I agree with Lukas that the current design draws the eye to the wrong places (ie the labels, not the data). The sea of bright blue boxes is overwhelming.

Tom

On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Lukas Benedix benedix@zedat.fu-berlin.de wrote:

### a few comments

• the properties are highlighted, not the more important values
• the items in the Identifier and Wikipedia link boxes should be aligned
• the contrast is very low in the "Berlin, Germany" line

### questions

Is there a good reason for:

• the blue boxes?

• the gradient in the boxes on the right?

• How do you count the number of discussion topics?

• Why not integrating this number in the discussion tab on the top.

• Are there so many discussions on wikidata items, that a so prominent

discussion box is appropriate?

### general notes

Maybe you should consider the the theory of data-ink-ratio: "A large share of ink on a graphic should present data-information, the ink changing as the data change. Data-ink is the non-erasable core of a graphic, the non-redundant ink arranged in response to variation in the numbers represented." http://www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php/Data-Ink_Ratio

Here are two blog posts you should read: http://darkhorseanalytics.com/blog/clear-off-the-table/ http://darkhorseanalytics.com/blog/data-looks-better-naked/

Lukas

Am Di 24.06.2014 17:46, schrieb Lydia Pintscher:

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Hey folks :)

I just uploaded a new mockup for Wikidata's user interface design. Thanks so much for your feedback so far!

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:UI_redesign_input is the place

to be ;-)

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Cheers Lydia

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On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 8:29 PM, Lukas Benedix benedix@zedat.fu-berlin.de wrote:

### a few comments

• the properties are highlighted, not the more important values

See my other email.

• the items in the Identifier and Wikipedia link boxes should be aligned

People are split on this one.

• the contrast is very low in the "Berlin, Germany" line

Noted.

### questions

Is there a good reason for:

• the blue boxes?

Consistency with the language code and identifier property in the sidebar. Better ideas welcome.

• the gradient in the boxes on the right?

Preference of the designer.

• How do you count the number of discussion topics?

Flow will have some way to do that.

• Why not integrating this number in the discussion tab on the top.

Because that gets overlooked. We wanted to try and draw more attention to the discussions. We'll have to see.

• Are there so many discussions on wikidata items, that a so prominent

discussion box is appropriate?

There are not that many yet. But the idea is to only show this box when it actually matters - so when there actually are current discussions happening. But until we have Flow that part of the design isn't going to be implemented anyway.

Cheers Lydia