Konstruktors » Design http://konstruktors.com Web Design, WordPress and Performance Services Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:08:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta4-20790 Widget Context UI Update 2011, Version 2 http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/3147-widget-context-ui-2011-v-2/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/3147-widget-context-ui-2011-v-2/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:31:09 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/?p=3147 Widget Context UI Update, Version 2

Here is the second iteration of the UX update for the Widget Context plugin. Please check out the live demo and let me know what you think! 

The Concept

The number of locations where you might want to show or hide a widget can vary significantly — having “Related Posts” widget on all blog entries except on posts that are tagged “twitter” (many); or showing the “About Me” widget only on the front page of a blog (few). However, the combinations are endless.

Therefore, I realized that the most important feature should be the ability to find those groups of locations very fast. So there will be only two ways to sort through the content: (1) search, or (2) choose one of the core locations such as homepage, blog index, all pages/(custom)posts or their indices (archives).

Once you have found and selected the sections, it is only a matter of ordering (or chaining) them according to their “power” — low power locations sink to the bottom and are overwritten by the ones floating above them. This is done via drag-and-drop.

The question is — can you think of a combination of locations that can’t be covered using this approach?

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WikiLeaks identity, posters

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]]> http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2707-idea-wikileaks-logo-identity/feed/ 0 Graphic vs. Web Design http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2628-graphic-vs-web-design/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2628-graphic-vs-web-design/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:57:20 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/?p=2628 In web design everything is linear and without bounding dimensions — like viewing a magazine spread through a magnifying glass and never seeing the full picture.

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]]> http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2628-graphic-vs-web-design/feed/ 0 Matthew Carter on The Boston Globe http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2604-matthew-carter-on-the-boston-globe/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2604-matthew-carter-on-the-boston-globe/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:36:01 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/?p=2604 Typeface designer Matthew Carter has left his mark on everything from Microsoft to magazines

(via SimpleBits)

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]]> http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2604-matthew-carter-on-the-boston-globe/feed/ 0 Location Aware Login Prompt http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2113-location-aware-login-prompt/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2113-location-aware-login-prompt/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:03:14 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=2113 Define your home as a GPS location +/- 50 m. If you are within that area, you don’t have to enter the password. If you are outside that area, you are requested to select three images in the right order from a grid of nine images. If that fails, you are requested to enter the password.

This would be extremely useful for all the tablets out there.

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How come that for interface elements in Gnome (in Ubuntu 10.04) we’re still stuck with bitmaps instead of scalable vector graphics.

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]]> http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2483-bitmaps-for-gnome-panel-background/feed/ 0 Ubuntu's Lost Identity http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2076-ubuntu-lost-identity/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2076-ubuntu-lost-identity/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:09:47 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=2076

Ubuntu boot splash screen — old (left) and new

Ubuntu has a new logo and identity brand, and I really don’t like. Why through away the legendary friendly circle icon and replace it with a badly kerned wordmark?

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]]> http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/2076-ubuntu-lost-identity/feed/ 3 Perfumes Named After Their Month of Release http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1623-perfumes-named-after-their-month-of-release/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1623-perfumes-named-after-their-month-of-release/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:13:59 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=1623 Idea for branding: perfume named after its month of release

Because content is king also in the business of perfumes. Inspired by Ubuntu Linux release cycle.

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]]> http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1623-perfumes-named-after-their-month-of-release/feed/ 2 WordPress.com Redesign http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1503-wordpress-com-redesign/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1503-wordpress-com-redesign/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:55:44 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=1503 Jeff has brought to my attention that folks at Automattic are testing a redesign of the WordPress.com front page.

Those arriving at WordPress.com front page are either from other blogs hosted on WordPress.com or search engines, and most of them are interested in creating a blog for themselves. Those who want to explore featured posts are mostly the existing users. Therefore, I suggest to:

  1. make the sign-up area more prominent, and
  2. featured posts more easy to scan.

Here is a greyscale mock-up of what I mean with the first suggestion:

Suggestions for improving WordPress.com redesign

Suggestions for improving WordPress.com redesign

What do you think?

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]]> http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1503-wordpress-com-redesign/feed/ 0 Is iPhone 3G "S" Slow or Small? http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1222-is-iphone-3g-s-slow-or-small/ http://konstruktors.com/blog/design/1222-is-iphone-3g-s-slow-or-small/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:49:37 +0000 Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=1222 Is Apple really going in the footsteps of Microsoft by creating more and more version of essentially the same product? When seeing iPhone 3G S for the first time I immediately associated “S” with size Small.

iPhone S is Slow or Small?

These days no one considers a phone “smart” if it’s slow or doesn’t have support for 3G. So what does Apple exactly mean by saying iPhone 3G Speed? Where the previous versions slow?

How about calling it iPhone 4, 5, 6, … n.

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