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

João Antonio de Menezes Neto tonyhomes at gmail.com
Tue May 3 19:30:48 UTC 2011


I'm doing another simulation based on Pippa's suggestions, will send you
guys by tonight (it's 4 pm here now (-: )

2011/5/3 Alison Jean Cole <alisonjean.cole at gmail.com>

> 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.
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> ALISON
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> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 4:54 AM, Jessy Kate Schingler <jessy at jessykate.com>wrote:
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>> interesting! i like that idea.
>>
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>> 2011/5/3 João Antonio de Menezes Neto <tonyhomes at gmail.com>
>>
>>> 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
>>>>> new.p2pu.org/en/alison/ <http://p2pu.org/users/alison>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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 ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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