+1 for always cheese.
Let's not forget that featured images come in all flavors of ... appropriateness[1]
I agree that cropping sucks when an important part of the subject get's dropped, but since we have so little space we probably can't use a constant-height thumbnail combined with a image-on-page fitting technique like the one used for Google Images. It's interesting to note that on mobile they dispense with this technique and go straight to cropped thumbnails.
- Trevor
[1] http://rubenerd.com/wikimedia-commons-no-censorship/
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Brandon Harris bharris@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Once again, Pau is the smartest guy in the room, being able toarticulate my thoughts better than "I like it".
On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Pau Giner pginer@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like option B because it emphasises content and it provides a
simplified exploration mode (scroll down) which is suited for exploring "my uploads". Nevertheless there are some aspects to consider:
• List length. One inconvenient for option B may be the listbecoming too large to scroll. If recently added images appear on top, the need for scrolling will be greatly reduced (since recent content is more likely to be accessed). If other order (e.g., alphabetic) is preferred instead, adding a scroll thumb may help with navigation.
• Adequacy to the task. Although option B is adequate for a tasksuch as the ones the user is expected to do in "my uploads" a tile layout may be considered for other tasks such as image curation (where a broader overview may be desired to spot problematic images in a gaze).
• Reduce noise. I would consider to remove descriptions and showonly the title with a bigger typeface using the room currently used for the description. Displaying the title is probably enough for the user to identify his own uploads. The description can be shown either in the separate detail view or on top of the image itself when tapping.
Pau
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:46 PM, Heather Walls hwalls@wikimedia.org
wrote:
I also like b.
Very nice, all!!
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Yuvi Panda yuvipanda@gmail.com
wrote:
+1 to larger images with Image titles on them. Tapping on them shows you
the uncropped full image (+ details)
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