Window Shopper
Web and SaaS
fashion shopping discovery
SHOW HN2013
81points
35comments
#306of 1,739 in 2013
Top 18%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 14 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Execution: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 5 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting visual UI and keyboard controls feel fluid.
From 3 comments
Pretty cool, I really like the use of the keyboard, it makes the experience more fluid. Some feedback : 1 - I would keep a flat design, I think the spheric design is a…
edouard1234567 on HNI like the visual design. The UX is a little weird. I clicked the top image expecting it to move into place but nothing happened. Ditto for the image to the right of the main…
fibbery on HNClever idea....I hate browsing when shopping online for stuff. Looks like you're on to an interface that might actually make that enjoyable. I'd say some of the feedback from the…
bsbechtel on HN
Fun, clever idea for making shopping enjoyable.
From 3 comments
Clever idea....I hate browsing when shopping online for stuff. Looks like you're on to an interface that might actually make that enjoyable. I'd say some of the feedback from the…
bsbechtel on HNI love this.
flippyhead on HNNice idea, points given for trying. the first thing that bugged me was the lack of overview. I actually like a 5x10 raster (or smth similar). Second, the buttons werent directly…
bastijn on HN
Objections
Animation and spherical layout cause eye strain and dizziness.
From 4 comments
Agree with this-- I tend to naturally look at the next picture while it's coming in, but the way it transforms hurts my eyes. Just sliding it in would be much more comfortable,…
thomasbk on HNI realize that I'm "me tooing", but it is well worth mentioning again. It felt so slick, but after just a few minutes of looking at the images I had to get off the site because…
wtvanhest on HNCool but the animation makes me dizzy...
dshipper on HNPretty cool, I really like the use of the keyboard, it makes the experience more fluid. Some feedback : 1 - I would keep a flat design, I think the spheric design is a…
edouard1234567 on HN
Site is broken in several browsers, including Chrome and Safari.
From 3 comments
Looks broken for me in Chrome 27.0.1453.15 beta
mkilling on HNOn Chrome 26.0.1410.43 Linux, it's broken as well.
vasco on HNBusted to hell for me in Safari 5.
atacrawl on HN
Few clothes for men and generic suggestions.
From 2 comments
I like the interface, agree withs some of the comments about flattening it out. But let's talk about the actual stuff on there: not a single piece of interesting clothing for men…
kingkawn on HNIt looks very cool, especially the “Zoom” button interaction. Unfortunately, there is nothing about the site that screams “this is useful, I should bookmark this!” All of the…
jedanbik on HN
Prices differ from Amazon and look inaccurate.
From 2 comments
My suggestions: 1. Let the mouse do more. It's cool that you can use the keyboard, because that's efficient. But I expected to be able to do things like click the thumbnail on…
jarrett on HNIt looks very cool, especially the “Zoom” button interaction. Unfortunately, there is nothing about the site that screams “this is useful, I should bookmark this!” All of the…
jedanbik on HN
Requests
Add price and size filtering.
From 2 comments
This is great, but price/size filtering would make it even better.
kgodey on HNMy suggestions: 1. Let the mouse do more. It's cool that you can use the keyboard, because that's efficient. But I expected to be able to do things like click the thumbnail on…
jarrett on HN
Use a flat grid layout instead of the sphere.
From 3 comments
Pretty cool, I really like the use of the keyboard, it makes the experience more fluid. Some feedback : 1 - I would keep a flat design, I think the spheric design is a…
edouard1234567 on HNI find myself disagreeing with all the positive feedback on the ui. I really dislike the squished view above and the anorexic view to the right. Why not use a Pinterest grid. I…
hnriot on HNVery cool concept. I think there's an opportunity to reinventing the visual shopping experience for fashion/ecommerce sites. If this can easily go responsive for smartphone…
ereckers on HN
Let users save items they like.
From 1 comment
Pretty cool, I really like the use of the keyboard, it makes the experience more fluid. Some feedback : 1 - I would keep a flat design, I think the spheric design is a…
edouard1234567 on HN
Make it work on mobile and keep users on site.
From 2 comments
Very cool concept. I think there's an opportunity to reinventing the visual shopping experience for fashion/ecommerce sites. If this can easily go responsive for smartphone…
ereckers on HNPretty cool, I really like the use of the keyboard, it makes the experience more fluid. Some feedback : 1 - I would keep a flat design, I think the spheric design is a…
edouard1234567 on HN
Questions
Does the back button work and how do keyboard shortcuts like X and Z function?
From 3 comments
Looks nice. Though it is annoying that the browsers back button does not work.
chrisu_de on HNI like the visual design. The UX is a little weird. I clicked the top image expecting it to move into place but nothing happened. Ditto for the image to the right of the main…
fibbery on HNSame for me. I thought it was broken, as without scrolling to the bottom of the page, the buttons are not visible and the content itself isn't clickable. Also it isn't obvious…
iray on HN
Alternatives named
Amazon
From 2 comments
Seems to be a dumb (random, possibly?) category-based item browser with keyboard controls and a unique UI. I wouldn't consider this a discovery tool as it doesn't seem to have…
brokentone on HNMy suggestions: 1. Let the mouse do more. It's cool that you can use the keyboard, because that's efficient. But I expected to be able to do things like click the thumbnail on…
jarrett on HN
Pinterest and Instagram
From 2 comments
Seems to be a dumb (random, possibly?) category-based item browser with keyboard controls and a unique UI. I wouldn't consider this a discovery tool as it doesn't seem to have…
brokentone on HNI find myself disagreeing with all the positive feedback on the ui. I really dislike the squished view above and the anorexic view to the right. Why not use a Pinterest grid. I…
hnriot on HN
Stunable
From 1 comment
the general concept of this UI (besides the spherical part) is similar to that of a site I'm freelancing on right now. It even has some of the same hotkeys :) it's for girls only…
damon_c on HN