Best and worst 10%
What feature would you like to see in a timer site?
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Best and worst 10%
molarmanful
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Okay, more tips...
It would be nice to have more timers with better design. I'm not going to talk about technical "random-state-scramble" stuff, but I'll focus more on the design stuff, because no one has really covered that, even though I (and probably a lot of other people) find it super-important. This will sound super nitpicky, though, so keep that in mind.
- The time display, the icons, etc. don't fit in too well with the theme. Use icon fonts or stuff like that.
- The navigation bothers me. It doesn't fit the inside content.
- Take out the heading and subtitle "Free online Rubik's Cube Professional Timer..." The padding and margins are all off, and besides, it's all described in the About tab.
- THE ADS ARE KILLING ME!!! Same goes for the Facebook widgets. I mean, at least the ads are at the bottom of the page, but still...
- Modal transitions would be really nice.
- There's a lot of "noise," or stuff competing for importance with other stuff. This is a huge problem with many timers (including qqTimer). Example: Around the display, there's a time list, scrambles, and a cube diagram which happen to be really big distractions. I suggest putting the time list, stats, and cube diagram inside modal(s) (which happens to be really nice for mobile devices, too). After, you can make the display much larger to fill up the space (which is really good for filming YouTube averages).
- Theater mode, possibly? Basically, fade everything out except for the time display when timing. Then when the timer is stopped, fade everything back in. This is also helpful for reducing the aforementioned "noise."
- Make the cube diagram 3d using twisty.js, Roofpig or something similar. This also allows for playback for anyone who needs it.
These are all really easy to implement (at least, in my opinion). Last tip: check out cubing.github.io/cube-code for some libraries that may help you with your timer (especially the General/Javascript section). IT WILL HELP A LOT.
Otherwise, great job! Keep it up!
It would be nice to have more timers with better design. I'm not going to talk about technical "random-state-scramble" stuff, but I'll focus more on the design stuff, because no one has really covered that, even though I (and probably a lot of other people) find it super-important. This will sound super nitpicky, though, so keep that in mind.
- The time display, the icons, etc. don't fit in too well with the theme. Use icon fonts or stuff like that.
- The navigation bothers me. It doesn't fit the inside content.
- Take out the heading and subtitle "Free online Rubik's Cube Professional Timer..." The padding and margins are all off, and besides, it's all described in the About tab.
- THE ADS ARE KILLING ME!!! Same goes for the Facebook widgets. I mean, at least the ads are at the bottom of the page, but still...
- Modal transitions would be really nice.
- There's a lot of "noise," or stuff competing for importance with other stuff. This is a huge problem with many timers (including qqTimer). Example: Around the display, there's a time list, scrambles, and a cube diagram which happen to be really big distractions. I suggest putting the time list, stats, and cube diagram inside modal(s) (which happens to be really nice for mobile devices, too). After, you can make the display much larger to fill up the space (which is really good for filming YouTube averages).
- Theater mode, possibly? Basically, fade everything out except for the time display when timing. Then when the timer is stopped, fade everything back in. This is also helpful for reducing the aforementioned "noise."
- Make the cube diagram 3d using twisty.js, Roofpig or something similar. This also allows for playback for anyone who needs it.
These are all really easy to implement (at least, in my opinion). Last tip: check out cubing.github.io/cube-code for some libraries that may help you with your timer (especially the General/Javascript section). IT WILL HELP A LOT.
Otherwise, great job! Keep it up!
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Yes I do like where this is headed! I would like to see the start / stop "button" on mobile take up the whole screen. This is particularly critical when stopping. Also perhaps there should be a minimum time holding down to start. Other than that it seems pretty cool.
