emelyn

Hey! I'm Emelyn, one of the designers on the team at Bloc. We get a lot of people asking if quitting your job to do a coding bootcamp is *really worth* the high cost of tuition. The answer is, "Maybe." The relocation costs and lost salary can really add up, so we made a calculator that'll help you do the math and figure out if it's the right choice for you. Any and all feedback appreciated! :)

These are excellent! Absolutely clean and beautiful.

Oh god. I'm so ready for this.

Nice! I like the food categorization. Categorizing by dietary is obvious, but choosing to categorize food by time — pre-workout versus post-workout supplements — is clever. I was surprised there was no "high protein" option under the Dietary categories....looks like it's targeted to solely to cyclists. I could see a product for weightlifters / bodybuilders really taking off.

VSCO Cam has the highest quality experience of any camera app I've used. Beautiful filters, wide control of settings, and an excellent, high quality community.

Very cool! One detail I particularly enjoy: you can see previous + future upcoming tasks just on the periphery of the main task. It's a subtle affordance that really enforces a strong idea of future & past tasks.

Looks like a nice service! The templates — which enable this service to be easy to use — also seem to be the most limiting factor in GoAnimate's future. I can imagine a future where GoAnimate videos are popular — but in that future, "Ugh, it's another one of those template videos" is also a common phrase. Any plans to avoid the over reliance on templates? A steady stream of new...

Straight up loving the site design. The very first image I see is absolutely absurd, and it sets the tone for the product (and its customizable possibilities!) really well.

Very cool! As an athlete, there's a lot I want to know that could be answered from an in-person demonstration of the tech. Is it too loose, or too tight? Does it get too hot? How does it handle perspiration? Any sensors in annoying answers? I'm not recommending lending this thing out to a prospective customer — but I'm curious if you're looking to set up any retail partnerships with...

Interesting concept! A few questions: - How do you encourage your users/employees to log their mood on Niko Niko throughout the day? - How do you encourage true reporting? It's easy to posit that an employee would input a positive mood, even if they were feeling negative — simply because they know another human is monitoring their behavior. - Who is able to see behavior? Is this visible...

I think it goes without saying that you've created a beautiful product site and a beautiful promotional video... but I'll reiterate, because they really look great. I really enjoy the touch + hold + swipe gesture on the mobile app for starting a new conversation. I'm troubled that it may be a subtle interaction that users overlook — or discover by accident. What's the engagement like there?

AWESOME! I could be the target user for this — a designer that does data visualization, but needs more improvement on data analysis. I hope you get into some more complex lessons as the product develops. Learning the basics of spreadsheets and SQL is undoubtedly important, but I'd like to see more challenging lessons. And small feedback: on extables/lesson/1, on the second step, there's a...

Beautiful landing page — it struck me as reminiscent of IDEO's Future of the Book exploration. Communicating the value of 1,000 free pages is an interesting communication problem. I agree that the value isn't readily apparent — perhaps you can emphasize the value in *not* being rushed to finish an avalanche of books before your card gets charged. Good luck guys! You've got a great service...

Bless. I think Giphy is just a fantastic tool — and it does a better job of categorizing in comparison to GIFGIF. It just succeeds based on pure volume and curation.

Lovely photography! I'd consider emphasizing your sunglasses more on the splash page. I think you've really nailed the mood with the photograph you've chosen, but had I not seen the Product Hunt description, I wouldn't know you're selling sunglasses.

Some quick feedback: - I had no clue there was sound. I'd suggest a way to indicate that headphones are expected, or create an option to turn off sound. - Some of the animations disappear and reappear a bit too frequently. I was unsure which menu option an arrow indicated — but since it disappeared, I simply left the demo. That said — great service, and I hope it takes off!

I came away from the page still wondering *what you get*. I understand that you're receiving ingredients, but product shots of the tasting box look limited to sauces and spices. Are fresh ingredients included — like Blue Apron? Or is this solely a sauce and spices service?

This is great. I'm curious when this will stray into Society6 territory and allow users to make prints of their quotes they've created. This strays into some interesting legal territory, but I suspect if the issues can be sorted out, you'll have great success on your hands with the Pinterest crowd. I suspect that "Share to Pinterest" button will get a lot of use!

As a US-based user, two things would be more useful at first use: a way to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit that has a closer proximity to your search results, and the ability to search location by zipcode (which seems to be standard on US sites like weather.com). That said, love the functionality! It's fascinating seeing the disparity between different forecasting sites.