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Really cool idea, and nice site design except for one glaring thing- the size of everything! What the hell!? Is this designed for the legally blind? There isn't even an option in the settings to make things normal-sized... Fix it!

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I actually love the site design.

Thanks for the feedback, will work on tightening the UI a bit and getting a bit more on the screen.

While I did start by thinking "am I zoomed in on this site for some reason" the large size has actually grown on me. Overall I really like pretty much every aspect of the design.

On a seperate note: for phone calling, it said US only but it seems to work for international numbers as well. (Was wanting to see if I could set up a nice wake-up call...)

I don't know, most websites have a font size that is far too small for comfortable reading. I found your choice of size refreshing!

On the contrary, I feel that the large representation of a Recipe conveys a sense of accessibility and simplicity. It says, "this is something you can understand, it will not boggle your mind, stress you out, or confuse you."

Compare this with Yahoo Pipes, which provided a similar service with an interface intimidating to non-technical users.

Glad to hear some folks like it. Was going for an interface that had a feeling physicality, something that might not look out of place on a kitchen appliance. Size was an easy way to accomplish that, but at the expense of getting lots of info on the screen.

In a word I find your style "refreshing". HUGE icons, big text, simple concepts, easy-to-understand rather than hipster-than-thou. Love it.

another vote up for the large scale. It emphasizes the simplicity and I never mind bigger for ui tasks, it's always easier to use.

Hum, just to pile on :-) I think the interface is great - it shows no more and no less than necessary.

Feedback for simplicity: is there a need for the term "Recipes"? Can't they just be called Tasks? Some Tasks can be public/shared, but another term doesn't appear to be needed.

I too like the large size and it gave me a positive initial reaction. However, I don't think a slight reduction in size would be detrimental.

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