Ask HN: anybody looking for design help?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3548461

by sgdesign • 14 years ago

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I'm the guy behind Folyo (http://folyo.me), a private job board for freelance designers. There are about 300 designers on the site, and I thought it might be interesting to pick 3 or 4 designers each week and ask them to do a short "design roundtable" and give their impressions on a site's design.

So if you've got a site and you'd like a chance to get feedback on its design (for free of course), just leave a link here :)

sgdesign• 14 years ago

Link to Folyo: http://folyo.me

pestaa• 14 years ago

I'm mainly a software engineer with little artistic talent, currently doing my first web design in Photoshop.

Is it possible to ask for feedback on image renders as opposed to production sites? I've been playing with this exact idea so your post couldn't arrive at a better moment.

makeee• 14 years ago

Awesome idea! http://imgfave.com could use a redesign. I've got a redesigned mockup I'm pretty happy with, but I'd love to see what better designers could come up with.

gdhillon• 14 years ago

Great Thanks. Please checkout http://jackpotbuddy.com

polyfractal• 14 years ago

I've been working on a personal portfolio mockup that I wouldn't mind some comments on, even something brief like "fonts are too damn big".

http://zacharytong.com/mockup.jpg

Tangentially related, how often do Folyo emails go out? Basically, I'm a new freelancer and terrified a client will come to me asking for design work. I'm handy with photoshop...but not a designer.

If that happens, would Folyo be a decent place to find someone to work with/subcontract to?

vrikhter• 14 years ago

I really like the 'you need to' --> 'i specialize in' part. Immediately made me think you know what you're doing..and that I should probably hire you. Great job!

ssylee• 14 years ago

I know Metalab Designs is looking for designers, though not sure if they are looking for local ones in Victoria: http://metalabdesign.com/

mcrider• 14 years ago

I'm working on a web app for listening to podcasts and did a soft launch with some good feedback -- but haven't heard much about my design. The site is http://flapcast.com -- thanks!

aymeric• 14 years ago

I'd love someone to look at the design of the weekly planner at http://weekplan.net

As I mentioned in a recent thread (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3547019) I tried to publish a new design that my users didn't like and I had to roll back.

Some users also suggested I get a designer :) http://weekplan.userecho.com/topic/93916-hire-designer-bette...

The app is growing steadily (10K+ users), a better design would help growing faster.

Thanks!

sagacity• 14 years ago

Great initiative :)

Please checkout: http://www.StartOpedia.org

in conjunction with this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3548292

Concours• 14 years ago

Please Check out http://www.tagesweb.de/ , it's a German news rss aggregator

anujkk• 14 years ago

I would love to get some feedback on Pinkvox(http://www.pinkvox.com) design.

klaut• 14 years ago

I would love some design feedback on http://thebookingbee.com

Thanks!

bradt• 14 years ago

I actually worked on this exact idea with a designer friend but called it quits after we got too busy with client work. You've executed this brilliantly!

I was a bit surprised that you are showcasing designers and linking to their sites, allowing potential customers to contact them directly. This is something we struggled with.

I think you nailed it though. There is huge value in posting to the network and finding out who is interested and available to take on the project. I would love to see a clone of this for developers as well, so I could actually use it. :)

true_religion• 14 years ago

If you could do one on 9cloud.us[1], I'd really appreciate it.

I'm working on it everyday, but despite my best efforts I know I don't have the design chops of a true professional.

9Cloud is aiming to be a replacement for Flickr, et al, focusing on what no one else does right now---the community and not social networking, local search, or anonymous uploading.

I think the fun of finding great people, and great artwork within a site has been lost in the new trends and I want to bring it back since its something I enjoyed immensely.

[1] About page: http://9cloud.us/about/

joshnh• 14 years ago

I'm reasonably new to the world of design, and would love to get some honest feedback on my site: http://joshnh.com

My main focus has been readability; I want to make sure that that hasn't negatively impacted other aspects I may not have considered though.

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