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

Alison Jean Cole alisonjean.cole at gmail.com
Tue May 3 17:11:45 UTC 2011


Hey Pippa,

I'm really into this layout. As a learner, this makes more sense. When I
visit my study group, my primary activities would be to visit the task I am
working on and hit the resources I need. Then recent activity would be my
secondary interest.

ALISON
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On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 4:54 AM, Jessy Kate Schingler <jessy at jessykate.com>wrote:

> interesting! i like that idea.
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> 2011/5/3 João Antonio de Menezes Neto <tonyhomes at gmail.com>
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>> Really liked your suggestion, Pippa.
>>
>>
>> 2011/5/3 Pippa Buchanan <Pippa.Buchanan at gmail.com>
>>
>>> New Study Group Layout ? https://cacoo.com/diagrams/xZ6mQut2Ha6wYoO6
>>>
>>> Tasks, Links, Activity Wall should all have a full page version, but
>>> you'd be able to browse tasks and resources from the front page.
>>>
>>> Perhaps there could be icons for the tasks that you could choose from eg.
>>> "Read" "Discuss", "Meet", "Make", "Share" "Create" "Watch" etc?
>>>
>>>
>>> P*
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2 May 2011 22:14, Alison Jean Cole <alisonjean.cole at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd love to see tasks and key links have more emphasis and activity
>>>> streams less. I imagine there could be many stylistic ways to implement
>>>> this.
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Older layout: https://cacoo.com/diagrams/o37hflfZsbenu9c4 Perhaps we
>>>> can toy around with this.
>>>>
>>>> ALISON
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>>>> 2011/5/2 João Antonio de Menezes Neto <tonyhomes at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> 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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