Fluid iPad App Concept
Productivity
ipad product browsing concept
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
6 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 4 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Design: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Looks cool and visually polished
From 3 comments
Wow, this looks really awesome! It's like the Twitter iPad app but a step further. I wonder if it's also usable besides the "cool looking".
elii on HNYeah I think you definetely have to get your fingers on it for knowing if it makes sense or not. Visually it is winning!
elii on HNReally nice job! I like it a lot.
king_magic on HN
Navigation combined with breadcrumbs is an efficient hybrid
From 1 comment
Its interesting to me because the navigation combines with breadcrumbs to be a rather effecient hybrid. The design that allows that to happen seems to work very well with product…
tsunamifury on HN
Objections
Hard to tell where you are in deep levels; no breadcrumb or depth reference
From 2 comments
This looks really cool, love it when people experiment with UI. It's hard to judge from a video vs actually using it. The only issue I have is that I felt a bit lost a few levels…
ed209 on HNNeat concept. The following behavior bugged me through the whole demo: You switch to Lightning from IKEA FAMILY products and second level shows spotlights, ceiling lamps etc. But…
gokhan on HN
Long text content does not suit horizontal scrolling
From 1 comment
Its interesting to me because the navigation combines with breadcrumbs to be a rather effecient hybrid. The design that allows that to happen seems to work very well with product…
tsunamifury on HN
Animations and random-looking resizing confuse users
From 2 comments
Sorry to break the stream of cheers, but I have my concerns about this design. Yes, it's a neat idea and already quite well-implemented. Looking at the video I can't help but…
monopede on HNYep the animations definitely need some work to feel more natural. It should be very short, just enough to let the user feels that it's not jumping from A to B, but not long…
elisee on HN
Requests
Keep the product panel fully expanded at the deepest level
From 1 comment
Very cool implementation. I'd suggest keeping the product panel (bottom-most panel) fully expanded when you're at that level in the hierarchy. Around 0:26 seconds it's awkward…
uptown on HN
Open source the code
From 1 comment
Neat! I'd love to see the code behind this open sourced. If you do, please either add it to http://cocoacontrols.com, or shoot me an email at aaron@brethorsting.com with a link…
aaronbrethorst on HN
Run usability tests with real users
From 1 comment
Sorry to break the stream of cheers, but I have my concerns about this design. Yes, it's a neat idea and already quite well-implemented. Looking at the video I can't help but…
monopede on HN
Questions
Why fluid instead of modal navigation
From 1 comment
Sorry, dumb question, but why fluid as opposed to modal? iPad users are used to browsing products modally and there don't seem to be any usability issues with it: there is a…
siglesias on HN
Is the demo a real implementation or a mockup
From 1 comment
Is the video of an actual implemented app in use, or a mock up done in After Effects or similar?
augustl on HN
Alternatives named
Twitter for iPad
From 2 comments
Wow, this looks really awesome! It's like the Twitter iPad app but a step further. I wonder if it's also usable besides the "cool looking".
elii on HNThis reminds me of Twitter for iPad, rotated 90°. Interesting idea, though.
Zev on HN
Our Choice iPad app
From 1 comment
This is really Mike Mattas' "Our Choice" iPad App design, with n-degrees of freedom. I think "Our Choice" limits the nesting 2-3 levels.
gdonelli on HN
Push Pop Press app
From 1 comment
This is pretty neat. Reminds me a bit of Push Pop Press's app.
dangrover on HN
Zooming user interface (ZUI) and Jef Raskin's zoomable interfaces
From 2 comments
Reminds me of the ZUI (zooming user interface) concept. I think the prototype is worth exploring further, maybe borrowing on some of the ZUI research to avoid any pitfalls…
peteot on HNYou are probably thinking of Jef Raskin's ideas for zoomable interfaces, as described in "The Humane Interface" and seen in various demos he produced. A lot of people (chief…
georgemcbay on HN