" overused and generally misunderstood.

bretthopper 16y ago
You're right on both counts. Although I do think it could use a bit of UX improvement but the bulk of my complaints were "visual design".
- Swannie 16y ago
  :-) It's a personal peeve! It certainly could do with some usability improvements, but nothing really sticks out as "bad" interaction at the moment. So I think they are correct in focusing their efforts elsewhere! Edit: that said, Si & Nat, a quick fix, maybe 2 hrs tops, of the glitches would be nice!