Please do keep proposing ideas though Sonny! Obviously design is always iterative, and feedback's how to get to the best result... (I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here, but I wanted to say thanks anyway)
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Sonny Chhen <sonny.ch...@citrix.com> wrote: > Thanks for the feedback Chip. It seems that the sliding navigation may be the > better route in this case. We may have the same slide down effect in another > iteration of the notification as most people seem to miss the counter. > > Thanks You and Best Regards, > > Sonny H. Chhen > Manager of User Interface & User Experience | Citrix Systems - CloudPlatform > 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.child...@sungard.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:46 AM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Cc: cloudstack-us...@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Navigation concept > > Sonny, > > The 3-D effect is actually kind of jarring. Using that daily would probably > cause some frustration. > > Personally, I'm a fan of minimal animation... and when it does exist, for it > to be fast and visually meaningful. > > -chip > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Will Chan <will.c...@citrix.com> wrote: >> I personally would like it if the navigation would just slide out. The 3d >> stuff although is "cool", doesn't seem to add anything useful in terms of >> UX. In fact, I would argue it makes it slightly less useful because the >> text become blurry. >> >> Also, I assume this required HTML5 and building something like this prevents >> users of older browsers the ability to use this unless you plan on having >> supporting multiple navigation models. >> >> Will >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Sonny Chhen [mailto:sonny.ch...@citrix.com] >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 9:44 AM >>> To: cloudstack-us...@incubator.apache.org; cloudstack- >>> d...@incubator.apache.org >>> Subject: UI: Navigation concept >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> In an effort to gain more screen real estate, a few front-end >>> developers and I have been playing around with changing the >>> navigation and are researching a few things like max and min width in >>> the css. Below is a link to a sample of a "3d cubed" based >>> navigation. Would love to hear thoughts regarding this idea. We are >>> still working on some of the more requested items in the feedback(too >>> many clicks, easier accessibility, etc...) but are taking things step by >>> step. >>> >>> http://www.schhen.com/citrix/demos/demo5/ >>> >>> Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. >>> >>> Thanks You and Best Regards, >>> >>> Sonny H. Chhen >>> Manager of User Interface & User Experience | Citrix Systems - >>> CloudPlatform >>> 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA >> >> >
