Honest opinion on this site?

[manlymatt83]

Hi all,

I've been working on a project that's no where near done, but it's far enough along that I can demonstrate it.

The site is: http://www.yiglet.com

Just looking for advice, comments, and if anyone thinks it's useful. For what it's worth, email integration, iphone, mobile, blackberry, etc. is coming next week once the other developers finish their work, and more advanced features like sharing, assigning, and auto-interpretation of messages (IE: "go to the gym 3 times per week") is coming soon.

 

[Tristicus]

It's...interesting? I mean, I don't see why you would need one of these, especially on a phone since there are calenders and notepads.
Then again there probably wasn't need for another wallpaper site, but I always wanted my own.

 

[manlymatt83]

It's...interesting? I mean, I don't see why you would need one of these, especially on a phone since there are calenders and notepads.
Then again there probably wasn't need for another wallpaper site, but I always wanted my own.

Mainly because the one thing all of those programs lack is sharing of the lists between all of your devices.

-Matt

 

[Mike Gayner]

It looks like my Geocities page from 1995.

 

[Sasiki]

It looks like my Geocities page from 1995.

I kind of like that. The site is very snappy because it's so basic. I like the idea of the site. It's a bit quicker adding to that list rather than using Google Calendar.

 

[manlymatt83]

I kind of like that. The site is very snappy because it's so basic. I like the idea of the site. It's a bit quicker adding to that list rather than using Google Calendar.

Thanks sasiki! If you have any ideas, let me know. Our goal is to make it really simple, and even quicker than google calendar, but also allow people to get their lists emailed to them, email in list items, access from blackberry application, iphone application, mobile web, etc.

 

[Mike Gayner]

I kind of like that. The site is very snappy because it's so basic. I like the idea of the site. It's a bit quicker adding to that list rather than using Google Calendar.

I like simple too - I just don't like ugly image backgrounds, weird Times New Roman headings, images from Windows 3.11 and multi coloured word clouds.

 

[Lean L]

1995

 

[manlymatt83]

I like simple too - I just don't like ugly image backgrounds, weird Times New Roman headings, images from Windows 3.11 and multi coloured word clouds.

Did you even login? The things you describe are only on the home page - the logged in portion is actually pretty clean.

I can't do much about the "times new roman headings", but I am interested in replacing the trash icon and green arrow icons with something a bit more modern. Also, what don't you like about the background? What would you change it to? A solid color?

 

[Mike Gayner]

Did you even login? The things you describe are only on the home page - the logged in portion is actually pretty clean.

I can't do much about the "times new roman headings", but I am interested in replacing the trash icon and green arrow icons with something a bit more modern. Also, what don't you like about the background? What would you change it to? A solid color?

Yes, a solid colour. Find me a decent looking website with a repeating background image. They don't exist.

I logged in using a 10 minute email address - slightly better, but still ugly as shit.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Also the "Advanced" button doesn't do anything.

 

[manlymatt83]

Also the "Advanced" button doesn't do anything.

I meant to take that out.

 

[manlymatt83]

Yes, a solid colour. Find me a decent looking website with a repeating background image. They don't exist.

I logged in using a 10 minute email address - slightly better, but still ugly as shit.

This is what I'm working on now:

http://trunk.dev.yiglet.com/

username: ujamaw
password: testing

Maybe that's a little better on your eyes? (just the home page)

 

[Mike Gayner]

WTF the mobile version goes to something called "Jarga".

 

[manlymatt83]

WTF the mobile version goes to something called "Jarga".

Haven't launched the mobile version yet, but it'll look very similar to this:

http://m.jarga.com

-matt

 

[szechuanpork]

after login this page: http://www.yiglet.com/?p=create looks good. i think it looks cleaner than the homepage pre-login.

 

[tokie]

It looks like my Geocities page from 1995.

No, because then it would have silly ads plastered on it along with an UNDER CONSTRUCTION gif.

Get rid of the bone background, it made me think back to the business card scene in American Psycho. Go with pure white or orange or something.

 

[coldmeat]

Apparently I'm not allowed to fap this week.

 

[Matthiasa]

Everything has that function now, so no point.

Apparently I'm not allowed to fap this week.

If you add with hand or with person or all night or anything, you can add it.
There is a min character limit which is dumb.

 

[manlymatt83]

Here we go!

http://yiglet.com/

(updated layout)

 

[Mike Gayner]

100,000x better.

 

[manlymatt83]

100,000x better.

Thanks for the advice

I still need to work on the logged in interface.

 

[coldmeat]

Now it looks like Google.

 

[manlymatt83]

Now it looks like Google.

Is that a bad thing?

it looked like crap before.

 

[manlymatt83]

bump for day crew