Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great product pages
Hi Marcia, It really depends what it is your product pages are showing as to send through some suitable examples. If you are selling clothes then large images is probably more important than specific details, if you are selling software then you want to see a breakdown of what the software will do. What products are you showing? If you are looking for nice large images then apple.com do beautiful product pages and show small snippets of information about the product, with supporting rich media and detailed information. Mike Hales raises a good point of testing different product pages with your audience. A simple way of doing this is by adopting something like Google Website Optimiser www.Google.com/WebsiteOptimizer and running a simple A/B test with 2 different templates. Then after a month see which one was most effective in terms of: click-throughs, bounce rates etc. You may also be interested in looked at some space saving UI design patterns on http://ui-patterns.com/ like tabs (as suggested), collapsable panels, pagination, carousels etc to help reduce the visual clutter on your page. Hope this helps. Cheers G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49433 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Location/Geographic Search Design Patterns
Hi Andy, It might be worth taking a look at everyblock.com or dopplr.com as they show a lot of information in both textual and map display alongside each other - might give you some inspiration. everyblock.com may be especially helpful as they group results together at different zoom levels. In terms of general map design, Making Maps by John Krygier is definitely worth a look. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=81aX0AIviv8Clpg=PP1ots=ymAvD1wliedq=making mapspg=PP1#v=onepageq=f=false Hope this helps Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49375 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flash Rotators
Hi Kagan, I've recently ended up using carousels as they allow for freeing up valuable screen space resulting in less visual clutter, giving a cleaner design. So, I am pretty much in favour of them if you have a lot of content you have to display. Obviously they still have to be implemented correctly... If you're looking for design pattern input, when it's best to use a carousel and how best to implement them, these websites should help: http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/selection/carousel.html http://ui-patterns.com/pattern/Carousel http://www.blinkinteractive.com/essays/usability_highlights_2008.php - further down the page there are a few small tips. Cheers Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49362 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can anyone point me to research about hiding interface elements?
Hi Gabor, It sounds like you're talking about an extras on demand approach. http://designinginterfaces.com/Extras_On_Demand Where you have too much to fit on one page, but they still have to be easily accessible. Depending on what you're hiding there are various design patterns you could use, such as: - Accordion mensu - Collapsable panels - Carousels, for more imagery - Pagination, for a long page Hope this helps. Cheers Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49270 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhone Prototyping
I would second Dan's suggestion for Flash Catalyst. However, that's already been mentioned so...If you're looking for the design elements of the iPhone for prototyping this recent post has a large collection of elements for different software(Photoshop, Illustrator, fireworks etc): http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/02/05/50-free-ui-and-web-design-wireframing-kits-resources-and-source-files/ Scroll down to/or search for 'Mobile App Development Resources' on the page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49145 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes
Hi, I guess it's whatever works best for you, although there is absolutely nothing wrong with paper prototyping first. This is pretty much how all designers start getting their ideas together, as it's very fast and cheap to do. There is a bit of guidance on wikipedia that may help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_prototyping - although I think that cutting bits out is probably going a bit too far, and an interactive wireframe would work much better. You can also do 'scamps' which are a slightly more designery wireframe. http://community.brandrepublic.com/forums/t/11751.aspx Cheers Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48924 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Regarding Table
Hi, I recommend a clear list in a high profile, consistent location throughout all steps. A user can add items across all paginated pages to the 'delete list' and position the 'delete button' under your delete list. Or, to get around the large page size you could adopt some more AJAXy stuff with: -Continuous scrolling on a page - more results load as you scroll down (probably not a good idea) -If the lists can be grouped together you could adopt collapsible lists and load the content as each category is expanded. Not sure if the 2 ideas above are any good, but if the problem is the size of the page then there may be some other solutions to explore. I personally think a delete list will be a very good solution. Cheers Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48916 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] \help text\ in input fields - bad?
