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I second the dark contrast point. My first reaction on the site was "omg, what can I do to put some color and some life here". I even tried playing with the bo
by gregschlom 16y ago
I second the dark contrast point. My first reaction on the site was "omg, what can I do to put some color and some life here".
I even tried playing with the bookmarks on the top right corner to see if they would light up the site.
- barrkel 16y agoI kept expecting a bright background image to load, or a dynamic popup to appear. Even fully loaded, the page looks incomplete.
- xnerdr 16y agoI just did a quick article on the design: Showoff.io feedback and design impressions - http://nerdr.com/startup-showoff-io-first-impressions-and-feedback/ http://nerdr.com/startup-showoff-io-first-impressions-and-fe...
- o1iver 16y agoWhy the "Average user asks:" critique when the target audience (as you acknowledge below) is clearly technical. Anybody with networking experience, ie. setting up a web-server (even for local dev) will know what localhost is (they type it in their address bar to access the "local" server)...etc
- protomyth 16y agoI've been using OS X too long, since I instinctually thought the website was grey out / not active.
- PhrosTT 16y agoi'll chime in as somebody who likes it.
- nitrogen 16y agoIt looks like something designed for 3D and film production. Such an interface has very little contrast and color so it doesn't interfere with the perceived color and intensity of the image.