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Disqus Gravity — The web of discussions

33 points by joshuasortino 13y ago

ssewani 13y ago
this looks cool, what's the technology behind it?
- northisup 13y ago
  The frontend is written in d3 and the backend is good old fashioned Django on Postgres.
- vincelane 13y ago
  Check out D3 here, lots of cool stuff: http://d3js.org http://d3js.org
Articulate 13y ago
Am I missing something- I like that the blogs are in circles- kind of fun but does it help me find blogs I wouldn't find otherwise?
- vincelane 13y ago
  Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm the lead designer on this project. Gravity probably won't replace Google Reader just yet. Out goal was to create a fun experience, show off a little bit of our network, and listen to feedback – feedback that we might use to drive the design and features of potential future Disqus products.
  - NikolaTesla 13y ago
    This is very different than most of the stuff I've seen using d3. Do you have plans to "disqus" how it was done?
    - nthitz 13y ago
      Looks like it's using some of the Force Layout stuff https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Force-Layout https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Force-Layout
  - hwang0214 13y ago
    really awesome design. maybe use more images in the bubbles instead of text to get more clicks?
eksith 13y ago
This kinda reminds me Tom Groves' "Corkboard" idea (except these are topic bubbles, and Tom actually created floating topic "Post-its") http://web.archive.org/web/20040725085305/http://www.tomgroves.net/corkboard/ http://web.archive.org/web/20040725085305/http://www.tomgrov...
r00fus 13y ago
This reminds me of Altavista search back in 1999 (it would string together words that were connected, creating a web - exciting stuff back then). Except I can't figure out how Gravity would be useful at all. I can't, for example expand the "tech" section.
csmatt 13y ago
Looks like future versions will include an easter egg!
- vincelane 13y ago
  Shhh! ;-)
resu 13y ago
Some of the text in the smaller bubbles are illegible. Also, is it possible to prevent the collision of a few bubbles from causing everything on the screen to move? Very impressive!
li-ch 13y ago
Too little information, too much cognitive overhead.
- deleted 13y ago
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al1x 13y ago
What am I supposed to be doing with it? What am I supposed to be getting from it? Admiring some design work or absorbing useful information? The aesthetic is there, but the utility? Nonexistent. This isn't how you present this type of data to a consumer. It isn't consumption-friendly.

33 points by joshuasortino 13y ago

ssewani 13y ago

this looks cool, what's the technology behind it?

northisup 13y ago
The frontend is written in d3 and the backend is good old fashioned Django on Postgres.
vincelane 13y ago
Check out D3 here, lots of cool stuff: http://d3js.org http://d3js.org

Articulate 13y ago

Am I missing something- I like that the blogs are in circles- kind of fun but does it help me find blogs I wouldn't find otherwise?

vincelane 13y ago
Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm the lead designer on this project. Gravity probably won't replace Google Reader just yet. Out goal was to create a fun experience, show off a little bit of our network, and listen to feedback – feedback that we might use to drive the design and features of potential future Disqus products.
- NikolaTesla 13y ago
  This is very different than most of the stuff I've seen using d3. Do you have plans to "disqus" how it was done?
  - nthitz 13y ago
    Looks like it's using some of the Force Layout stuff https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Force-Layout https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Force-Layout
- hwang0214 13y ago
  really awesome design. maybe use more images in the bubbles instead of text to get more clicks?

eksith 13y ago

This kinda reminds me Tom Groves' "Corkboard" idea (except these are topic bubbles, and Tom actually created floating topic "Post-its") http://web.archive.org/web/20040725085305/http://www.tomgroves.net/corkboard/ http://web.archive.org/web/20040725085305/http://www.tomgrov...

r00fus 13y ago

This reminds me of Altavista search back in 1999 (it would string together words that were connected, creating a web - exciting stuff back then). Except I can't figure out how Gravity would be useful at all. I can't, for example expand the "tech" section.

csmatt 13y ago

Looks like future versions will include an easter egg!

vincelane 13y ago
Shhh! ;-)

resu 13y ago

Some of the text in the smaller bubbles are illegible. Also, is it possible to prevent the collision of a few bubbles from causing everything on the screen to move? Very impressive!

li-ch 13y ago

Too little information, too much cognitive overhead.

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al1x 13y ago

What am I supposed to be doing with it? What am I supposed to be getting from it? Admiring some design work or absorbing useful information? The aesthetic is there, but the utility? Nonexistent. This isn't how you present this type of data to a consumer. It isn't consumption-friendly.