Antony Young

Antony Young

Co-founder of QdoShare

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Antony Young

8d ago

We cut animated rings, sound packs, and a custom themes panel before launching QdoShare.

We're the makers of QdoShare Countdown Timer. This week we wrote about the design decision that defined our product: why we chose transparency over flashy UI.
Short version: cognitive load is real, and every pixel your timer uses is borrowed from your work.

Most software tries to impress you. We made a deliberate choice to do the opposite.
QdoShare Countdown Timer is designed to have zero visual footprint when you don't need it and exactly the right information when you do.
New post: Why We Chose Transparency Over Flashy Interfaces [link]

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