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183 points preetsuthar17 | 5 comments | | HN request time: 1.155s | source

Hey HN,

I'm a solopreneur and run a web design agency.

I create open-source apps, but I also work as a freelancer and designer. I was accepting any new freelance project via forms on my agency website.

I was using Typeform, but as time went by and more people submitted forms, it got more and more expensive. That time, I thought to use Google Form, but it was way too blocky and looked very unprofessional on my agency website.

So I thought to build my own forms for my own usage, and it turns out it almost doubled form submissions and inquiry calls.

I was happy, so I thought to build it for everyone and make it open-source.

I added AI functionalities using Vercel AISDK. I can generate forms almost instantly using AI and also added analytics AI so that users can talk with their forms—more like talk with their analytics data.

I've been building this publicly, sharing updates on my X account (preetsuthar17)

I hope this product will be as helpful to you as it was for me. Would love your feedback pls

Preet

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chrismorgan ◴[] No.44519350[source]
Very important thing missing: a demo form, to understand the user experience.

Especially if you’re comparing yourself with Typeform, which is rather controversial. (I detest its entire approach.)

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1. nikolayasdf123 ◴[] No.44519500[source]
yeah, looks like animations between pages is lacking. as well as just animatinos in general
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2. Jaxan ◴[] No.44519748[source]
I didn’t notice they were lacking. Are animations really asked for by users?
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3. MajimasEyepatch ◴[] No.44522765[source]
They're not explicitly asked for, but everywhere I've worked that's tested them has found that they improve conversion rates.
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4. nikolayasdf123 ◴[] No.44527986[source]
do your follow any design guideline? what's your design principles?

I recommend picking some (e.g. Apple: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...), and try to match that. there has been lots of though put into it, good to reuse before you came up with your own.

5. nikolayasdf123 ◴[] No.44527994{3}[source]
+1. users don't ask such things. they can't formulate them in writing (unless they are designers, artists, visual editors, UX experts themselves) and don't have time for that