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Just a little bit of graphic design wouldn't hurt, really. In any case, congratulations on the launch and I'm sure it will become an interesting hub.
by jng 20y ago
Just a little bit of graphic design wouldn't hurt, really. In any case, congratulations on the launch and I'm sure it will become an interesting hub.
- pg 20y agoYeah, I know. The site is at least simple and functional, but we should (and will) make it look better soon.
- jmzachary 20y agoPlease don't. I vote for the simple, straightforward design you currently have.
- bitdiddle 20y agoI second that, I love the minimalist approach. Reddit was much like that in the beginning.
- danielha 20y agoThere's minimalistic and then there's insufficient. I'm all for keeping it simple and functional, but a little aesthetic snazz can contribute to the end goal. I couldn't find the 'Reply' link for a moment -- and I'm not even THAT blind. ;) Looking forward to that update!
- M_Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.
- Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.
- sketerpot 20y agoIt's possible to make a site simpler and more straightforward for users by making it prettier. Really good web design is very subtle; things like giving small but definite visual cues for where posts begin and end, or making the "reply" link a slightly different color from the post so it doesn't look like part of the post -- these small changes do more than look pretty, they also lower the cognitive load on the user and make it feel simpler. A lot of what Reddit has been doing to their interface has been tiny changes that make it feel simpler. Good web design is something to be appreciated; great web design makes you forget that it's even there.
- Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.
- pg 20y agoWe won't clutter it up. Look how minimal the YC site itself is.
- danielha 20y agoIt'd also be a plus to have the page jump to your newly submitted comment after the fact instead of ending up at the top of the page.
- M_Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.
- Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.
- seacrest3 19y ago
- Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.
- Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.
- Arrington 18y agoThis is why we can't have nice things.