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ello looks nice... i want in. (ello.co)
9 years ago from Luke Dupont, Designer at Marquee
80 comments
Toby Keller, 9 years ago
It sounds nice. It looks horrid. Monospaced body type?
Lucian Marin, 9 years ago
Try Sublevel instead. It looks amazing on any OS or device.
Victor Ware, 9 years ago
sublevel feels so empty
Brett Jones, 9 years ago
I disagree, I like the aesthetic they're going for.
In general I agree, or at least, I think the idea is good even if the execution isn't great yet. But monospaced body type is just bad. There are proportional fonts that can work within the "minimal/rebellious/DIY" aesthetic they've got going, and won't hinder legibility.
Pierre de Milly, 9 years ago
Yeah, monospaced kills it for me.
Martin Petersen, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
ello focuses on another kind of aesthetic and design approach, one that not comes from screendesigners, but more from the top notch editorial design field. monospaced fonts are a definitely a valid choice you can make in your print design, aswell as in editorial-like-screen design nowadays.
Well if you can't read it, it doesn't change a thing how valid a choice it can be.
I'm talking about blocks of text here. Short headlines or nav elements are nice but body text becomes a pain to simply read.
Editorial designers even more than screen designers have historically put weight on legibility as a key concern for body text. Not sure what you're getting at. This is fashion over function, whichever aesthetic background it's drawing on.
Exactly that. Sometimes it's good not to follow all UX/UI rules, just to make another product that makes all KPIs and VCs go “Wow!”. There's more in life and aesthetics than a “perfect” UX design.
And you don't want to tell me that you can't read mono-spaced text, or? Maybe not as “easy” as a with one of the standard boring screen typefaces nowadays, but yes, I think you can read it pretty well, or not?
Jeff Couturier, 9 years ago
I wouldn't say "horrid" myself, just different. I don't mind the monospace at all. It doesn't feel commercial or like I'm being marketed to, which is completely in line with their stated goals. So in that sense, I'd say the typography nails it.
Spencer Holtaway, 9 years ago
Sounds is right. It doesn't look or work nice in my experience thus far. Ouch.
bec ., 9 years ago
meh I'm already over it. just twitter for me
Jim Silverman, 9 years ago
so it's a worse version of app.net with no business model. but hey, pretty.
Andy Staple, 9 years ago
I have some invites if folks are still looking.
J F, 9 years ago
Yes please. email: me AT jaim.es
Alec Molloy, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
[firstname]@alecmolloy.com Thanks!
Emily Campbell, 9 years ago emmielousie @ gmail, if you've still got one!
Evan Knight, 9 years ago
if you still have one! eknight15@gmail.com
Nir Kouris, 9 years ago
Pls invite if u can: nirkouris@gmail.com Thanks, Nir
Melinda Imano, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
I'd love one if you have any extra!
Chris Bracco, 9 years ago
I'll pass.
Varun Vachhar, 9 years ago
I have a few invites if anyone is interested.
Jonny Belton, 9 years ago
Would love one Varun, jonathanbelton at me dot com thanks :)
Aaron Grando, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
I would also appreciate one, Varun. Thanks!
(nevermind! got one from a friend!)
Surjith S M, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
Never mind. I got one.
Raida Stephan, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
I FINALLY AM IN
Grzegorz Ciwoniuk, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
need invites, pls halp
[g.ciwoniuk(at)gmail.com]
Chris Gwynne, 9 years ago
Sent. Enjoy :)
oh, thank you! <3
I'm curious too. Can someone gift me an invite please? vwaredesign (at) gmail.com
EDIT: Thanks Luke!
Jacob Cummings, 9 years ago
Would love an invite =) (genuinejacob@gmail.com)
Sent
thank you!
Can someone send me an invite: nirkouris@gmail.com thx, Nir
I'd love to get an invite!!! nirkouris@gmail.com Can someone send me please:))
David Simon, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
Has anyone got an Inivite to spare? Much appreciated! (me [at] davidsimon.ch)
EDIT: Thank you so much! :)
Max Lind, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
Anyone with invites still left?...thanks in advance! (maxtlind@gmail.com)
Luke Dupont, 9 years ago
sent!
