Perception

[Big Frank]

Can't we have a kaleidoscope background?

Guys, check out some of the guis in the bottom half of this page. We're a graphics community - surely we can do better than that. Shouldn't we be showing off our design skills with this app?

http://dribbble.com/creativemints/pr.../84076-UI-Kits

Whether we use ios style slider toggles or not, surely we can come up with something better than that?

[wizard509]

Those designs on dribble are very, very nice Frank, but what do you mean by a kaleidoscope background? I hope you don't mean what I think you mean or at least what my minds eye congers up.

[Big Frank]

I believe that was irony, Larry

[pauland]

I think that design by committee is a difficult gig - so many opinions.

I have some sympathy for you Grace.

[Boy]

I like the radio buttons better than the sliders and the overall composition of the UI looks pretty good. The only thing is that there is now even more empty space in the settings box.

Yes, please change the blue color. I already made a suggestion using a grey gradient and Frank's link gives quite a few more options.

[mwenz]

I think that design by committee is a difficult gig...

I hear an echo.

This problem of design by committee is why I have stayed completely out of this whole project.

[Gare]

I hear an echo.

Echo? Echo?



As with HTML, I strongly encourage you, Grace, to adopt a Head Designer. Coders and designers work together, but we have two trillion artists on this thread and three coders last I counted.

I feel strongly for the sake of Grace, this thread can express opinions, sure, but it should be up to the UX designer to apply or ignore the opinions and design suggestions. Let this thread be a dropbox for input, not a place to count votes, because if you follow this thread, it ain't working.

That's my input.

And I vote for it.



-g

[gracehjs]

I hear an echo.

This problem of design by committee is why I have stayed completely out of this whole project.

I had Eric as the designer - you do not like some of what he did. And Eric now has other commitments. At the moment the project is just me, so I would be delighted to have someone volunteer to do the design for me, I am definitely not a designer. I think I can manage to write the XAML , though someone who knew XAML would be wonderful.

[mwenz]

http://www.businessballs.com/treeswing.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_by_committee

While I fully believe you need a manager with a concept of a design, and *maybe* a designer, I would not be the person for this task.

[Gare]

@Grace—

I have no idea what Rik Datta's commitments are, nor do I know if he can do XAML, but the fellow is community-spirited, talented, works well with others, is a snappy dresser...okay, I've drifted into "silly".

I'll ask the Admin and ask around, I don't feel qualified to design a UI nor do I have the hours to spare, but I truly believe Rik is your person for fresh, clean, attractive design work, and the fellow does variations at the drop of a hat.

My Best,

Gary