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

Tue May 3 10:39:21 UTC 2011

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>
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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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