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Hey! We wondered what to do to make building layouts even faster while adding more fun elements to our daily work. After a while, the inspiration came! Why not

by kemyd 5y ago

Hey! We wondered what to do to make building layouts even faster while adding more fun elements to our daily work. After a while, the inspiration came! Why not randomize the components while having fun, like at a slot machine in a casino? The idea generator combines available UI components into finished layouts. You choose the technology, the library, click "Shuffle!" and boom, ready-made layout. Click again, and you have a new layout. Based on our No AI®, and No Blockchain®, and Pure Random® technology. ;) What do you think?

ddoice 5y ago
Love that no-buzzword approach (:
onassar 5y ago
Really gr8. Clever idea :)
- kemyd 5y ago
  Thanks!
kleiba 5y ago
I think it's a great idea, but perhaps it's not different enough from a collection of templates that you can scroll through (which are also in some "random" order, of course)?
- kemyd 5y ago
  Hey, if you don't trust our random algorithms, you can browse all our UI components linearly here: https://shuffle.dev/components https://shuffle.dev/components
  - pokepim 5y ago
    I spent whole afternoon today thinking which template kit to buy so that I get nice set of component with neat design. There were so many of them so it was tough choice. But i think i’m going to get lifetime access to your service instead. I just wonder if you are planning on adding more components in different design style? Like the Tailwind CSS brutalist style (i think codeacademy uses something similar)
    - kemyd 5y ago
      We add new UI libraries every month, and we will create them in different styles, for sure. At the moment, Cronos UI may be closest to the style you're looking for: https://shuffle.dev/components/all/cronos/headers https://shuffle.dev/components/all/cronos/headers
arendtio 5y ago
Wow! I like the idea and the execution very much. However, the pricing model is not so much my taste. The Lifetime license seems somewhat cheap, but $24 per month feels a bit expensive for a casual user.
- kemyd 5y ago
  Hey, thanks for your feedback. We have plans to remove lifetime licenses early next year.
  - triptych 5y ago
    Glad I got in on lifetime before you stopped offering it :)
- programmarchy 5y ago
  The $24/mo is probably to capture the users who will only generate a single website, which is probably most people. $24 for a website design is a very fair price, but I imagine their subscriptions will have a ton of churn.
rambambram 5y ago
Very nice! I like the idea of randomness. For my website business I made something alike. It combines some general styles with random colors. Some very ugly things are possible with it. ;) But it also has some preset templates that give you an idea of how nice it can look. https://try.hellowebsite.online/quickdesign/ https://try.hellowebsite.online/quickdesign/ (best tested on a screen bigger than your smartphone)
- kemyd 5y ago
  Good luck with your project! :)
  - rambambram 5y ago
    Thanks, you too!
jcynix 5y ago
> What do you think? Doesn't load in the DuckDuck<Go browser app (Android), simpky kerps spinning its wheels ...
- kemyd 5y ago
  Hey, thanks for reporting!
  - jcynix 5y ago
    To be more specific: works fine under DuckDuckGo (app v5.102.3) on Android 11 (phone) but not under DuckDuckGo (app v5.102.3) tablet on Android 9. The four buttons on the left could use some tooltips to explain their jobs, btw.
awestroke 5y ago
How many layers do you use for your Pure Random network? How do you train the randomness? How big is your random seed? Also, I have heard that NoBlockchain is web scale. Can you confirm this?
- kemyd 5y ago
  Tough questions! I would have to ask our CTO, but here in Poland, it's already Friday evening, so I'll leave him alone for now ;) From my side, I can say that Shuffle contains 3,700 UI components, and combinations are formed using them.
lfnoise 5y ago
Why do you start every reply with "Hey"? This thread reads like astroturf promotion.
- kemyd 5y ago
  I didn't expect this post to be so popular, so I said "hey" to the first people and then didn't want others to be sad that I didn't say "hey" to them.
Animats 5y ago
Can you buy the layouts as NFTs?
- tomcam 5y ago
  Tee hee
Abishek_Muthian 5y ago
Congratulations on the launch! I like that it's possible to tryout the editor without login. Could you consider adding some minimalist, text-focused, animation-free, no-framework & accessibility-friendly layouts? It's unlikely that those who are already committed to building minimalist websites would use such a tool, But those who are new to web development and use your tool could get know that minimalism is still an option. P.S. I've added Shuffle to my curated list of startup tools at https://startuptoolchain.com/#website https://startuptoolchain.com/#website .
- kemyd 5y ago
  We're bootstrapping our SaaS, and all resources are precious. We can't build niche solutions and that's why we focus on the most popular frameworks. If we find a popular framework that is "minimalist, text-focused, animation-free, accessibility-friendly" we may consider adding it. PS. Thanks for adding us!

