mcg, 4 months ago

@robb And if it’s anything like the Hey app, a generally crappy experience.

mbjones, 4 months ago

@robb hey look, DHH doing something like this - something I did have on the 2024 bingo card.

🤦‍♂️

collin, 4 months ago

@robb @jaredwhite I don't want to be a jerk, but, what is up with that design? I usually like how most of their stuff looks, but this is just gross looking.

robb, 4 months ago

@collin @jaredwhite You can be a jerk to DHH, that's like a freebie.

collin, 4 months ago

@robb @jaredwhite I mean, I don't know who the designers are, and I don't like to put down other peoples work, but this looks like if I did the CSS and it was a first draft. I mean this is the competition. I would die of embarrassment.

exchgr, 4 months ago

@collin @robb @jaredwhite this might have something to do with it https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/30/basecamp-employees-quit-ceo-letter/

collin, 4 months ago

@exchgr @robb @jaredwhite Oh yeah, that's definitely it. I'm still shocked how bad those screenshots look.

exchgr, 4 months ago

@collin @robb @jaredwhite yeah, they smack of low grade contractor work

collin, 4 months ago

@exchgr @robb @jaredwhite Totally. It looks like the version where the developers are like "we'll clean this up when the design is ready.”

reichenwald, 4 months ago

@collin @robb @jaredwhite And this one doesn’t even look that good

collin, 4 months ago

@reichenwald @robb @jaredwhite I mean, I think Fantastical is pretty good looking app. Even compared to Apple's though, which is what I use, it looks pretty unattractive.

Anyway, I don't want to put down anyone else's work, and I haven't actually used their app. Those screenshots just looked surprisingly rough to me.