Open by Design
Creative
design templates
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How HN took it
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks good and useful, especially for landing pages
From 2 comments
Seems good especially when landing pages are added
kennydude on HNNice, looks like some logodust as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11001725 I've used these quite a bit over the years.
ramoz on HN
Objections
Templates are specific screens, not reusable design systems, and may over-fit use cases
From 3 comments
While these look great, I do wonder if these sorts of templates are the right "level" of asset to work with. Most of these templates include a fairly developed information…
danpalmer on HN> By building too much of an information hierarchy do these sorts of templates over-fit to imaginary use-cases in a way that makes them useless for real world use? Yes.
tokenpreneur on HNI agree with you. Many of these templates do offer specific cases, as that's how designers operate/think. They are not really generic components that can be used in different use…
ardit33 on HN
Calling it open is a stretch since the coded implementation is paid
From 2 comments
If I'm understanding this right, it's a template shop that gives away the Figma designs as a promo? That's nice, but calling it "open" is a bit of a stretch.
stavros on HNFor sure, I get that. It seems like that implementation (HTML/CSS) is separate from the design here, which is totally cool. The designs are open-source and openly licensed, but…
sb8244 on HN
Stickit generates thousands of errors
From 1 comment
The stickit is generating thousands of errors for me, might want to fix
headelf on HN
Questions
Where do the assets come from?
From 1 comment
Where do all these assets come from?
mglass3000 on HN
What does open source mean for design assets, and is it CC licensed?
From 2 comments
What's an "open source" asset? You mean "creative commons" licensed?
ekianjo on HNIt's not explicitly labeled as CC on the license page, but maybe it's still considered CC due to the wording: https://openby.design/license.html An asset is typically the final…
sb8244 on HN
Alternatives named
Logodust
From 1 comment
Nice, looks like some logodust as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11001725 I've used these quite a bit over the years.
ramoz on HN