Hi Jayson, I did a quick bit of googling and found this article http://www.webusability.co.uk/2009/dont-put-search-in-a-search-box/ unfortunately it doesn't give empirical evidence for their claim and so you can't really take it as gospel. In terms of styling, just be careful not to style it too much, if it no longer resembles a textbox it will have the reverse effect. There are countless articles on search form design, referring to consistent placement, size of textfield, search goals and search strategies etc the Luke Wroblewski (as recommended above) presentation pretty much covers it all. Hope this is of some help Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48953 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Driving users to register...
Hi Marc, See my feedback below: 1) people won't register if they know they can get the information for free on other sites. If your website is offering the same content that's available for free elsewhere chances are people won't register. It also means that you, more than likely, wont end up as high on Google as people will be less likely to link through to paid-for services. As with most website unique, interesting content is what drives people to visit and explore. A better service for registered users as opposed to non-registered users is, for me a reason to register. 2) It feels like a cheap ploy to offer content and then put up a barrier to accessing it. Quite a few different media websites use a similar busines model to get people to pay, New York Times, Business Week etc, where you either get access to the first 4 articles for free then have to pay or you are offered a short intro to the article and to view the entire article requires registering/paying. NYTimes paid for model http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100120/MEDIABUSINESS/100129995/1001 3) the way to get users to register is to build trust and a sense of value in a website If you're giving people a better service, or access to unique content for registering then you're more than likely to register. Basically, for the user, what's the pay-off? I'm giving you my details and what will I get in return. If you use IxDA as an example you get to participate in online discussions with a well respected peer group for registering your details. I have a couple of questions: 1. Is the login to help build a sense of community for the website? 2. Are you collecting details just so you can market/spam to them? 3. What's the motivation for someone to register? This research may help you http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990711.html http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article2629.asp Hope this helps Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48799 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Driving users to register...
Sorry ignore my last post, thought I would get some auto styling from copying and pasting your previous comments. Here it is again but this time with a slightly better visual hierachy... Hi Marc, See my feedback below: 1) people won't register if they know they can get the information for free on other sites. If your website is offering the same content that's available for free elsewhere chances are people won't register. It also means that you, more than likely, wont end up as high on Google as people will be less likely to link through to paid-for services. As with most website unique, interesting content is what drives people to visit and explore. A better service for registered users as opposed to non-registered users is, for me a reason to register. 2) It feels like a cheap ploy to offer content and then put up a barrier to accessing it. Quite a few different media websites use a similar busines model to get people to pay, New York Times, Business Week etc, where you either get access to the first 4 articles for free then have to pay or you are offered a short intro to the article and to view the entire article requires registering/paying. NYTimes paid for model http://www.btobonline.com/apps /pbcs.dll /article?AID= /20100120 /MEDIABUSINESS /100129995 /1001 3) the way to get users to register is to build trust and a sense of value in a website. If you're giving people a better service, or access to unique content for registering then you're more than likely to register. Basically, for the user, what's the pay-off? I'm giving you my details and what will I get in return. If you use IxDA as an example you get to participate in online discussions with a well respected peer group for registering your details. I have a couple of questions: 1. Is the login to help build a sense of community for the website? 2. Are you collecting details just so you can market/spam to them? 3. What's the motivation for someone to register? This research may help you http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990711.html http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article2629.asp Hope this helps Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48799 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.
Really interesting chat, here's my input... From a design point of view it does look like a giant iPhone although with a much fatter, uglier border around the outside. Not being able to run multiple apps at the same time is a minus point; not being able to chat online and browse the web will become pretty frustrating. I assume the durability of it will be better tha the iPhone screen especially as, like other laptops/netbooks it doesn't have a fold down screen to protect it. But it still does look interesting, the name doesn't reallly bother me, it does seem to be filling a price gap, macs laptops are really expensive and now more people can afford to had an equivalent at home/work etc. http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/frantic_steve_jobs_stays_up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48704 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Software for transcription?
Hi Suzanne, Unfortunately no such software exists, as was the big issue with spinvox. You're best bet is to use some transcription software such as Express scribe (which is free) http://www.nch.com.au/scribe that will allow you to control the speed of the playback while you are transcribing the interviews. Or, as already suggested you could crowd source the entire work. Hope that helps Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48573 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
