Design Questions


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2 Answers
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What steps should be taken to create a “sustainable” web design (as opposed to graphic design) startup company?

I'm interested in determining the steps needed to create a 'sustainable' startup in web design, which should be somewhat different from graphic design firms. Topics include computing energy cost of...

asked Dec 20 '11 at 12:52
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Pete Markiewicz
11 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
1.48K Views
how to pitch design as a competitive advantage

I'm building software for corporate customers and the space I'm in has several established competitors. Luckily, their design simply sucks. Think of the difference between using a smartphone circa...

asked Dec 21 '11 at 18:20
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Frenchie
4,166 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.13K Views
Should I really worry about the UI of my iPhone app?

My iPhone app is in the final polish stage. I have been designing it using pretty much standard iPhone UI elements. Now as this will hit the crowd soon, by looking at other apps in the store, I am...

asked Dec 12 '11 at 05:00
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Tom
197 points

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4 Answers
1.87K Views
Where to look for inspiration when designing product/company website?

To begin with, let me say that "hire a designer" is not really an answer. Problem is, I will still have to evaluate and accept or reject whatever he or she creates. Personally I would go with a...

asked Dec 12 '11 at 07:37
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User9982
206 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
1.76K Views
Venues to reach/hire freelancers cross-country

I'm a design agency who does client-work through freelancers, and I'm looking to hire/partner with people in other states and work with them remotely to expand my reach to cross-country. Think...

asked Nov 17 '11 at 00:09
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Vic Goldfeld
111 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.96K Views
How can I get a multimedia video designed for my company?

In order to build our website we need to create a short 1 minute video about our project similar to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHhwxvQqxg.

asked Nov 13 '11 at 09:08
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Jay Chag
6 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.91K Views
Is T-shirt Design Industry Oversaturated or still in fancy?

T-shirt design has always been a foray for graphic designers but is it still a good business to earn good profits, good means really good. Innovation is needed but still.

asked Oct 28 '11 at 03:21
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Tushar Shetty
11 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
2K Views
How does a startup get a lot of Facebook fans?

I have a Facebook fan page for my startup and I'm looking to increase the numbers of fans. What are some techniques for acquiring real, legitimate fans?

asked Oct 30 '11 at 10:36
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Sima Akter
31 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.9K Views
Where can I find some help on designing packaging for retail sales of our product?

Graphic designers typically charge big bucks to create a packaging concept. Then there is the cost of packaging materials that can sometimes cost as much or more than the product. Does anyone have...

asked Oct 6 '11 at 13:21
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Roger
6 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.43K Views
Best online places to find UX/UI designers?

A local start up team here in Taiwan is looking for mobile application UX & UI specialists... but here on the ground while there are great designers not many have mobile UX experience. If...

asked Oct 13 '11 at 19:02
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Long Winter
271 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
1.96K Views
Home page for a B2B site

I am designing the landing page for a B2B site and want to demonstrate the steps involved in using the product with images. For example, if the sequence of events is 1) User emails us something 2)...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 07:42
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User3462
345 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.44K Views
Is there any platform on which I can find a developer/designer for my project?

Is there any platform where we can find developer/designer or where designer and developers collaborate and contribute. There are lot of website where this things happens but they are much like a...

asked Aug 30 '11 at 20:08
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Parry
108 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.01K Views
How many pages do I need designed?

I have just finished my wireframe, and am about to contact designers to get some mockups done. My wireframe is about 20 pages in total, yet only 5 or 6 of the pages are significantly different from...

asked Sep 5 '11 at 13:22
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Jdh
182 points

2 Votes
9 Answers
2.7K Views
On what should I pay attention when letting someone design my website?

So I have an idea for a new website. I worked it out into great detail but unfortunately I cannot design it myself (only have some basic html knowledge). At first my plan was to learn and design it...

asked Aug 12 '11 at 08:19
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Rick
11 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
1.79K Views
At a crossroads-Whether to launch or seek more time/funding for more development

I have spent considerable resources on the development of a networking/eCommerce site and have since changed my focus on the core idea for the business to the extent that the website is not 100%...

asked Jul 1 '11 at 10:53
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Ss1225
18 points

5 Votes
11 Answers
3.87K Views
Where can I get a designer?

For my startup (web 2 SaaS) I am looking for a good designer, probably with HTML/JavaScript skills. It seems this is pretty difficult - all good people have jobs. So I am thinking about remote...

asked Jun 11 '11 at 16:58
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Christian
3,590 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
1.69K Views
Is it possible to setup a contract between two parties without being responsible for mistreatment

I recently started http://www.weekendhacker.net in which one of the ideas is to allow designers and developers to barter deals between them. Currently I am referring them to http://foundrs.com/...

asked May 25 '11 at 04:58
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Thom Pete
1,296 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
2.7K Views
How do I share a startup reasonably?

I posted on Craig's List looking for help developing an idea into a web app. Since there's no money/funding/compensation the thinking is we would take a percentage of the company and the income it...

asked Apr 12 '11 at 08:32
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Crashintoty
18 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.09K Views
In designing a new product is important to look modern (post 2.0)?

I've got a short snappy name and url, an end user focused mobile app/service that uses user generated content and a wireframe of a minimum viable product that I'm pretty happy with. I'm in the...

asked Apr 12 '11 at 18:08
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Long Winter
271 points

1 Votes
5 Answers
1.84K Views
Sign up form on front page of site?

Is it OK to put a sign-up form on the front page of our site? (rinnku.com ) I got feedback from one user that we should remove the form so we could move the "recently shared bookmarks" section...

asked Mar 18 '11 at 02:49
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Rinnku
24 points