rectangles
Productivity
day planner visualization
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
9 positive, 32 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 15 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 8 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and interesting visualization of time
From 3 comments
It is a good idea, but the layout hurts my eyes due to the Hermann grid illusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_illusion
aplc0r on HNThis is great! I built something similar on itunes here https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timeyet/id1613447823 I feel like tools like this are extremely valuable to those with time…
jmarchello on HNNeat. Would make a cool clock on the wall!
_def on HN
Objections
Grid layout causes Hermann grid illusion and hurts eyes
From 1 comment
It is a good idea, but the layout hurts my eyes due to the Hermann grid illusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_illusion
aplc0r on HN
Hover-based examples do not work on mobile
From 2 comments
Visitors on mobile devices can’t hover. Why not just show the examples all the time?
raldi on HNNothing happens when i hover over the squares.
GrumpyNl on HN
Unclear what the user gets from it
From 1 comment
It's a cool idea, but what exactly am I supposed to do or get from this?
HardwareLust on HN
Requests
Support selecting blocks and adding labels or colors
From 1 comment
It's perhaps a neat UI for a day planner. Being able to drag to select a block of squares and then attach a color/label to them would be a nice next step. Could work entirely…
smallerfish on HN
Allow setting a custom start-of-day time
From 1 comment
Two ideas: 1. How about just 48 Pomodoro-sized rectangles? 2. For those of us with a shifted sleep rhythm it would be nice to be able to set the start-of-day time.
layer8 on HN
Questions
Why it does not work with ad blockers or geolocation blocking
From 2 comments
Why doesn't this work with Adblock on?
chadlavi on HNYour privacy settings / extensions are blocking geolocation
aiden120000 on HN
Alternatives named
144blocks.com
From 3 comments
Is this what you're looking for: https://144blocks.com ?
kubami on HNI've been using https://144blocks.com, is this inspired by that?
sombremesa on HNSee also https://144blocks.com/
eadz on HN
24HourHomepage
From 1 comment
I prefer the day visualized as 86400 rectangles (https://24HourHomepage.com)
higgins on HN
Solar dial watch face
From 1 comment
There's an Apple watch face called "solar dial" that's pretty similar, and I've seen others like this. To me this is the most logical watch face — everything else just confuses…
perilunar on HN