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by sgdesign 15y ago
I figured with people selling iOS games that take months of development for $0.99, an eBook shouldn't be much more expensive than that… Plus my main target for this eBook is hackers and entrepreneurs, and since design is not their main fiel
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by sgdesign 15y ago
There, changed it. If people still take this one literally, I don't know what to say…
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by sgdesign 15y ago
You definitely make some good arguments, thanks again for sharing your feedback :)
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by sgdesign 15y ago
drop me a line at http://sachagreif.com/contact and I'll send you the eBook, you can pay me later once your browser feels better :)
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by sgdesign 15y ago
Sorry if that didn't come across, but that was indented as a parody of obnoxious sites that create false scarcity. By definition, a web product like an eBook can't be limited in quantity. So I thought the humor would be clear. But I hadn't
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by sgdesign 15y ago
I would love to use KickStarter for something one day, but it should be something that I really couldn't achieve by myself. I wouldn't want to use KickStarter as just a way to collect pre-payments and test the market, I don't think that's w
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by sgdesign 15y ago
That's pretty much it. You can see how I organize my Photoshop file, what kind of effects I use, and maybe copy some styles or textures for your own designs… I know most people won't have a use for the PSD, that's why there's a cheaper pric
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by sgdesign 15y ago
No, it's purely visual design. It's more about the theory behind design choices than the actual practical matter of designing and coding the UI. There are lots of Photoshop and CSS tutorials out there already, so I thought it was more inter
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by sgdesign 15y ago
Glad you liked it! I was about to suggest Rails Tutorial, that's how I learned Rails myself. Very good book!
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by sgdesign 15y ago
I think it's mainly to make it easier to manage user feedback. But the annoying sign up form is there because the app is not ready yet. As soon as it's functional, people will get access fairly quickly.
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by sgdesign 15y ago
By the way, the app that I'm designing in this eBook is a Rails+Backbone.js open-source chat app, kind of like an open-source Campfire. I'm working on it in collaboration with the Bushido (YC S11) guys. It's not out yet, but if you're inter
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Step by Step UI Design(sachagreif.com)
315 points by sgdesign 15y ago|117 comments
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by sgdesign 15y ago
When talking about "exits", it might also be useful to keep in mind the amount of money you could've made while working a regular in the same period of time. Of course I'll be the first to admit that working on your own projects is much mor
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by sgdesign 15y ago
Glad you like the idea! It does seem a bit like one of those all-encompassing "boil the ocean" ideas, but PG's last post made me think maybe those ideas are worth considering after all!
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by sgdesign 15y ago
My free idea: when using different analytics services, I'm sick of having to add the tracking code and then reconfigure the same users and events for every new service. So my idea is a third-party site that only collects your data once, and
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by sgdesign 15y ago
Seems like an interesting product, but please don't use Lobster for your logo… You can honestly pick any one of MyFont's bestseller fonts ( http://myfonts.us/td-AErAU5 ) at random and it'll look more profesional than using a free font that
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Analytics Showdown: KISSmetrics vs Mixpanel(sachagreif.com)
1 points by sgdesign 15y ago|0 comments
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by sgdesign 15y ago
This is something that I struggled with myself during the design process. I'm sure the app could be improved, but all I can say is that the current solution is the best we came up with. Also, the menu presents the advantage of leaving room
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by sgdesign 15y ago
Thanks! I really appreciate your comment, it's feedback like this that makes me happy to be a designer!
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by sgdesign 15y ago
thanks!
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by sgdesign 15y ago
I agree 100%. But it's not always easy to know where to draw the line. For example copying a menu pattern is fine, but copying an icon might not be… unless the icon becomes a standard itself. So it can be tricky.
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Making of an iPhone app design (Sharypic)(sachagreif.com)
69 points by sgdesign 15y ago|22 comments
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by sgdesign 15y ago
http://folyo.me is a bit like this, but for designers. And coincidentally, Coderwall is one of the companies who's used Folyo to find a designer.
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by sgdesign 15y ago
This reminds me of a supermarket where I shop where the point of sale system's display was so crowded that the cashiers had to draw a big arrow right on the screen with permanent marker to point at the total price…
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by sgdesign 15y ago
Looking forward to it!
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Design by the Numbers(speakerdeck.com)
2 points by sgdesign 15y ago|0 comments
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by sgdesign 15y ago
No, it does reveal the database as far as I know. But again, it's a completely public site.
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by sgdesign 15y ago
I really like this. I think that's pretty much my ideal sign-up flow, at least it's the fastest and simplest one I've heard of so far.
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by sgdesign 15y ago
But how is that different from Googling "site:bagcheck.com John Smith"?
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by sgdesign 15y ago
Right. You can also check for someone's profile with his name or email on Twitter (or even just Google them).

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