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I was thinking "ugh, this looks terrible" and read all of the copy as well.

jzawodn 11y ago
How odd that I didn't really "notice" the look. This sounds like a useful service that fits in an area where Google Voice totally dropped the ball and Burner hasn't gone yet.
- marincounty 11y ago
  I don't mind the look either. I don't mind B & W sites. (I am partially color blind, so maybe that's a factor?). Even with photography, most of my pictures are in B & W. I wouldn't pay $15/month. I would accept one targeted ad per week? While I won't use this service, I need to know how it works. I have a weekend project?
david-given 11y ago
It looks terrible? Really? It's an uncluttered layout with the tl;dr description of what it actually is prominently on the front page, and with easy-to-find navigation links to everything else above --- and if you notice, the informational links are on the left, and the actionable links are on the right. To me, it's exactly what I want out of a product's website, and I wish more looked like it!
- biot 11y ago
  It's utilitarian to the max in that it cares little for graphical design. The layout is fairly functional, though I did initially think the menu links at the top were disabled given that the links below were classic blue underline. I can easily see why someone would call that terrible; it looks like a time-warp back to the mid-90s when Netscape rendered the default HTML background as grey before everyone eventually standardized on a white background. You actually have to go out of your way to make the logo and menu medium grey on light grey when the same amount of effort could have been put towards a cleaner, more modern, and higher contrast look without changing the utilitarian layout.
  - njloof 11y ago
    Phone numbers are pretty utilitarian. You mean I need a number just to contact someone? What terrible UI.
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  - jqm 11y ago
    I like. It has easy to glean information and no extraneous clutter. I personally have grown weary of pages with little to no information and half blurred pictures of people in coffee shops. And don't get me started on the scroll bar tricks....
- joshcanhelp 11y ago
  I agree, it's uncluttered and refreshingly simple. It's the default Times font that looks bad to my eyes.

How odd that I didn't really "notice" the look. This sounds like a useful service that fits in an area where Google Voice totally dropped the ball and Burner hasn't gone yet.

marincounty 11y ago
I don't mind the look either. I don't mind B & W sites. (I am partially color blind, so maybe that's a factor?). Even with photography, most of my pictures are in B & W. I wouldn't pay $15/month. I would accept one targeted ad per week? While I won't use this service, I need to know how it works. I have a weekend project?

david-given 11y ago

It looks terrible? Really? It's an uncluttered layout with the tl;dr description of what it actually is prominently on the front page, and with easy-to-find navigation links to everything else above --- and if you notice, the informational links are on the left, and the actionable links are on the right. To me, it's exactly what I want out of a product's website, and I wish more looked like it!

biot 11y ago
It's utilitarian to the max in that it cares little for graphical design. The layout is fairly functional, though I did initially think the menu links at the top were disabled given that the links below were classic blue underline. I can easily see why someone would call that terrible; it looks like a time-warp back to the mid-90s when Netscape rendered the default HTML background as grey before everyone eventually standardized on a white background. You actually have to go out of your way to make the logo and menu medium grey on light grey when the same amount of effort could have been put towards a cleaner, more modern, and higher contrast look without changing the utilitarian layout.
- njloof 11y ago
  Phone numbers are pretty utilitarian. You mean I need a number just to contact someone? What terrible UI.
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- jqm 11y ago
  I like. It has easy to glean information and no extraneous clutter. I personally have grown weary of pages with little to no information and half blurred pictures of people in coffee shops. And don't get me started on the scroll bar tricks....
joshcanhelp 11y ago
I agree, it's uncluttered and refreshingly simple. It's the default Times font that looks bad to my eyes.