Interface Lovers
Learning and science
design interviews
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
1 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.32.
Design: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful product-focused view of designers for developers
From 1 comment
Pretty cool! As a developer who's currently quite lacking in design capabilities, it's nice to hear about the more product-focused side of things. Will definitely be following…
kevinmannix on HN
Objections
Interviews seem repetitive and focused on taste and minimalism
From 3 comments
Whats so thoroughly disappoints me about the design community is that so few of them are actual disruptors. Browsing through these interviews, the questions are almost entirely…
tsunamifury on HNSame old bunch of faces talking about the same old bunch of stuff. Forever underwhelmed with design writing in the digital space.
intoverflow2 on HNSame story on https://usesthis.com It got to the point where many interviews overlapped so much they may as well have copy pasted and switched names.
petepete on HN
Design community seen as superficial and conformist
From 3 comments
Whats so thoroughly disappoints me about the design community is that so few of them are actual disruptors. Browsing through these interviews, the questions are almost entirely…
tsunamifury on HNIt's also the similarities in the people. And what did stand out to me: All of them use MacOS, only one had no iPhone. I don't think that is a statement to the quality of the…
onli on HNThe design industry is absolutely toxic. It's dripping with this type of stuff. Trends and herd mentality rules everything around designers. It's why I started to move outside of…
ryanSrich on HN
Site design looks bland with large photos
From 1 comment
My thoughts are somehow related. Imediate feeling when entering the website was that everything looks so bland. Big photos of the persons not so much about the work. In a way I…
fimdomeio on HN
Requests
Polish spacing on the site
From 1 comment
Would be nice to polish the spacings http://imgur.com/a/So2Uh
dorianm on HN
Questions
Which interviews show the taste focus the critic described
From 1 comment
Which of these interviews specially gave you that impression? I read a few and searched through the rest with various keywords, and I don't really see how you came to that…
mrxd on HN
Alternatives named
usesthis.com interviews
From 1 comment
Same story on https://usesthis.com It got to the point where many interviews overlapped so much they may as well have copy pasted and switched names.
petepete on HN
Golden Krishna's The Best Interface is No Interface
From 1 comment
Want an actually fascinating read about the future of interface design? Read the best interface is no interface, by Golden Krishna. It's so good.
JusticeJuice on HN