Say Hi to No Stock UI!

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During the summer of 2007, I started World of Matticus. In the summer of 2008, I opened the PlusHeal discussion community for healers to take part and actively contribute their ideas for other players to learn from.

It is now spring of 2009.

Enter No Stock UI.

This will be a magazine style blog with a few notable bloggers around the community:

You can find out more about us if you’re interested! You’re also certainly welcome to contribute! We’re all UI enthusiasts at heart.

What’s the big idea?

No doubt some of you are wondering what’s the point in a UI blog. But some of the most passionate and heated blog posts stem from bloggers who write about their UI and different addons. Often times these useful posts are scattered, buried and tossed aside never to be read again.

Here at No Stock UI, our goal is to deliver compelling and quality content centering around your gaming experience. Topics will range from:

  • Addons
  • Macros
  • User Interface
  • Design
  • Reviews
  • Comparisons

To start with, the blog will be updated every Tuesday and Thursday. Hopefully we can pick up the pace as time goes on. Eventually, I’d like to see it get to the point where readers can get a new post everyday. One step at a time, right?

Our posts

  • 4 Popular Heads Up Displays
  • Why Aesthetics are Important
  • 6 Nifty Addons You Might Not Know About
  • 30+ FuBar Plugins You Can’t Live Without
  • Where to Find Your New UI
  • Killer Combinations: AuctionLite + Skillet + LilSparksWorks
  • In Depth Analysis with Recount

Hope you’ll enjoy reading our posts as much as we loved writing them!

22 thoughts on “Say Hi to No Stock UI!”

  1. Nice articles and I’ve added it to my feed, but what’s with the HUGE title? The headline of the article is barely visible on screen without scrolling down!

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  2. Congratulations to this new project! Great idea!

    Being an UI-addict myself, I am really looking forward to the updates. I had a quick look at the side and have to say it looks very promising so far.

    I also sort of missed a direct link in your article. 😉

    Jarlas last blog post..Pausing.

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  3. Thanks for the heads up Matt on the new project. It should be interesting to read and review the new UI site. Will have to add it to my blogread list on site. So looking fed to it.

    Galohearts last blog post..First Raid of Heroic OS

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  4. Thats totally awesome!
    I’ve been enjoying all the UI posts on this blog recently, and will follow the new one as well. I already saw some new addons, or replacements for the ones I have, thanks so much Matticus!

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  5. I will visit, comment and annoy as always. I reached the point where I spend more time working on my UI than actually raiding, so my expectations are high.

    What I would love to read:
    -interviews with addon authors
    -little step-by-step guides of how to set up addons (I know it’s quite a bit of work, but quite a large portion of wow players have not a real idea of addons and how to get them working)
    -some help with basic .lua editing
    -honest reviews of UI compilations including a little foreword by the guy behind the work.
    -comparison of addons by category (barmods, unitframes) including really highlighting the pros and cons, not just listing them.
    -fun articles. every addon that isn’t basically plug and play is prone to vanish in the geek corner, wrapping information in humor makes it stick in the head.
    -pushing new addons. it’s not just the big names out there that are worth mentioning.
    -meta-articles: e.g.: why you should donate for addons

    What I don’t want to read:

    -everything that I can learn by myself with google and 60 seconds of time
    -articles that just repeat the description of an addon

    drugs last blog post..When to make a Trial Member permanent

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  6. This will be great.. maybe I can get a UI that is 100% functioning at some point in the future…

    One to add to your list…

    A list of packaged UIs, that cater for more than wide-screen… I am still old school 17″, realestate is a premium, but most interfaces assume you have the widescreen tv hooked up.

    Best of luck.. blog looks great!

    Gnomeaggedons last blog post..WoW as a drinking game

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  7. Totally off the subject but I love the style and template used btw. Totally fits the content of the site and really gives me an impression it will handle “clean ui’s”. Superb choice 🙂

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  8. @drug Thanks for your suggestions! I know we have a number of your ideas in the works.

    @zusterke Thanks! Matt chose it but I tweaked it a bit. Whatcha think of the logotype? >.>

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