There's something to be said for interesting, experientially-focused interfaces, depending on the purpose of the site. If the client is primarily trying to sell an aesthetic, this could be very useful.
As a compromise, you might consider some sort of "help" function. Maybe a [?] button that pops up a quick set of visual navigation tips. -- Ed Finkler http://funkatron.com AIM: funka7ron ICQ: 3922133 Skype: funka7ron On Oct 26, 5:44 pm, "Alexandre Plennevaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I assume all sets tagged > "People" are also tagged as "Experimental", that could be the issue. > > >> Exactly. i should have paid more attention to that when setting up the > >> test bed. > > your critics are very useful! i'll debrief with the customer. but you > know, she wanted this experimental interface, so i guess many comments > on the usability side will not make any visible UI changes. But i > foresee more explanatory instructions during loading time (plus the > load-on-demand features) will be direct results of you guys comments. > > thanks much! > > alex > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:41 PM, ricardobeat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> 5. the right/left arrows are too discrete and look quirky, a simple > >> styled arrow without the vertical bar would be more beautiful and > >> useful > > >> >> they were actually designed by the customer, and i personally find them > >> >> quite good looking but it's all amount to taste in the end. and you > >> >> know, it's just arrows. Once you know they are there, you won' spend > >> >> much time admiring their beauty. > > > what I meant to say is that they don't look like arrows, their > > function is not implicit until you hover and realize it's clickable. > > >> 7. clicking the category names at the top is a mistery. I guess it > >> adds (underline) or removes (no underline) categories from the > >> barcode, but that is far from intuitive and there is no animation, it > >> just pops a new barcode instantly > > >> >> it actually filters the barcode, only showing the images related to the > >> >> keywords underlined. The customer, when encoding an image set, > >> >> associates one or more of the 5 tags. These keywords enable the visitor > >> >> to select which images to actually see. note that the current images > >> >> are just a dummy encoding, so the current associaiton is not relevant, > >> >> hence your probable confusion? > > > similar to above, I think behaviour is not clear. If you click > > "Editorial" for example nothing happens, and "advertising" causes > > unoticeable changes in the barcode. When you have "Professional" and > > "Experimental" selected, if you click "People" nothing changes also. > > In those cases one could think that the interface is not working, > > because there are no visible changes. I assume all sets tagged > > "People" are also tagged as "Experimental", that could be the issue. > > >> thanks a lot again > > > you're welcome, hope my critics are useful :] > > > - ricardo > >
