> The first thing that comes to mind is the 37 Signals "Yellow Fade > Technique" that is used as a visual device to create a temporary > focal point: > http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives/000558.php
Thanks Geoff. That's pretty much what I'm thinking of, except I was thinking of a box come up that actually obscures the rest of the page for a moment (well, part of the page). Google Reader does something similar to the "YFT" whenever a feed has a new item added. The name of the feed glows yellow for a second. My question with the BaseCamp example is, what happens when you're editing an entry that isn't at the top of the page, and the user has to scroll to see it? The yellow won't even show up. This seems like a place where a feedback box in the middle of the page, regardless of whether the modified item is showing on the screen, might be a better option. (Or maybe the two techniques could be used in tandem somehow... or YFT could be used when the item is showing, and my technique could be used when the item is off the page?) Meredith ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
