I got an account there recently the place looks like an interesting community, not too dissimilar to the HN. Is anyone else there too? Care to compare the impressions?
My own impression so far is that the designers on Forrst are those who haven't/couldn't get a Dribbble invite yet. "Design" equals "web design", and its average quality is nothing to write home about. Lots of people are asking for a feedback, and this seems to be the biggest difference with Dribbble - on latter people present quality work just to show off, and here they present frequently amateurish pieces and ask for help improving them.
The developer section pretty much boils down to jquery, css and php posts. Nothing interesting, and that's probably because no one really knows what to put there, and so it looks like a pile of random stuff at the moment. This section needs further partitioning, because unlike the design work, a C developer is not likely to appreciate JS posts and vice versa.
The links section is something I looked at once and never bothered to return to. For this I have HN and other sites, so trying to duplicate them on Forrst feels like a bit of a wasted effort.
All in all, I think Kyle did an impressive job putting this site together, but he'll need far more effort and help to fine-tune the community.
I have been trying to get a forrst and a dribbble (want this more) invite since forever. I haven't come across one yet. They seem to be very rare.
I doubt how much valuable forrst is (would love to hear more about it), but dribbble is a great site, and I visit it regularly even though I am not a member. Anyone designing for a startup should check out the cool stuff other designers are working one.
PS. Anyone with an invite to either site, please send me one to [email protected]. I will be forever grateful. :)
So far I'm liking it. Besides just being really well made, its great to have a place where I can get feedback on designs and works-in-progress, and to talk shop about design and development. I'm hoping it'll become my hq for all design related links/questions/inspiration.
[+] [-] huhtenberg|15 years ago|reply
The developer section pretty much boils down to jquery, css and php posts. Nothing interesting, and that's probably because no one really knows what to put there, and so it looks like a pile of random stuff at the moment. This section needs further partitioning, because unlike the design work, a C developer is not likely to appreciate JS posts and vice versa.
The links section is something I looked at once and never bothered to return to. For this I have HN and other sites, so trying to duplicate them on Forrst feels like a bit of a wasted effort.
All in all, I think Kyle did an impressive job putting this site together, but he'll need far more effort and help to fine-tune the community.
[+] [-] alexwyser|15 years ago|reply
I doubt how much valuable forrst is (would love to hear more about it), but dribbble is a great site, and I visit it regularly even though I am not a member. Anyone designing for a startup should check out the cool stuff other designers are working one.
PS. Anyone with an invite to either site, please send me one to [email protected]. I will be forever grateful. :)
[+] [-] thinker|15 years ago|reply
So far I'm liking it. Besides just being really well made, its great to have a place where I can get feedback on designs and works-in-progress, and to talk shop about design and development. I'm hoping it'll become my hq for all design related links/questions/inspiration.
[+] [-] friendlyhacker|15 years ago|reply
[+] [-] byoung2|15 years ago|reply
I was expecting a clever allusion to the Abbott and Costello routine!
[+] [-] MPiccinato|15 years ago|reply