Never mind. I got.
Febril Cuevas, 9 years ago
Anyone want to share an invite? hello@febril.co
Sent to you. Enjoy :)
Thanks!! :D
I've invited everyone thats asked for an invite, and a few more people as well.
Let me know!
Adam Flores, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago ) Hey! Can you send me invite please? Thnx adamindesign@gmail.com
Sent to you :)
Mattan Ingram, 9 years ago
What is even the future of Ello?
I think this whole fear of selling data to advertisers is way overblown.
I have AdBlock, so what few ads get through better be relevant to me! I mean really, what's the worst they can do besides make shit more relevant to your desires?
I see Ello following the same path as Diaspora, initial interest and then people realize that Facebook has value in its scale, and monetization IS ACTUALLY IMPORTANT. Then bye bye Ello.
If you don't want to pay for something, don't complain if they take the only reasonable route to making money to grow and support it.
Ello has gone viral and we are temporarily freezing invitations for new users. This allows us to make sure that Ello remains stable as the network continues to grow.
Check back here for updates — we promise to give you more invites as soon as we can!
Soon as it's back up folks I'll email invites.
Dominic Sebastian, 9 years ago
Woke up to an invite this morning, thanks Chris!
No problem :)
I've got a whole load to give away....
Emily Campbell, 9 years ago emmielousie @ gmail thanks!
Benjamin Mouch, 9 years ago
mouchben (at) gmail.com (dot) com
Nick Tassone, 9 years ago
ntassone@gmail.com if you have any! thanks!
Do you still have invites for Ello? I'd love to try it. surjithctly [at] gmail.com
Sent. Enjoy! :)
Thank you!
Floyd Williamson, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
I agree with Toby, the website design could use some work. Just one example: the homepage gives no indication as to what ello even is. When you click the "about" link, you are not taken to an about page, you are instead given a bunch of links. The fact that there is a "WTF" badge next to the group of links is extremely appropriate, as that is exactly what I felt like.
Brett Mascavage, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
I have a few invites left, if anyones interested
me! me!
lukerdupont@gmail
thanks!
Invite Sent.
Ben Tinsley, 9 years ago
hit me up if this offer is still valid - benj.tinsley@gmail.com
thanks man!
Think Interactive .. like the place in Atlanta ?
Tell Zach P., Brett says "what's up"
invite sent.
thanks man and it is. i'll tell him you said hey!
David Öhlin, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
Invites are frozen :(
Joshua Eichler-Summers, 9 years ago
In general what is everyone's feeling about ello.co?
I think the manifesto is great- but the execution feels too much like a tumblr replica. I also find my self a bit confused as how I actually become 'social' on there.
I feel like a more conventional social network that didn't have ads would be nice! And that ello could be that. But that right now it's not it.
It's, to me, kind of like a combination of ffffound and twitter.
Account deleted 9 years ago (edited almost 9 years ago ) If anyone else has any invites, this feels like my kinda jam.
I'm not sure why people are complaining about the monospacing. I feel in this context, it lends itself well.
Thom Stoodley, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
jam you say..
check your inbox ;–)
Fabian Valkenberg, 9 years ago
I haven't really tried it yet but I do have some invites left. What's you're e-mail address?
Robbert Esser, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
I would love to try it out, you can send me an invite at robbertesser@gmail.com if you want to.
Can you invite? nirkouris@gmail.com Thank you! Nir
François Briod, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )
If you still have some left, I would love to give it a try: f.briod@gmail.com
EDIT: thanks for the invite ;)
Péter Gombos, 9 years ago
Do you happen to have any left? peter@gombos.no
Hey Fabian – Would love a invite if you have one left...
lukerdupont(at)gmail
Would love an invite to this, looks amazing. If you have a spare Fabian I'd be really grateful. Thanks
edit: removed email after it was being used by recruiters
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