Wired-elements

Dev tools

ui component library

SHOW HN2018

650points
120comments
#14of 2,155 in 2018
Top 1%of 2018 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

26 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 13 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.

Execution: 3 for, 10 againstDesign: 12 for, 1 againstIdea: 9 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun, charming sketchy look

    From 4 comments
    • Really nice project. Not sure what's the use case but good fun project. Will use someday. :)
      ai_ia on HN
    • This is really rad! It's fun just to refresh a couple times and see the randomness at work. Nice job!
      acobster on HN
    • I am not a designer but THIS IS SO AWESOME
      donmatito on HN
    • This is great! I like the aesthetic, I'd happily use a web-app that was made with these components.
      ryan-allen on HN
  • Useful for wireframes and client mockups

    From 3 comments
    • This is fantastic! Very useful to get a concept into the browser and hopefully minimize clients focusing on visual design preferences too early in the process.
      spking on HN
    • Same on iOS. Otherwise great job! I can easily see his being used for rapid prototyping so give clients the feel that the UI is not set. Would be good to use the awesome font at…
      hestefisk on HN
    • the balsamiq wireframing software is stylized like this, and i think it suits the wireframing context very nicely https://balsamiq.com/ that's just one specific use case, but…
      maccio92 on HN

Objections

  • Sliders broken on mobile and some browsers

    From 4 comments
    • Looks nice, but I have a bug: The sliders don't work properly, when trying to move them they will always start back at 0. (I'm using Firefox 60).
      asdsa5325 on HN
    • FYI, the slider doesn't work at all on Chrome Android.
      Tijdreiziger on HN
    • Sliders don't seem to be movable with Chrome for Android. Nicely done, though.
      JasonFruit on HN
    • Slider handle doesn't work on Chrome Android 66.0
      bonoetmalo on HN
  • Not accessible to keyboard or screen readers

    From 2 comments
    • I really like the look, very nice job on that. Is there any particular reason though why you didn't follow the aria standards for the controls? None of these controls can be used…
      laken on HN
    • As always, accessibility is the last thing people care about.
      binthere on HN
  • React interop problems

    From 2 comments
    • >These are web components and work fine within React already I tried with a simple CodeSandbox and they are not working for me. ( Unless I'm doing something wrong? )…
      hugozap on HN
    • There's something weird going on in Chrome. This link works in Firefox though with the webcomponents polyfill https://codesandbox.io/s/jn85y61kx9
      d4l3k on HN

Requests

  • Make controls accessible

    From 2 comments
    • I really like the look, very nice job on that. Is there any particular reason though why you didn't follow the aria standards for the controls? None of these controls can be used…
      laken on HN
    • As always, accessibility is the last thing people care about.
      binthere on HN
  • More components and fixes for touch support

    From 2 comments
    • Strange, that designer link doesn't load in Firefox Nightly, with this error: ``` Loading failed for the <script> with source…
      dmix on HN
    • Yep. Doesn't work with touch events properly at the moment. Work in progress!
      shihn on HN
  • Avoid re-rendering shapes when state changes

    From 2 comments
    • That's brilliant! One suggestion I have is to prevent rerendering when changing states, e.g. when checking a checkbox, draw a checkmark without changing the shape of the actual…
      Vinnl on HN
    • It's actually simpler than that. Most of the time it should not re-render at all. Should only re-render when the size has changed - at which point one needs to recompute anyway.…
      shihn on HN

Questions

  • What is the use case for this library

    From 2 comments
    • What is the use-case for this? I read and agree that writing HTML or JavaScript is too costly for wireframes and this is why wireframe tools are handy, because you can cheaply…
      Walkman on HN
    • Really nice project. Not sure what's the use case but good fun project. Will use someday. :)
      ai_ia on HN
  • Which font is used and is it free

    From 2 comments
    • What is the font type that is used in this blog? Is it available for free use?
      suyash on HN
    • Yes: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Gloria+Hallelujah
      shihn on HN

Alternatives named

  • Balsamiq

    From 2 comments
    • the balsamiq wireframing software is stylized like this, and i think it suits the wireframing context very nicely https://balsamiq.com/ that's just one specific use case, but…
      maccio92 on HN
    • This is why I purchased Balsamiq when I was contracting, even the basic Bootstrap theme, even with bold text saying "ignore everything design related!!" I'd still get comments…
      pc86 on HN
  • PaperCSS

    From 2 comments
    • This is amazing, I love the sketched feel to it. I started an open source project in the fall, PaperCSS, that’s in the same category as wiredJS. PaperCSS is like if someone…
      rhyneav on HN
    • PaperCSS looks a bit better imho and they are also working on set of react components.
      p2t2p on HN
  • Napkin look and feel for Java Swing

    From 2 comments
    • Reminds of the Napkin look and feel for Java Swing apps. I worked on a project where we only demoed the Napkin L&F to our customers until we were feature complete. The idea was…
      0x445442 on HN
    • Another comment in this thread mentioned a similar project, a Swing "napkin" theme, which managed a rough look as normal styling. So I guess Swing did something better than…
      uryga on HN
  • Pencil with Sketchy GUI stencil

    From 1 comment
    • For a different free version of balsamiq, also check out https://pencil.evolus.vn/ and use the Sketchy GUI stencil.
      dalacv on HN

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