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This is kind of pretty, but actually rather annoying from a UI perspective. Here is some feedback, which is just like, my opinion, man. For one, there's the my
by notJim 14y ago
This is kind of pretty, but actually rather annoying from a UI perspective. Here is some feedback, which is just like, my opinion, man.
For one, there's the mystery meat navigation. If it's a visual directory of all color names, why not start there? Or start by showing one color and then rapidly "zooming" out to show an overview. I'm guessing you're going for some kind of serendipity right now, where I would refresh repeatedly and be treated to delightful colors. Maybe you could find a middle ground where there's still some serendipity, but it's also easier to navigate.
The transitions on the titles are also too slow. I know how it can be when you're staring at these things for a while, it can be hard to judge. Consider that when I mouse over a color, it's because I want to see the color name (which is, after all, the only thing this does.) Therefore, you shouldn't make me wait half a second to see it. If you reduce to something more like an eighth of a second, there's still a nice effect, but I don't feel like I'm waiting.
Finally, the text on the light colors is about impossible to read. You've got the right idea with the text shadow, but it's too faint. Keep in mind that since monitor calibrations vary wildly, if you care about readability, you have to be conservative with your contrast. I will admit that I'm using a really crappy monitor that I've never calibrated right now (and I know for a fact that the color reproduction on it is way off.)
- droithomme 14y agoNot just your opinion man, I came to post about the poor mystery meat UI and the latency to see after hovering, but you saved me the time. Really don't care for this trend of these sorts of inefficient interfaces that mostly broadcast the person is learning HTML5.
- julien_c 14y agoThe whole thing is very, very slow. Why should it reload the whole page from the server each time I request a new random color?
- notJim 14y agoI noticed that too, but I kind of felt it was harsh to criticize when the poster's server is being hammered by HN and so on. I did notice that the requests were very large, however. I believe around half a megabyte, for such a simple concept.