31 comments

  • Vincent MillikenVincent Milliken, almost 7 years ago

    The whole design of their site is really nice, great work!

    8 points
  • Account deleted almost 7 years ago (edited almost 7 years ago )

    A great update! Here’s a side-by-side comparison.

    4 points
    • Stuart McCoyStuart McCoy, almost 7 years ago

      I still prefer the old one. The clouds create a sense of an ocean by making the waves/water seem more expansive. The "wave" created by the "O" in the new logo could be a wave in a lake or pond just as easily as a wave in the ocean.

      1 point
  • Miguel Solorio, almost 7 years ago

    Definitely digging the clear Digital (pixel squares) + Ocean (O turning into a wave) in the logo mark, I only wish the pixels were even sizes.

    Also, the first thing I thought of when I saw the pixels was the old Windows logo.

    1 point
  • Dirk HCM van BoxtelDirk HCM van Boxtel, almost 7 years ago

    That's a lotta thin, low contrast copy with really bright images. Kinda struggling this morning, so not enjoying it very much. Curious if it'll hold up for those with any type of vision impairments, or on phones out in the sun.

    0 points
  • Alec LomasAlec Lomas, almost 7 years ago

    This is really, really great. Definitely some kerning issues to be worked out, most notably between the 'O' and 'c', though.

    0 points
  • Ix TechauIx Techau, almost 7 years ago

    Too bad their service isn't nearly as good as their design work, which is fantastic.

    0 points
    • Tom HohlefeldTom Hohlefeld, almost 7 years ago

      I really like their service. What would you recommend?

      4 points
      • Thomas MathewThomas Mathew, almost 7 years ago

        Would you recommend Digital Ocean to host personal sites/portfolios?

        1 point
        • Ollie BarkerOllie Barker, almost 7 years ago

          I would, I am. But you need to have some dev knowledge though. Including server management as well as just front-end stuff.

          DigitalOcean gives you complete control over everything. Though you can build boxes with pre-installed software, such as a LAMP stack or Wordpress.

          1 point
        • Adam WAdam W, almost 7 years ago

          Absolutely. I don't have much knowledge regarding hosting/server management outside of how to set the DNS, and I haven't had any trouble at all with DO. Their community/tutorials are top-notch as well.

          0 points
        • Blake RutledgeBlake Rutledge, almost 7 years ago

          Their walk throughs are really helpful and thorough for anyone curious about delving into server management. You can has all the power.... love DO.

          0 points
    • Jonathan SuhJonathan Suh, almost 7 years ago

      What about their service do you have an issue with? Curious, b/c I've been using DO for more than 3 years now and couldn’t be more pleased.

      4 points
      • Ix TechauIx Techau, almost 7 years ago

        I had massive memory issues on my Wordpress installations, had to move everything over to Flywheel instead.

        1 point
        • Jonathan SuhJonathan Suh, almost 7 years ago

          Ah, I gotcha. Was it a $5/mo droplet? I believe they recommend at least 1GB of RAM for instances running MySQL.

          1 point
        • Ado CehicAdo Cehic, almost 7 years ago

          I wouldn't imply that DO as a service is poor in that case. They have incredible service and support, but they aren't a managed host. It's on the customer to be capable of setting a server up to deal with memory issues that arise with various platforms you choose to install.

          I'd call your situation misunderstood expectations more than anything.

          6 points
        • Andrea Grassi, almost 7 years ago

          Strange, you can get a 5$ droplet to work just fine with many wordpress. How many visits did you have?

          BTW a good solution is to use serverpilot.io or know how to tune the machine (I've written a tutorial on that topic, if you're interested)

          0 points
        • Rodger Climp, almost 7 years ago

          Yeah flywheel are awesome... they host their stuff on DO!

          LOLOLOLOLOL

          2 points
    • Lucian MarinLucian Marin, almost 7 years ago (edited almost 7 years ago )

      What are you talking about? If you don’t know how to setup a server, it doesn’t mean the service isn’t good. I’m running Sublevel since August 2013 on it. It’s super fast and reliable.

      PS: You should try the newest servers on FRA and LON. They are faster than the older ones.

      3 points
      • David ÖhlinDavid Öhlin, almost 7 years ago

        Why do you assume he has no knowledge in setting up servers, just because his experience differs from yours?

        0 points
      • Ix TechauIx Techau, almost 7 years ago

        Who says I don't know how to setup a server? The problem was memory leak issues, not server management.

        2 points
        • Lucian MarinLucian Marin, almost 7 years ago

          Your client software can cause memory leaks, not the host. You can't blame DigitalOcean for the software you install.

          0 points
          • Ix TechauIx Techau, almost 7 years ago

            Listen, you don't know anything about this particular case, so it's a bit rich for you to blame either side. Unlike you, I know what happened. I know the discussions I had with DO about it. And I know that the solution in the end was to move to a more stable host, because DO was causing me issues. And it has caused issues for several other clients of mine as well. If it works fine for you, then great. I don't really care what host you are using.

            2 points
            • Wassim BWassim B, almost 7 years ago (edited almost 7 years ago )

              Dude, as stated above, Flywheel use DigitalOcean servers (they even setup multiple accounts on a single droplet). So yeah, you wouldn't got memory issues with WordPress if you knew how to properly setup and optimize your 5 bucks server.

              0 points
              • Ix TechauIx Techau, almost 7 years ago

                "Dude", you are still clueless as to what my problem actually was. Perhaps not pipe up unless you're clued up about the topic?

                0 points