Show HN: Explore the Workspaces of Modern Creators

(workspaces.xyz)

20 points | by ryangilbert 1 hour ago

7 comments

  • a1o 58 minutes ago
    I am curious why so many people use Apple Monitors but with a regular stand instead of the VESA mount version so they could use a better support, the stand is clearly not being able to deliver the best position as people seem to use different things to rise them a little more.

    Having been using different supports throughout the years, using the regular stand that come with monitors always felt like a considerable downgrade and the cost of a proper support that you attach to the desk, drill on it or drill on the wall, depending on the necessity of the space, is usually negligible.

    • shen 37 minutes ago
      Because it looks better in these photos.
  • skippyfish 58 minutes ago
    I find it nuts that "creators" is basically synonymous with "streamers". To add insult to injury, these workspaces appear to be overwhelmingly staged.

    There's nothing interesting to me about a workplace with a clinically-tidy desk and a LED ring light. I want to see metalsmiths, woodworkers, electrical engineers, etc. Even software occupations often have interesting workspace setups dictated by the nature of the job - for example, many CAD and music / video production setups are eclectic - but these ain't it.

    • ryangilbert 46 minutes ago
      The majority of these creators are actually designers in tech and not streamers at all.

      I do agree that I should attempt to share more of the "messy reality" alongside the more staged photos, though.

    • j45 54 minutes ago
      I totally see what you're saying.

      Also noticing a lot more creators on youtube who are metalsmiths, woodworkers, electrical engineers.

      Many seem to only have started the past few years, and the rest may have not been presented to me by the algorithm because the algorithm cared to keep me watching and not if I might have diverse interests.

      One of the other realities is more and more people are distributed, and having communication be clearer (sound, light, video) is increasingly becoming more common in any field.

      The thing that stands out to me about some of these designs is they look great, but not enough show the functionality that needed to be designed as well (organization, storage, etc).

  • markus_zhang 1 hour ago
    Would love to see computer engineers or electrical engineers.
  • SubiculumCode 38 minutes ago
    Not one creator's workspace is a messy hoard? This is an idealic, oh crap we better clean up before the photographer arrives, fantasy.
  • mmooss 54 minutes ago
    Very interesting, thank you. For designers and similar creatives, I'm surprised that there isn't more artwork. Also, the workspaces - the desks and especially the monitor screen area - are much smaller than I expected.
    • ryangilbert 53 minutes ago
      A lot of designers are definitely running similar setups right now!
  • RIMR 44 minutes ago
    Oh please, what is with all of these pristine "engineer" workspaces? Every high-powered engineer I know lives in a pile of wires, boards, and monitors that evolves like a living organism.
  • ryangilbert 51 minutes ago
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