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Holger, your design has the same issue as every other HN app - it trades condensed view for spacing and typography. The brilliance of HN's native design is an a

Holger, your design has the same issue as every other HN app - it trades condensed view for spacing and typography. The brilliance of HN's native design is an ability to see 20-30 stories per screenful. This is a must have. Otherwise it turns into Designer News [1] :) Secondly, an app that is merely an alternative view of HN webpage is not terribly interesting. It should really offer something else. For example, an ability to track/follow other users, ability to pick up stories from /new page that might of an interest to me, track my account stats, track replies to my comments and submissions, etc. If you are going to sink your time in this project, make damn sure there'll be (paid) downloads at the end of the road. [1] https://news.layervault.com https://news.layervault.com

holgersindbaek 14y ago
Thanks for the constructive criticism... always very welcome :-). This is not a finished version of the design either. I've been fiddling with it the last 2 days to see if people would be interested. Sounds like great inputs. Love the idea of tracking replies (why doesn't HN already do that?) and following users.
hawkw 14y ago
I find it kind of amusing that Hacker News is better designed than Designer News.
- connortomas 14y ago
  I'd argue that "better designed" is subjective here. Hacker News is optimised for high content density. Designer News has lower content density, but there's more space between posts (and visual signposts in the form of "badges") which makes the front-page easier to scan. I appreciate both approaches.
  - hawkw 14y ago
    While "better designed" is definitely subjective, I find that HN reads easier and is more visually appealing. Personally, HN feels superior on an aesthetic as well as functional level - many of DN's design techniques feel kind of cliched or tacky.
goldfeld 14y ago
So does anyone happen to have an invite code for designer news?

holgersindbaek 14y ago

Thanks for the constructive criticism... always very welcome :-). This is not a finished version of the design either. I've been fiddling with it the last 2 days to see if people would be interested. Sounds like great inputs. Love the idea of tracking replies (why doesn't HN already do that?) and following users.

hawkw 14y ago

I find it kind of amusing that Hacker News is better designed than Designer News.

connortomas 14y ago
I'd argue that "better designed" is subjective here. Hacker News is optimised for high content density. Designer News has lower content density, but there's more space between posts (and visual signposts in the form of "badges") which makes the front-page easier to scan. I appreciate both approaches.
- hawkw 14y ago
  While "better designed" is definitely subjective, I find that HN reads easier and is more visually appealing. Personally, HN feels superior on an aesthetic as well as functional level - many of DN's design techniques feel kind of cliched or tacky.

goldfeld 14y ago

So does anyone happen to have an invite code for designer news?