> http://opengeodata.org/new-design-concept-for-openstreetmaporg
Hello everyone, I agree with Steve that the current design is neither the most beautiful nor best UI I've seen. While I like new design better, I believe it elides some of the core issues which are being extendible and having a central place for extra stuff. For example, the search result currently pop up left of the map which is a sensible thing to do. In the mockup, feedback is presented as layer-ad which I strongly believe sucks UI wise, but that's another rant. Maybe routing will be integrated, or a feature that allows to customize your map with stars and pink ponys. It might be useful to adjust the map while doing something else, e.g. filling a map bug report. While removing overload right at the start, it's good to have something in petto. Otherwise stuff might be put /anywhere/ even if it's not sensible (e.g. why is "Diaries" a tab, but "Map Key" is not?). While at it OpenLayers' handling of different map styles should be integrated into this central place instead of the additional zoom button in the upper right corner. Same for perma/shortlink, although these should be implemented like Yahoo does (it changes the anchor part of the current URL, allowing normal browser functions like bookmarking properly). And last but not least: The feedback button feels out of place and it's hard to read. When looking at the (full) mockup I first read "facebook" and it didn't occur to me I misread until I read Steve's post. If we want feedback from user's that normally wouldn't do this, the button should be very easy to see and read. Greetings Stefan
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