I think you misunderstood (which I figure is a fault on my part). The product on the frontpage is what has been curated today. But this made me think of something else; I should probably add product descriptions.
Lockitron[1] is not what he built, but is just the latest product to have been curated.
Lockitron is a YC-company and, to answer your question, this is from the Lockitron FAQ:
Unlike lost keys which anyone can use to unlock your door, in the event you lose your phone you can disable its access by resetting your account password. Never worry about changing your locks again.
It looks very nice, and I quite like the layout, but the main thing I would fix first is to provide product descriptions.
Type of description can range from "Woot-hilarious" to "Uncrate-minimal", but SOME kind of text to describe why that particular object was curated, and perhaps why it was chosen against some competitors would be great.
It's a similar idea to Uncrate (though they do more than one thing daily), but I'd look around at their site to see what you do and don't like.
Thanks! You are right, I should add some kind of description. A title and an image don't quite cut it when trying to give a good impression of the product. And more importantly for this kind of site, explain why the product has been curated.
Uncrate is a great site. I'm trying to differentiate by keeping it to one product a day. I hope I can keep the quality of products that I curate high that way. I'll also try to keep it at products that are more or less affordable.
Looks clean! I used to subscribe to something that sent out a digest of cool/crazy items (wish I could remember the name for you, but can't find it) and liked it. They made money off of Amazon's affiliate program.
It seems curateddaily is promoting buying stuff. It's a common thing to do, but not necessarily a good thing to do if you start something new. I value the world of less stuff, of lagging behind with new stuff, of giving attention to people and suffering, in stead of to shiny stuff and "ineedthat". The visual and interaction design are really good, though. I challenge you to come up with another sideproject that combines the best of both worlds.
Well said. It does indeed promote buying, but only of products that are well designed (both in form and function), products that hopefully delight their purchasers and make their lifes a little easier.
There's something to be said for both sides, although giving attention to people and suffering is more important. I will definitely try to do more of both in another sideproject.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 45.5 ms ] threadLockitron is a YC-company and, to answer your question, this is from the Lockitron FAQ:
Unlike lost keys which anyone can use to unlock your door, in the event you lose your phone you can disable its access by resetting your account password. Never worry about changing your locks again.
[1] - http://lockitron.com/
Type of description can range from "Woot-hilarious" to "Uncrate-minimal", but SOME kind of text to describe why that particular object was curated, and perhaps why it was chosen against some competitors would be great.
It's a similar idea to Uncrate (though they do more than one thing daily), but I'd look around at their site to see what you do and don't like.
Uncrate is a great site. I'm trying to differentiate by keeping it to one product a day. I hope I can keep the quality of products that I curate high that way. I'll also try to keep it at products that are more or less affordable.
There's something to be said for both sides, although giving attention to people and suffering is more important. I will definitely try to do more of both in another sideproject.
Is there a way to rethink the nav? Maybe have a look at how Medium does it: https://medium.com/obvious/83effd466520