[p2pu-dev] UI changes for 0.5 [ was Re: release 0.4]

João Antonio de Menezes Neto tonyhomes at gmail.com
Mon May 2 19:55:56 UTC 2011


Good point, Stian [?]

2011/5/2 Stian Håklev <shaklev at gmail.com>

> Right now we are also using a lot of space, both for the links, but
> especially for the activity streams - we could use a _LOT_ less space on
> each activity stream, which I think would make things a lot more
> manageable.
>
> Stian
>
>
> 2011/5/2 João Antonio de Menezes Neto <tonyhomes at gmail.com>
>
>> we need improvements to External Links (take a look at
>> http://new.p2pu.org/en/groups/baroque-art-of-italy-spain-and-the-netherlands/)
>> Maybe we could collapse them by 10 most visited or something.
>>
>> Em 2 de maio de 2011 08:13, João Antonio de Menezes Neto <
>> tonyhomes at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>
>> Agreed [?]
>>>
>>>
>>> 2011/5/2 John Britton <public at johndbritton.com>
>>>
>>>> I've got no real opinion on where the "BETA" text ends up, put it where
>>>> it looks good.
>>>>
>>>> I agree that the footer should go back to what the original mockups from
>>>> BCN included (maybe we haven't gotten there yet).
>>>>
>>>> Also agree that a logged in user should be able to go back to the home
>>>> page, I was confused by this a few days ago.
>>>>
>>>> I like the idea of collapsing user - inbox - logout. See Gmail and
>>>> Twitter for examples.
>>>>
>>>> Lastly the dropdowns should respect hover. Do note that right now you
>>>> can open both at the same time which is really strange.
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>>>>
>>>> 2011/5/1 João Antonio de Menezes Neto <tonyhomes at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> now some considerations about the site when the user is already
>>>>> logged-in:
>>>>> - there's no way to get back to the start page that says "we're an
>>>>> open...". there's the global updates for the whole p2pu there, which is an
>>>>> interesting view even for who's already logged in (sorry if there is already
>>>>> a manner to get back to that page, but I don't know how to access it)
>>>>>
>>>>> - i wonder if we could make "User - Inbox - Logout" 1 single menu?
>>>>> There could be a small iphone-ish badge in the user's photo or next to
>>>>> his/her name + an envelope icon to show he's got new messages. "Logout"
>>>>> would be the last item listed in the dropdown.
>>>>>
>>>>> - we really should implement hover instead of just clicking for
>>>>> dropdowns as well as the arrow i told you about
>>>>>
>>>>> - another branding opportunity would be to place a small icon/badge or
>>>>> change the text color of the buttons that say which study group the message
>>>>> has been posted on
>>>>>
>>>>> - a quick visual tweak: the "Follow" and "Private message" buttons are
>>>>> using different fonts from each other
>>>>>
>>>>> - there's no title on the area on which each persons posts his/her
>>>>> external links. the margin between the links could be smaller to give
>>>>> impression they are a list and just not free chunks of text.
>>>>>
>>>>> - setting a standart size to study groups avatars is really a necessity
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> guess thats all for now ;)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Em 1 de maio de 2011 18:00, João Antonio de Menezes Neto <
>>>>> tonyhomes at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>>>
>>>>> just a quick clarifying question, Philipp posted "Make breadcrum
>>>>>> sub-header of the group title" but the ideal scenario would be "Make
>>>>>> breadcrumb a navigation menu for the study group areas - Update's Wall,
>>>>>> Tasks, etc).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [?]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Em 1 de maio de 2011 17:57, João Antonio de Menezes Neto <
>>>>>> tonyhomes at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the great advantage of having the footer as the original psd as it
>>>>>>> works as an index/table of contents of the whole site, allowing global
>>>>>>> navigation without the need of opening dropdown menus.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> i agree with jessica that the gray area Aleks had drawn served as a
>>>>>>> good protection area for the brand and it also allowed a delimited space to
>>>>>>> play with schools logos/icons/badges. i remember that the gray area wasn't
>>>>>>> near enough of the heading div, it was originally planned to have 0px of
>>>>>>> margin between them
>>>>>>> (:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2011/5/1 Philipp Schmidt <phi.schmidt at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1 May 2011 16:16, Jessica Ledbetter <
>>>>>>>> jessica at jessicaledbetter.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> > Zuzel made a task with his suggestions. I'm guessing we just need
>>>>>>>> approval
>>>>>>>> > from you, Philipp?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All suggestions will increase usability, and there hasn't been any
>>>>>>>> dissent on this list. Let's go ahead and implement them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> http://p2pu.lighthouseapp.com/projects/71002/tickets/253-joao-suggestions#ticket-253-1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've added Joao's mock-up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > And whatever other changes we need UI-wise and we'll get it in
>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>> > I'm still hoping for a new logo or the grey to come back ;)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A designer friend will send us some suggestions. For now, we should
>>>>>>>> clean up as much as possible (Joao mentioned cleaning out the grey
>>>>>>>> from the heads of the letters P) and make a tiny bit smaller so it
>>>>>>>> doesn't touch against the borders.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > I put in BETA lower right of the logo because that seems pretty
>>>>>>>> popular and
>>>>>>>> > worked, in my opinion, with the grey angles. Doesn't really use up
>>>>>>>> too much
>>>>>>>> > real estate though but seems off balance without the grey
>>>>>>>> background. We can
>>>>>>>> > definitely play with placement/size especially if we are looking
>>>>>>>> at school
>>>>>>>> > branding.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In general, I think the BETA is great where it is. I am suggesting
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> move it to top right, so we get a little more space to move up the
>>>>>>>> rest of the page. If it looks funny, let's not do it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > I also would like to see the footer become more like the original
>>>>>>>> PSD
>>>>>>>> > design. I think we're at a point (or very close to it) with the
>>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>>> > content parts we needed for it (like about, help, etc).
>>>>>>>> > I can delete the grey out of the P2PU logo if we don't have the
>>>>>>>> new one
>>>>>>>> > before 0.5 goes live.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks! Fingers crossed still ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> P
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