On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Evan Daniel <evanbd at gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Ian Clarke <ian at locut.us> wrote: > I think having professional UI design help on Freenet would be > wonderful. ?It's obviously something most of us are bad at. > > Is she going to be available to support the code in the longer term?
Unless we get divorced she'll be within nagging distance for the foreseeable future ;-) > Personally, I think that's a bigger concern than getting it written in > the first place. Well, my hope is that she will get the ball rolling with a framework and a set of UI conventions, that others can then expand upon. > Obviously I can't speak for others, but I suspect a lot of the > resistance to this comes because you seem to be presenting it as a > fait accompli, not something open for discussion. I'm sorry if it appears that way, but this has been discussed on-and-off for quite a long time. Normally stuff only gets done with Freenet when someone goes ahead and does it. Sitting around waiting for permission rarely gets anything done. >?What sort of input > does she need from us? ?I know you've asked for some in the past, but > it's been a while. ?Personally, I'm happy to offer some input, but > would find it easiest if she has specific questions of limited scope, > and could then follow up with more, rather than starting with a large > and open-ended request. Well, I think feedback along the lines of whether you think the mock-up is a good direction or not would be helpful. UIs are hard to design by committee. They require someone to plant a flag in the sand, and then others can offer their feedback and suggestions relative to that flag. That is what we're trying to do here. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588
