OOOOOOOOO. The hero box! That is so much different. that smilebooks flash thing doesn't seem to offer alot of bang for the buck - just simple marketing benefit statements -
Refocused on how easy it is to create one of those things in 4/5/6 steps seems much better. If you site is similar to smilebooks - this is actually a perfect type of product to benefit from gradual engagement - let the user come in, upload photos, write stories, format the whole thing - only when they want to save it do they need to create a username/password - and only when they are reading to have the book printed and bound do they need to enter some evil form with billing/contact info - see Luke W's last chapter in web form design on gradual engagement. -w On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Anthony Zeoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I should have been more specific. It's the Hero box on the home page, not > a flash splash page. We're trying to give the user some visual stimulation > that they can create photo books. The current UI and visual assumes the user > knows what a "photo book" is and uses the image to try to convey to the user > that they may create one. > > However, I'm not a big fan of this. > > If you look at a competing site, http://www.smilebooks.com, you'll see how > they display a flash module on the home page that rotates three images, each > trying to tell a story. Family, wedding, female friends can create a photo > book using the site. > -- > > *Anthony Zeoli | ZAAH.COM > VP Product & Business Development > > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * > > *+1 631.873.2007 | Direct > * > *+1 631.873.2007 | Main > +1 917.705.4700 | Mobile > +1 631.873.2050 | Fax > > AIM: djtonyz | Yahoo: anthonyzeoli | MSN: djtonyz | Skype: tonyzeoli | > Twitter: djtonyz > > *6 Dubon Court > Farmingdale, NY 11735 > > *This document contains proprietary and confidential information, which > are the exclusive property of Zaah Technologies, Inc. Unauthorized use of > this or any document, marked confidential is strictly prohibited. > Copyright(c) 2008 Zaah Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > * > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.1281 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill gtalk: semanticwill twitter: semanticwill skype: semanticwill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ 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
