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This might seem a bit rude, especially because it takes a lot of work to launch something like this, but I'll try to give really honest feedback. So please don'
by rb2k_ 15y ago
This might seem a bit rude, especially because it takes a lot of work to launch something like this, but I'll try to give really honest feedback. So please don't take this as an attack on the project, but rather an unfiltered 'brain dump':
I personally wouldn't be compelled to buy it mainly because:
- I hear a "non-native" accent. I'm not a native english speaker myself, but for some reason this makes it very hard for me to listen over a longer period of time. I have the same problem with podcasts. This might be something very particular to my tastes though.
- The trainer sounds too young. I love to have people teach me things that have "been around". Somebody that knows Smalltalk/Lisp/... might be able to explain to me WHY things are done in a certain way as opposed to HOW they are done. Looking a bit at the linkedin profile behind the site creator (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sidwyn-koh/26/4/495 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sidwyn-koh/26/4/495), I'll have to say that it doesn't really change my impression.
- The audio quality of the samples isn't that great. It's either audio compression artefacts or a bad microphone. Especially at that price, I'd like something as basic as the audio quality to be good.
- The website logo looks like MS Paint art
- sidwyn 15y agoThanks for your feedback. I value these comments over those who slam the product/website without any suggestions. 1) I'm from Singapore and English is my first language. 2) Good point. 3) I've actually been experimenting with mics, but I'll definitely re-record once I find the right one. 4) I hired a designer from dribbble to help me out. MS Paint Art, seriously? Again, thanks for your suggestions.
- earl 15y agoI think the gp might mean that he doesn't care for the spray of pixels around your logo -- the stuff highlighted in the arrows in my image. To be honest, it isn't to my taste either. http://earlh.com/dump/hn/20111016-ctj3ptc2jqf1m46bg1sh4skhis.jpg http://earlh.com/dump/hn/20111016-ctj3ptc2jqf1m46bg1sh4skhis...
- Luyt 15y agoThat's funny, I noticed these stray pixels too, but I assumed they were put there on purpose, to make give lettering a 'dusty' appearance.
- matthewking 15y agoAs they are placed exactly where a shadow would fall I think they are deliberate. I actually really like the design of the site.
- ArcticCelt 15y ago>I've actually been experimenting with mics, but I'll definitely re-record once I find the right one. I once heard a very simple trick on a Mixergy interview. Record yourself under a blanket. The interviewee who was a professional audio/video consultant explained that with a simple iPhone and by being under a blanket to kill surrounding sounds you can almost get a studio quality recording.