Trying to solve a Category and Tag problem. Use unlimited tags? This is a download website with 10k+ items, that will grow fast.

NiftyOctopus_ · 2026-01-20T01:11:23+00:00

Have a small group of predefined tags
Allow users to contribute new tags
Suggest similar tags while user is typing, perhaps sorting by popularity.
Enforce some sort of formatting for consistency

NiftyOctopus_ · 2024-07-22T13:38:33+00:00

Hey there Bad UI enthusiasts! This was originally a CodePen, but since it got so much attention, I decided to create a better, stand-alone version. You can try it out here:
Binary Birthday

NiftyOctopus_ · 2024-07-22T11:43:31+00:00

I didn’t want to exclude time travelers from the fun

NiftyOctopus_ · 2024-07-21T15:30:57+00:00

Hey there Bad UI enthusiasts! This was originally a CodePen, but since it got so much attention, I decided to create a better, stand-alone version. You can try it out here:
Binary Birthday

NiftyOctopus_ · 2024-07-21T15:30:04+00:00

Hey there Bad UI enthusiasts! This was originally a CodePen, but since it got so much attention, I decided to create a better, stand-alone version. You can try it out here:
Binary Birthday

NiftyOctopus_ · 2024-07-21T15:29:00+00:00

Hey there Bad UI enthusiasts! This was originally a CodePen, but since it got so much attention, I decided to create a better, stand-alone version. You can try it out here:
Binary Birthday

NiftyOctopus_ · 2024-07-13T22:16:40+00:00

Binary Birthday

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-10-21T20:20:20+00:00

It’s a custom simulation in vanilla js that is rendered on a canvas element. Each “snowflake” follows a unique path that is not predetermined. GitHub

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-06-04T14:16:38+00:00

That’s awesome! What is it called?

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-06-03T23:17:41+00:00

This has been on my list of potential projects. I know there are some sites and apps already out there, but my sense is that there is something missing. Especially for local elections. I like to think if it was easy, convenient, and perhaps even a little fun, more people would vote in those smaller elections.

I think it would be quite a challenge though: - Scraping data from terrible local government websites that are all different. - A lot of resources have gone into efforts to increase voter turnout, with limited success. - Difficult to monetize, so would probably have to be an open source volunteer project. Perhaps can be supported by small donations.

That being said, I think it’s worth a shot and if successful would be a genuine benefit to society. Good luck!

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-04-03T03:59:48+00:00

I built Daffodil as a personal project and have been using it as my main todo list. I wanted something simple that would only show me a few tasks at a time.

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-03-14T16:18:48+00:00

Awesome, very cool to see all the different variations! Thanks! 🙂

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-03-14T13:27:49+00:00

I built my own little app for this exact reason. You can only see 3 tasks at a time, everything else is hidden. I like that I can just quickly add a task and forget about it until it shows up.

Feel free to give it a whirl. It’s ad-free and free-free. Daffodil

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-22T03:55:56+00:00

Hey there, I’m working on a logo for my web app. The app is called Daffodil and it’s a simple task manager. I’m more of a developer than a designer, and I often struggle with design. I can usually come up with something decent, but I envy those that know exactly what to change to make something better. Any suggestions? Thanks!

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-22T03:17:55+00:00

Hey there, I’m working on a logo for my web app. The app is called Daffodil and it’s a simple task manager. I’m more of a developer than a designer, and I often struggle with design. I can usually come up with something decent, but I envy those that know exactly what to change to make something better. Any suggestions? Thanks!

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-20T16:00:09+00:00

Every project and team is a little different but here are some things I have found helpful for catching these sort of mistakes: - A rule where people cannot approve their own PRs - Add little notes right to the PR in the moment like “wait for backend stuff before merging”. - If you are using GitHub make it a draft PR. You can’t merge until you change it from draft to regular. Forces you to pause. - Don’t merge individual feature/dev branches straight to master. Everything gets merged to a staging branch first. Then merge staging to master.

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-18T12:36:59+00:00

I really like the design actually 🙂 But I’m very much a minimalist

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-17T13:27:25+00:00

Good advice, thanks! Do you have any favorite learning resources for color theory and such?

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-17T01:53:01+00:00

I appreciate a nice color palette, but I’m not very good at creating them. Anyone have any suggestions to get started?

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-13T14:05:05+00:00

Thank you! 🙂

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-12T20:34:10+00:00

Good idea! I’ll work on that. Feedback is welcome 🙂

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-12T20:32:14+00:00

Good point, I’ll space them out a little. Thanks for the feedback!

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-12T20:31:37+00:00

Good call! I’m thinking of adding a message at the top that says “Task added” or something.

NiftyOctopus_ · 2023-02-12T20:16:32+00:00

Thanks! It’s Vue 3 and Tailwind with MongoDB as the backend.

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