The current Skyrove Hotspot Portal doesn’t look too great. The main reason for this is that it was designed ‘by programmers, for programmers’. This means it was built to be functional, rather than aesthetic.
We place a lot of value on simplicity, but sometimes a simple nature does not imply it will be simple to use or understand. Imagine a computer keyboard with only one button. You could use Morse code to enter data! Very simple, but not really user-friendly.
We’ve started redesigning our Portal page (the first page anyone sees when they connect to a Skyrove Hotspot).
Our requirements are:
1. Must be user-friendly
2. Must be fast to load
3. Must give all pertinent information, but not too much information
4. Skyrove Hotspot Provider must be able to provide their own logos, pictures and some advertising, within limits.
5. Regardless of point 4, there must be a consistent look & feel across all Skyrove hotspots, making it instantly recognizable by Skyrovers.
Here’s what we’ve come up with so far:
Saturday, 22 July 2006
New Skyrove Portal
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4 comments:
Howdy Al & co,
I like parts of it, here my humble 2cents to make it better..
1.) I’d lose the speech bubble shape (either go the Skype style completely or stick to the more conservative rounded edges).
2.) Make the provider logos (more Red Buttons than yours) less obtrusive. Their logo dominates the page.
I like the top and bottom segments but I think ya just need to work on the content (middle) section. Maybe go more for more like content of a website than shapes floating in white.
I think u guys shouldnt be afraid to go more Web 2.0 and funky than predictable (design-wise) its what makes you unique!
Hope this helps,
B
Brett Webster
Hi All,
I would like to agree with Brett.
When can we have this interphase to test? One realy only get the feel of things when you start using and experience it!
I feel the the Skyrove window opening in the background is not realy nessessary. I understand maybe the logic, but keep to my statement about it.
Thanks
Al
Albertus
I like just about all of this, in particular the Skyrove logo appearing as one would expect of a company such as Mastercard or Visa which would be visible yet subtle at any bricks and mortar store. So I don’t agree with Brett at all on that one.
Nico De Wet
Really looking forward to seeing the new interphase. Hope to see it soon!
jeinnor30
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