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I agree. I believe Alexis Ohanian had a big hand in designing the user interface. He's got an eye for good design & user experience. CC: http://news.ycombinat

I agree. I believe Alexis Ohanian had a big hand in designing the user interface. He's got an eye for good design & user experience. CC: http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=kn0thing http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=kn0thing

kn0thing 15y ago
Thanks, but I really just polished it up a bit before we launched (that is, the core interface was already built - just needed a few better color choices and font tweaks, that sort of thing). I'm most proud of designing the mascot & logo, anyway ;)
- imechura 15y ago
  Alexis, I sling code for availability and reservation systems at an airline in Dallas and was showing off Hipmunk to some industry veteran analysts this morning. Needless to say they where all very impressed with the usability of the site. Major kudos to you guys from someone who has coded against QPX availabilities. This goes to show that UX is not about reducing page refreshes and adding AJAX niceties. In this case it was about creating an interface that a departure control agent would feel comfortable with and presenting it in a manner that your standard business traveler could benefit from.
  - kn0thing 15y ago
    Glad to hear it! Thanks for spreading the word and passing along the positive feedback. I'll make sure Steve & Adam see this. BTW, have you seen the hipmunk iPhone app Danilo Campos wrote? http://blog.hipmunk.com/hipmunk-for-iphone-post-mortem http://blog.hipmunk.com/hipmunk-for-iphone-post-mortem
    - imechura 15y ago
      I did see that blog posting early on, but since I am a chronic NONREVER I did not install the app. BTW, if you guys ever have some questions regarding airline stuff feel free to give me a shout and I'll help however I can and pass your question around the office. After working for some of your competitors in a previous life it is refreshing to see what you guys are doing.
      - kn0thing 15y ago
        Well then, how shall I contact you? (my email is alexis at hipmunk) Don't be a stranger!

kn0thing 15y ago

Thanks, but I really just polished it up a bit before we launched (that is, the core interface was already built - just needed a few better color choices and font tweaks, that sort of thing). I'm most proud of designing the mascot & logo, anyway ;)

imechura 15y ago
Alexis, I sling code for availability and reservation systems at an airline in Dallas and was showing off Hipmunk to some industry veteran analysts this morning. Needless to say they where all very impressed with the usability of the site. Major kudos to you guys from someone who has coded against QPX availabilities. This goes to show that UX is not about reducing page refreshes and adding AJAX niceties. In this case it was about creating an interface that a departure control agent would feel comfortable with and presenting it in a manner that your standard business traveler could benefit from.
- kn0thing 15y ago
  Glad to hear it! Thanks for spreading the word and passing along the positive feedback. I'll make sure Steve & Adam see this. BTW, have you seen the hipmunk iPhone app Danilo Campos wrote? http://blog.hipmunk.com/hipmunk-for-iphone-post-mortem http://blog.hipmunk.com/hipmunk-for-iphone-post-mortem
  - imechura 15y ago
    I did see that blog posting early on, but since I am a chronic NONREVER I did not install the app. BTW, if you guys ever have some questions regarding airline stuff feel free to give me a shout and I'll help however I can and pass your question around the office. After working for some of your competitors in a previous life it is refreshing to see what you guys are doing.
    - kn0thing 15y ago
      Well then, how shall I contact you? (my email is alexis at hipmunk) Don't be a stranger!