Mike, i understand your argument but it's a target audience that is very specific apparently: art directors and designers, computer savvy, liking trendy stuff, with good recent connection and having the latest wiz in their hand.
Nice idea Ed! On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Ed Finkler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's something to be said for interesting, experientially-focused > interfaces, depending on the purpose of the site. If the client is > primarily trying to sell an aesthetic, this could be very useful. > > As a compromise, you might consider some sort of "help" function. > Maybe a [?] button that pops up a quick set of visual navigation tips. > > -- > Ed Finkler > http://funkatron.com > AIM: funka7ron > ICQ: 3922133 > Skype: funka7ron > > > On Oct 26, 5:44 pm, "Alexandre Plennevaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> I assume all sets tagged >> "People" are also tagged as "Experimental", that could be the issue. >> >> >> Exactly. i should have paid more attention to that when setting up the >> >> test bed. >> >> your critics are very useful! i'll debrief with the customer. but you >> know, she wanted this experimental interface, so i guess many comments >> on the usability side will not make any visible UI changes. But i >> foresee more explanatory instructions during loading time (plus the >> load-on-demand features) will be direct results of you guys comments. >> >> thanks much! >> >> alex >> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:41 PM, ricardobeat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> 5. the right/left arrows are too discrete and look quirky, a simple >> >> styled arrow without the vertical bar would be more beautiful and >> >> useful >> >> >> >> they were actually designed by the customer, and i personally find >> >> >> them quite good looking but it's all amount to taste in the end. and >> >> >> you know, it's just arrows. Once you know they are there, you won' >> >> >> spend much time admiring their beauty. >> >> > what I meant to say is that they don't look like arrows, their >> > function is not implicit until you hover and realize it's clickable. >> >> >> 7. clicking the category names at the top is a mistery. I guess it >> >> adds (underline) or removes (no underline) categories from the >> >> barcode, but that is far from intuitive and there is no animation, it >> >> just pops a new barcode instantly >> >> >> >> it actually filters the barcode, only showing the images related to >> >> >> the keywords underlined. The customer, when encoding an image set, >> >> >> associates one or more of the 5 tags. These keywords enable the >> >> >> visitor to select which images to actually see. note that the current >> >> >> images are just a dummy encoding, so the current associaiton is not >> >> >> relevant, hence your probable confusion? >> >> > similar to above, I think behaviour is not clear. If you click >> > "Editorial" for example nothing happens, and "advertising" causes >> > unoticeable changes in the barcode. When you have "Professional" and >> > "Experimental" selected, if you click "People" nothing changes also. >> > In those cases one could think that the interface is not working, >> > because there are no visible changes. I assume all sets tagged >> > "People" are also tagged as "Experimental", that could be the issue. >> >> >> thanks a lot again >> >> > you're welcome, hope my critics are useful :] >> >> > - ricardo >> >> >
