Re:Android: Emerging UI Pattern - Side Navigation
by Zigurd on Sunday June 10, 2012 @11:04PM
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The problem with dashboards is that they do nothing. Imagine slapping a dashboard screen on the top of the GMail UI: You would only interact with the dashboard to get someplace else. Ugh! A literally useless place. You always want to be someplace else.
The problem with "side navigation" is that it is only a visual change. It tantalizes you with the idea that you are someplace else, sort of, with a mostly-useless, partly obscured view on the right. Otherwise it is the same as a dashboard.
Re:Android: Emerging UI Pattern - Side Navigation
by batiudrami on Monday June 11, 2012 @01:48AM
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As well as the comments below, side navigation allows a consistent UX between phones and tablets - just on tablets, the navigation bar is always visible.
The useless right part of the screen is a complete waste of space and looks totally weird.
I really don't like where the general UI concepts are going. Apple UX is now very discussable, Windows' tiles are a good idea but replacing the start menu with them is kind of a misstep... Argh I could go on for days...
Apple, what's happening with the futuristic look and feel? Why including leather in your calendar?!