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Thanks, we've switched gears to work on design and focus less on products (still the business model, but not every item needs to be a product link) and more on

by dmor 14y ago

Thanks, we've switched gears to work on design and focus less on products (still the business model, but not every item needs to be a product link) and more on articles various audiences want to read. Great to hear you like the format, anything in particular about it that works well for you?

rdl 14y ago
1) Interestingly cropped square images. (although some of them were a lot better than others) 2) I was going to give you credit for the captions, but those are just headlines -- I guess internet media has gotten good at snappy headlines. 3) I'm really biased in favor of this content in specific, so I'm not really a great judge of the format when I see it in this context. Would be easier to judge something I care less about, like "80 vacation destinations" 4) I like the grid vs. the pinterest-style non-aligned grid. (I'm still amazed that gf spends ~1h/day pinning random things. I never got into it.) 5) I generally hate buttons in the UI; it is nice how they disappear.
JacobAldridge 14y ago
rdl answers in better detail than my awareness extended to - I just found it easy to skim for the relevant links in a sea of information that didn't feel overwhelming.
- rdl 14y ago
  I'm horrible at actually doing design, but better at figuring out what I do and don't like about design. It is a curse :(
  - dmor 14y ago
    This was really helpful, thank you for jotting down your thoughts. It is especially interesting that you like the cropped images, I have been debating that design element quite a bit. I can't stand the masonry effect used on Pinterest
    - rdl 14y ago
      What I'm liking more and more is images which bleed off the viewable area, then are clicked to expand to more conventional composition. The small-form representation doesn't need to be complete, it just needs to be interesting. I'm not sure if there's an automated way to pick an exciting close crop, though.
      - dmor 14y ago
        Would you prefer that when you click you are sent off to a new page entirely, or do you just want a modal to pop open with an expanded version of the image and a bit more info?
        rdl 14y ago
        It depends. When I'm on the desktop, I generally do the mod-click so I get a new tab, and for those, I'd want a new page. When I'm on the iPad, I'd want a modal.

by dmor 14y ago

rdl 14y ago

1) Interestingly cropped square images. (although some of them were a lot better than others) 2) I was going to give you credit for the captions, but those are just headlines -- I guess internet media has gotten good at snappy headlines. 3) I'm really biased in favor of this content in specific, so I'm not really a great judge of the format when I see it in this context. Would be easier to judge something I care less about, like "80 vacation destinations" 4) I like the grid vs. the pinterest-style non-aligned grid. (I'm still amazed that gf spends ~1h/day pinning random things. I never got into it.) 5) I generally hate buttons in the UI; it is nice how they disappear.

JacobAldridge 14y ago

rdl answers in better detail than my awareness extended to - I just found it easy to skim for the relevant links in a sea of information that didn't feel overwhelming.

rdl 14y ago
I'm horrible at actually doing design, but better at figuring out what I do and don't like about design. It is a curse :(
- dmor 14y ago
  This was really helpful, thank you for jotting down your thoughts. It is especially interesting that you like the cropped images, I have been debating that design element quite a bit. I can't stand the masonry effect used on Pinterest
  - rdl 14y ago
    What I'm liking more and more is images which bleed off the viewable area, then are clicked to expand to more conventional composition. The small-form representation doesn't need to be complete, it just needs to be interesting. I'm not sure if there's an automated way to pick an exciting close crop, though.
    - dmor 14y ago
      Would you prefer that when you click you are sent off to a new page entirely, or do you just want a modal to pop open with an expanded version of the image and a bit more info?
      - rdl 14y ago
        It depends. When I'm on the desktop, I generally do the mod-click so I get a new tab, and for those, I'd want a new page. When I'm on the iPad, I'd want a modal.