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Tell HN: Hidden website design/usability gems?
Hi All,
I just wanted to share this little unexpected design gem I discovered through a link over at Gizmodo. Go here http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/level-camera-cube/ and click 'add to cart'. Even the shopping cart turns its frown upside down.
It is smooth, well executed and adds to the user experience. I can also imagine this visual touch is a real boost in usability for less techy people.
Have you recently come across any other little unexpected innovative touches in a website which brought a smile to your face and improved usability?
- taitems 17y agohttp://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/level-camera-cube/ http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/level-camera-cube/ Clickable link.
- colinplamondon 17y agoNot technical or new, but hitboxes, hitboxes, hitboxes. Add 5px of padding to your anchors and a rollover color, it makes a really huge difference.
- jacquesm 17y agoNeat little trick! Also a neat little product, ideal for selling over the web.
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- yannis 17y agoGreat trick! Movement always catches the user's eye, even my cat reacts if she sees anything jumping! It appears it was all done with YUI. I guess moving the image with position absolute and placing it in front of all other elements with the z-index.
- russell 17y agoNeat product. I had to buy one for my GF, the artist. The whole shopping cart experience is just a little bit better than usual. It asked me for my name and the used it to populate the CC and shipping names. The messages were nice, not institutional. EDIT: Must be the HN effect: they are out of stock and wont ship for another week, :-(
- superamit 17y agoHey thanks! We spent a long time getting the timing on the swoop and the bounce when it lands in the cart right. Cool to see someone notice. :)
- alanthonyc 17y agoHey, that's a great site even aside from the little animated cart. Lot's of cool photo gear! p.s. I almost bought 24 camera cubes, I was having so much fun clicking the button.
- fsniper 17y agoYeah that's what i was doing too :). Makes shopping like playing a game.
- weaksauce 17y agoThat's a cool trick. Very usable. What are you using for the shopping cart? Is it homebrew or something off the shelf like Satchmo or magento?