Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
Hi Michael, Last year we did this on-line shop with Ajax for a Dutch company: http://www.zonneman.com/ (For non Dutch users, link on this: http://www.zonneman.com/#besteljaloezie) Ferran Alvarez http://www.bryte.biz -Mensaje original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de Michael Micheletti Enviado el: sábado, 19 de enero de 2008 6:21 Para: IxDA Discuss Asunto: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples I'm helping a friend who has a small business (total employees: 1, total budget: $0 or maybe less) brainstorm ideas for a custom product configurator for his website. Similar sites might allow you to see the clothes on a model and change shirt colors, add various designs to a t-shirt, or customize your new Mercedes colors, wheels, etc. He's curious to find out if this sort of product configuration can be done well using Ajax/Web 2.0 technologies. He'd like to avoid Flash if possible. I've found these two examples so far: Levolor store beta (pick a product and configure wall and window colors, etc): http://www.levolor.com/store/ This was pretty fun to play with. Zazzle t-shirt designs: http://www.zazzle.com/cr/design/pt-shirt?style=basic_dark_tshirtcolor=black Not quite as direct and interactive. Can you guys think of other similar examples? Even better, do you know of any existing free or affordable code libraries that do something like this? Thanks for your help, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
These examples are great. I really like the use of simple illustrations on the Zonneman site. Another example sent me off list is the Old Navy site, which has simple rollovers to show shirts in different colors: http://www.oldnavy.com Would love to see even more examples if you know of them - they're giving us lots of ideas on how to simplify and do a good job. Much appreciated, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
Land's End does something similar to Old Navy's approach, Michael, except Land's End uses clickable swatches as the trigger: http://tinyurl.com/39k3gx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24768 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:26:30, Justin English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would not call a person who wants free design and coding work a friend. Justin, I have had an active volunteer practice going on now for more than 10 years. During that time, I've engaged in many free design and coding projects, making new friends in places as far away as Botswana, Albania, and Kyrgyzstan. In volunteer work, schedules are forgiving. New technologies or design approaches can be pursued. Your portfolio grows more interesting. Plus your world view may expand. I'm paid well by my employers for professional design services and don't have any real need to make money on side projects, so I usually turn away paid freelance requests to avoid any conflicts of interest. Volunteer design work can be very satisfying; if your day job ever gets stale, consider helping others in need as a way to keep engaged in your craft. All the best, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
I personally think istock Photo has excellent user interaction: mouseover of an image produces tags, image title, and a larger view of the image. http://www.istockphoto.com Mary Keitelman Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:39:28 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples These examples are great. I really like the use of simple illustrations on the Zonneman site. Another example sent me off list is the Old Navy site, which has simple rollovers to show shirts in different colors: http://www.oldnavy.com Would love to see even more examples if you know of them - they're giving us lots of ideas on how to simplify and do a good job. Much appreciated, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 _ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
I built the site for AutumnRiders.com awhile back, which seems to be almost exactly what you're looking for. I originally built it using just Javascript and ASP, so can't take the credit for the Ajax callbacks to the server, but it might give you some ideas... http://www.autumnriders.com Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Micheletti Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:21 AM To: IxDA Discuss Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples I'm helping a friend who has a small business (total employees: 1, total budget: $0 or maybe less) brainstorm ideas for a custom product configurator for his website. Similar sites might allow you to see the clothes on a model and change shirt colors, add various designs to a t-shirt, or customize your new Mercedes colors, wheels, etc. He's curious to find out if this sort of product configuration can be done well using Ajax/Web 2.0 technologies. He'd like to avoid Flash if possible. I've found these two examples so far: Levolor store beta (pick a product and configure wall and window colors, etc): http://www.levolor.com/store/ This was pretty fun to play with. Zazzle t-shirt designs: http://www.zazzle.com/cr/design/pt-shirt?style=basic_dark_tshirtcolor=black Not quite as direct and interactive. Can you guys think of other similar examples? Even better, do you know of any existing free or affordable code libraries that do something like this? Thanks for your help, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
http://beta.mego.com/ http://www.meez.com/ I can't advise on the code needed, but this sort of functionality is increasingly common so I would expect to find some blogging about it among developers. A friend recently spec'd a new Toyota on their website using a very slick interface that displays all the options and the pricing for your customization, and builds a PDF for you to download as a reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24768 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples
I'm helping a friend who has a small business (total employees: 1, total budget: $0 or maybe less) brainstorm ideas for a custom product configurator for his website. Similar sites might allow you to see the clothes on a model and change shirt colors, add various designs to a t-shirt, or customize your new Mercedes colors, wheels, etc. He's curious to find out if this sort of product configuration can be done well using Ajax/Web 2.0 technologies. He'd like to avoid Flash if possible. I've found these two examples so far: Levolor store beta (pick a product and configure wall and window colors, etc): http://www.levolor.com/store/ This was pretty fun to play with. Zazzle t-shirt designs: http://www.zazzle.com/cr/design/pt-shirt?style=basic_dark_tshirtcolor=black Not quite as direct and interactive. Can you guys think of other similar examples? Even better, do you know of any existing free or affordable code libraries that do something like this? Thanks for your help, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