by kemyd 5y ago

ddoice 5y ago

Love that no-buzzword approach (:

onassar 5y ago

Really gr8. Clever idea :)

kemyd 5y ago
Thanks!

kleiba 5y ago

I think it's a great idea, but perhaps it's not different enough from a collection of templates that you can scroll through (which are also in some "random" order, of course)?

kemyd 5y ago
Hey, if you don't trust our random algorithms, you can browse all our UI components linearly here: https://shuffle.dev/components https://shuffle.dev/components
- pokepim 5y ago
  I spent whole afternoon today thinking which template kit to buy so that I get nice set of component with neat design. There were so many of them so it was tough choice. But i think i’m going to get lifetime access to your service instead. I just wonder if you are planning on adding more components in different design style? Like the Tailwind CSS brutalist style (i think codeacademy uses something similar)
  - kemyd 5y ago
    We add new UI libraries every month, and we will create them in different styles, for sure. At the moment, Cronos UI may be closest to the style you're looking for: https://shuffle.dev/components/all/cronos/headers https://shuffle.dev/components/all/cronos/headers

arendtio 5y ago

Wow! I like the idea and the execution very much. However, the pricing model is not so much my taste. The Lifetime license seems somewhat cheap, but $24 per month feels a bit expensive for a casual user.

kemyd 5y ago
Hey, thanks for your feedback. We have plans to remove lifetime licenses early next year.
- triptych 5y ago
  Glad I got in on lifetime before you stopped offering it :)
programmarchy 5y ago
The $24/mo is probably to capture the users who will only generate a single website, which is probably most people. $24 for a website design is a very fair price, but I imagine their subscriptions will have a ton of churn.

rambambram 5y ago

Very nice! I like the idea of randomness. For my website business I made something alike. It combines some general styles with random colors. Some very ugly things are possible with it. ;) But it also has some preset templates that give you an idea of how nice it can look. https://try.hellowebsite.online/quickdesign/ https://try.hellowebsite.online/quickdesign/ (best tested on a screen bigger than your smartphone)

kemyd 5y ago
Good luck with your project! :)
- rambambram 5y ago
  Thanks, you too!

jcynix 5y ago

> What do you think? Doesn't load in the DuckDuck<Go browser app (Android), simpky kerps spinning its wheels ...

kemyd 5y ago
Hey, thanks for reporting!
- jcynix 5y ago
  To be more specific: works fine under DuckDuckGo (app v5.102.3) on Android 11 (phone) but not under DuckDuckGo (app v5.102.3) tablet on Android 9. The four buttons on the left could use some tooltips to explain their jobs, btw.

awestroke 5y ago

How many layers do you use for your Pure Random network? How do you train the randomness? How big is your random seed? Also, I have heard that NoBlockchain is web scale. Can you confirm this?

kemyd 5y ago
Tough questions! I would have to ask our CTO, but here in Poland, it's already Friday evening, so I'll leave him alone for now ;) From my side, I can say that Shuffle contains 3,700 UI components, and combinations are formed using them.

lfnoise 5y ago

Why do you start every reply with "Hey"? This thread reads like astroturf promotion.

kemyd 5y ago
I didn't expect this post to be so popular, so I said "hey" to the first people and then didn't want others to be sad that I didn't say "hey" to them.

Animats 5y ago

Can you buy the layouts as NFTs?

tomcam 5y ago
Tee hee

Abishek_Muthian 5y ago

Congratulations on the launch! I like that it's possible to tryout the editor without login. Could you consider adding some minimalist, text-focused, animation-free, no-framework & accessibility-friendly layouts? It's unlikely that those who are already committed to building minimalist websites would use such a tool, But those who are new to web development and use your tool could get know that minimalism is still an option. P.S. I've added Shuffle to my curated list of startup tools at https://startuptoolchain.com/#website https://startuptoolchain.com/#website .

kemyd 5y ago
We're bootstrapping our SaaS, and all resources are precious. We can't build niche solutions and that's why we focus on the most popular frameworks. If we find a popular framework that is "minimalist, text-focused, animation-free, accessibility-friendly" we may consider adding it. PS. Thanks for adding us!