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ShowHN: How not to be a UI/UX expert

17 points by nodoubt 16y ago

nodoubt 16y ago
Found this link from a talk on Skyara http://www.skyara.com/s/run-your-project-or-idea-by-a-uxui-expert-san-francisco http://www.skyara.com/s/run-your-project-or-idea-by-a-uxui-e... Couldn't help myself once I seen the stripy colored in background making the text unbearable to read.
jarin 16y ago
It's pretty bad, but I will say in their defense that sometimes the shoemaker's kids go shoeless. My business's website (http://robotmodehq.com/ http://robotmodehq.com/) is pretty terrible and horribly out of date. I've had a redesign in the works for several months, but since I'm swamped with client work already there hasn't been a ton of pressure to finish it. I just point future clients at my past client sites instead. Edit: Well now that I put it out there, I guess I should probably finish up the redesign, haha.
petervandijck 16y ago
Hey, I am regularly hired as a UX expert and my website is http://petervandijck.com http://petervandijck.com
- unignorant 16y ago
  For what it's worth, I find your site pleasantly minimalistic. Most academics I know have a similar setup.
  - petervandijck 16y ago
    Thanks :) It gets the job done. I agree I'd never hire the link above because of pure bad taste.
- nodoubt 16y ago
  Through simplicity I see you have avoided implementing necessary UI improvements. Though I think your website would be 3x more enjoyable if you at least just indented the content a little bit.
  - petervandijck 16y ago
    3x more enjoyable? Really? Maybe 4x? By "necessary UI improvements" you mean they are necessary because....?
    - nodoubt 16y ago
      Well if you chose to use color or non default elements then you would have to make sure your customizations were also updated to still maintain usability. That aside, I am curious to know if you disagree that putting padding on the browser would make viewing your site more enjoyable?
      - petervandijck 16y ago
        Slightly more "enjoyable", yes. 3x no. As long as http://www.useit.com http://www.useit.com is worse I'm ok ;) Changing color isn't a "necessary UI improvement". I was just calling out your language. Saying "3x" and "necessary" when that's not what you mean.
- deleted 16y ago
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- codingthewheel 16y ago
  Lost me at "renowned".
  - petervandijck 16y ago
    Yea I should remove that. The reason it's there is that people often copy&paste that text for use in other places, where it helps :)
meric 16y ago
For what it's worth, you can "change the mood" of the website. http://brassflowers.com/?themedemo=sunrise http://brassflowers.com/?themedemo=sunrise
- petervandijck 16y ago
  Oh my god that's even worse!
peng 16y ago
In case someone is actually looking for a UI guy, here's some shameless self-promotion: http://nylira.com http://nylira.com

17 points by nodoubt 16y ago

Found this link from a talk on Skyara http://www.skyara.com/s/run-your-project-or-idea-by-a-uxui-expert-san-francisco http://www.skyara.com/s/run-your-project-or-idea-by-a-uxui-e... Couldn't help myself once I seen the stripy colored in background making the text unbearable to read.

jarin 16y ago

It's pretty bad, but I will say in their defense that sometimes the shoemaker's kids go shoeless. My business's website (http://robotmodehq.com/ http://robotmodehq.com/) is pretty terrible and horribly out of date. I've had a redesign in the works for several months, but since I'm swamped with client work already there hasn't been a ton of pressure to finish it. I just point future clients at my past client sites instead. Edit: Well now that I put it out there, I guess I should probably finish up the redesign, haha.

petervandijck 16y ago

Hey, I am regularly hired as a UX expert and my website is http://petervandijck.com http://petervandijck.com

unignorant 16y ago
For what it's worth, I find your site pleasantly minimalistic. Most academics I know have a similar setup.
- petervandijck 16y ago
  Thanks :) It gets the job done. I agree I'd never hire the link above because of pure bad taste.
nodoubt 16y ago
Through simplicity I see you have avoided implementing necessary UI improvements. Though I think your website would be 3x more enjoyable if you at least just indented the content a little bit.
- petervandijck 16y ago
  3x more enjoyable? Really? Maybe 4x? By "necessary UI improvements" you mean they are necessary because....?
  - nodoubt 16y ago
    Well if you chose to use color or non default elements then you would have to make sure your customizations were also updated to still maintain usability. That aside, I am curious to know if you disagree that putting padding on the browser would make viewing your site more enjoyable?
    - petervandijck 16y ago
      Slightly more "enjoyable", yes. 3x no. As long as http://www.useit.com http://www.useit.com is worse I'm ok ;) Changing color isn't a "necessary UI improvement". I was just calling out your language. Saying "3x" and "necessary" when that's not what you mean.
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codingthewheel 16y ago
Lost me at "renowned".
- petervandijck 16y ago
  Yea I should remove that. The reason it's there is that people often copy&paste that text for use in other places, where it helps :)

meric 16y ago

For what it's worth, you can "change the mood" of the website. http://brassflowers.com/?themedemo=sunrise http://brassflowers.com/?themedemo=sunrise

petervandijck 16y ago
Oh my god that's even worse!

peng 16y ago

In case someone is actually looking for a UI guy, here's some shameless self-promotion: http://nylira.com http://nylira.com