You're generous application of whitespace (or blackspace in your case..) is admirable and it makes the page really easy to read at a glance....but its also the cause of your problem. If you're not willing to sacrifice by reducing the vertical spacing between items, you could try cutting some of the horizontal width and making two columns of filters.
Another option, going back to the accordian panel suggestion.....have you validated your concern with real users, perhaps people who would be using your site are already familar with those categories? Here's a suggestion though, if you used accordians when they are collapsed you can change the text of the bar to give hints, such as "Species (Beech, Oak, etc.)", "Type (Solid, Engineered)" and then when expanded just drop the additional text and go back to "Species". Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47522 ________________________________________________________________ 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
