WinCustomize 2007 Sneak Peak - Part 1
A quick glance at the slick new look-and-feel of WC
Friday, October 20, 2006 by Zoomba | Discussion: Virtual Communities
This is part one of the article series. Today we're looking at the front page and the gallery views. The next article will look at submitting work, and some of the personal page and account views.
Disclaimer:
This article won't even begin to address features or functionality since the
site is still being worked on. Even the visual elements and layout you
will see in the screenshots below are considered to be under development still
and are NOT FINAL. Something you see here in a shot may not actually be on
the site when it goes live. These screenshots are based off of our
internal test build of the new site and you shouldn't take anything you see here
as a promise of functionality or features.
In a few places, I'll put up a side-by-side comparison of the new site with the old site to give you an idea of how drastic the improvements are. For the most part you'll only be getting slices of the page at a time. Eventually we'll be posting full screenshots as things become finalized and our web devs sign-off on pages as "done" But until then, enjoy the little snippits below.
The Front Page
The first thing everyone sees typically when they come to WinCustomize is the main page. A lot has been changed in how the information is presented. Some people felt that the left and right navigation menus in addition to the header navigation links was just too much to keep track of. The new design does a lot to streamline the main page to make it as easy to scan and navigate as possible.
The current WinCustomize header navigation space. There are a lot of tabs
to click through
The new and improved header navigation space. A lot cleaner, and fewer
sections to have to navigate through
Current Popular/Featured space on the main page | The new Popular/Featured space. A lot more information is accessible but it manages to look less cluttered |
Current News Listing | New News Listing |
Gallery Views
Navigating the galleries on the site has always been a bit overwhelming. There's a lot of information to scroll through and some times you need to dig through multiple pages to find what you're looking for. The new gallery pages are designed to make it easier to quickly scan through what's available.
So there you have it, your first glimpse at the new WinCustomize. Check back next week for another look at what nifty new things we're putting in.
Reply #42 Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:58 PM
Post me a screenie and I'll try to see if there's an equivalent. |
The current descriptive view by default. |
I suppose you haven't been in the galleries before....
Reply #43 Wednesday, November 22, 2006 2:31 PM
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Reply #41 Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:30 PM
"Define 'interesting'"....
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