Launching videos from the side bar at Facebook utilizes this semitransparent "white screen" effect. It is indeed much less jarring than semitransparent black.
Oleh Kovalchuke Interaction Design is design of time http://www.tangospring.com/IxDtopicWhatIsInteractionDesign.htm On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:38 PM, David Drucker <da...@drucker.ca> wrote: > That would be an interesting thing to see in a demo! > > On 10-Aug-09, at 11:30 AM, Jack Moffett wrote: > > David, >> >> I have lightened the background, rather than darkened it, which is closer >> to what you are suggesting. I prefer this to darkening the background >> because it is a subtler change (if the app has a white background), while >> still getting the "disabled" point across. >> >> Best, >> Jack >> >> On Aug 10, 2009, at 2:10 PM, David Drucker wrote: >> >> that I'm curious if anyone has come across a variant on this with a >>> visual effect that doesn't simply darken the surrounding window, but >>> actually de-saturates the content (including both text and graphics) under >>> it. That would be an even more true 'disabled' cue. >>> >> >> >> > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
