btw... I forgot: "eye candy" - yes agreed, and I may add something about the importance of eye candy that was in Apples marketing strategy (its from the Steve Jobs Bio - yes I know...):
“People DO judge a book by its cover, We may have the best product, the highest quality, the most useful software etc.; if we present them in a slipshod manner, they will be perceived as slipshod; if we present them in a creative, professional manner, we will impute the desired qualities.”” PS: As I am working on a "Public Participation web site" my current read is Rubin and Chisnell (2008) "Handbook of Usability Testing: How to plan, design and conduct effective tests" - besides other literature. So my focus has changed a bit from an OJ tutorial and help to a general thinking about what is important for software aside from functionality. Hence, my efforts with that installer image. Am 20.02.12 18:28, schrieb Stefan Steiniger: > Hey, > > mhm...standard practice in Desktop Publishing? > I have been working with Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Illustrator as well > as with Photoshop, with Pagemaker and now with Inkscape & GIMP - and I > haven't seen a tilted slpashscreen - but maybe its more done so in the > FOS community??? > > Anyway for me a tilted screen is just not what I would consider a good > user experience - though it may be found be funny. However, listening to > your "too much white" comment. I agree and improved it. Attached my new > version. [so much about iterative "design"] > > Of course another option is to simply have no image there. That would > work for me as well. > > Any comments by a third - unbiased - party? We obviously needs some > referee here ;) > > stefan > > Am 20.02.12 05:16, schrieb edgar.sol...@web.de: >> On 19.02.2012 21:46, Stefan Steiniger wrote: >>> Hei, >>> >>> - sideways is just something we should not do: (a) you can not read it >> >> disagreed, this is a standard practice in desktop publishing >> >>> and (b) it is distracting/confusing. >> >> seems to you, i like to hear what others say >> let's not forget this is eye candy, not a functional component. >> >>> mhm.. but - in the case of just having such a thin strip it may be >>> better to put something else there? E.g. a bit of green (= >>> fields/forrest from top) like we had in the old installer. >> >> i am open to suggestions better than the state of 1.5.1 but your >> suggestion currently in trunk is no enhancement from my point of view. >> it wastes lots of empty white space on the left side and imbalances >> the installer components layout. >> >> please everybody speak up and compare old vs. new attached. >> >> ..ede >> >>> stefan >>> >>> Am 19.02.12 13:35, schrieb edgar.sol...@web.de: >>>> On 19.02.2012 21:03, Stefan Steiniger wrote: >>>>> Hei Ede, >>>>> >>>>> I have made a new image for the installer (i.e. for the install >>>>> process dialogs - not the language selection dialog). >>>>> You think it can be used to replace the 90°-standing image? >>>> >>>> don't want to rain on your parade, but what is the problem with >>>> having the logo sideways? >>>> >>>>> or does it need to be slimmer? >>>> >>>> that's the reason. we need a graphic that fits on the left side and >>>> does not waste too much space for people with small displays. i >>>> considered a graphic on top but that would enlarge the already quite >>>> extensive height more and so i decided to go for wider than high >>>> aspect ratio that works toward increasingly common wide displays. >>>> >>>> btw. current can be found here >>>> http://jump-pilot.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jump-pilot/core/trunk/etc/izpack/res/ojlogo-vertical_400px.png >>>> >>>> there is also a photoshop layered tif if you want to play around. >>>> >>>>> other suggestions? >>>> >>>> it seems you got the typo wrong. the characters seem to be clipped >>>> on top for some reason. >>>> >>>> >>>> ..ede >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Virtualization& Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning >>>> Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing >>>> also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. >>>> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >>>> Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Virtualization& Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning >>> Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing >>> also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. >>> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >>> Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Try before you buy = See our experts in action! >>> The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers >>> is just $99.99! 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