[Theforum] Inviting other people

aardvark roselli at earthlink.net
Mon Nov 19 13:55:39 CST 2001


> From: Madhu Menon <webguru at vsnl.net>
>
> At 12:37 AM 11/20/2001, Marlene Bruce opined:
> >I've been thinking about our current interface. It's become somewhat
> >junky looking (I mean no offense to Isaac, et. al., this has happened
> >as we've added stuff after the original design).

i've been thinking about that, too... plus i think we've all learned a 
bit more since then about how people use the site, how we use it, 
etc...

> This is usually an unfortunate consequence of retrofitting a design
> with features not originally planned at design time. The designer
> isn't to blame, and neither is anyone else. You can't predict
[...]

that retrofitting is the key...

so, we know what the original design was supposed to include, 
how far beyond that have we gone?  how much further to go?

> >I believe we should take a fresh look at how the information is
> >organized within the interface, and how to improve the experience for
> >our users.
> 
> Sounds interesting. What did you have in mind? Let's hear your ideas.

do i hear three-column layout?




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