Now that the left-hand navigation menu has expanded to six links, I'm having a little trouble quickly scanning it to find the item I need. Previously it was no issue, since there were only three or four links. Have we considered adding icons?
I agree. Six links is a bit too much. We should explore icons and introduce some visual hierarchy.
On Monday, August 25, 2014, Steven Walling swalling@wikimedia.org wrote:
Now that the left-hand navigation menu has expanded to six links, I'm having a little trouble quickly scanning it to find the item I need. Previously it was no issue, since there were only three or four links. Have we considered adding icons?
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ya - agree. Not sure if icons is the answer though. Will chat with Moiz and get back to this.
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Moiz Syed msyed@wikimedia.org wrote:
I agree. Six links is a bit too much. We should explore icons and introduce some visual hierarchy.
On Monday, August 25, 2014, Steven Walling swalling@wikimedia.org wrote:
Now that the left-hand navigation menu has expanded to six links, I'm having a little trouble quickly scanning it to find the item I need. Previously it was no issue, since there were only three or four links. Have we considered adding icons?
-- Steven Walling, Product Manager https://wikimediafoundation.org/
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On 25 August 2014 17:55, Moiz Syed msyed@wikimedia.org wrote:
I agree. Six links is a bit too much. We should explore icons and introduce some visual hierarchy.
Agreed. There are already natural themes emerging in the menu items:
1. *Core functionality*: Log in 2. *Navigation* (Today, Random): Upon tapping, take you immediately to a page on the wiki 3. *Personalised articles* (Recent, Nearby, Saved pages): Presents articles which are personalised to you somehow (because you read them, or chose them, or are near them)
I think grouping the items like this makes sense a first pass. This menu will evolve over time as we add new features.
Dan
We need to discuss this, lets not design over email.
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Dan Garry dgarry@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 25 August 2014 17:55, Moiz Syed msyed@wikimedia.org wrote:
I agree. Six links is a bit too much. We should explore icons and introduce some visual hierarchy.
Agreed. There are already natural themes emerging in the menu items:
- *Core functionality*: Log in
- *Navigation* (Today, Random): Upon tapping, take you immediately to
a page on the wiki 3. *Personalised articles* (Recent, Nearby, Saved pages): Presents articles which are personalised to you somehow (because you read them, or chose them, or are near them)
I think grouping the items like this makes sense a first pass. This menu will evolve over time as we add new features.
Dan
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