[danso]

Holy shit, putting on my protective suit before all the "DONT BREAK MY BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON" comments come pouring in :).

Actually, I don't think it would break browser interaction, but yeah, I think she should consider re-creating the page as text rather than screenshots of text. First of all, much easier to edit (and style) when it's just text. Second, makes it much easier for the employer to Cmd-F search for keywords.

My other recommendation would be to have a prominent resumé link, and have it point to a standard PDF. Though maybe a linkedin link is good enough? I know Airbnb is probably more tech-forward than most employers, but there are still some HR shops that print out candidates' resumes to read by paper..and if your web-ready resumé does _not_ print out well...you may be at a disadvantage.

While this may not be the most technically well-executed page...have to give credit to the applicant for even trying to do something different, even if she's not a web developer. I've often introduced web dev to newbies by just pointing out that when they really need to get something online for the whole world to see...an image works just as well in a jiffy. The Web isn't just about HTML, but about having that URL that anyone in the entire world can freely and relatively instantaneously access. It's something we take for granted as web developers but it's a very different paradigm for those who are not webdevs.

[schnide05095]

Not to mention, all of the images take a hell of a lot longer time to load than text plus a font. I had a 16 second load time, granted my connection isn't the best. But she's not applying for a web designer/software position, so I guess we shouldn't be too hard on the site...

[giarc]

Exactly - she's not being judged on her CSS skills, so why does it matter. She did something that is the top of HN right now. Seems like whatever she did (however bad) accomplished what she wanted, to get noticed.

[djsumdog]

Until I read this comment, I didn't realize those were all images instead of text.

O_o

[CydeWeys]

I have a habit of compulsively selecting text on webpages for no real reason. So I quickly realize when pages like this one aren't actually using text, and then I find it so distracting that I can't actually pay attention to anything and just give up.

[bschwindHN]

I have the same habit but it was the retina screen that tipped me off. All the images are slightly blurry on a high-DPI display and I immediately notice because I've been spoiled by super sharp fonts and crisp images.

[nommm-nommm]

Weird I have the same habit however what clued me in was the images too forever to load and they were pixelated before they were fully loaded.

[aidenn0]

I do this too, and images of text are bad, but much worse are the places that open up popups when you click on text.

[maxerize]

I thought I was the only one...

[dtparr]

Nope. It's a thing, for some reason. I've got it as well. There's even an xkcd[0].

0 - https://xkcd.com/1271/

[kevincox]

I noticed immediately because it looks terrible on a high-resolution display.