Drupal must stop automatically delete data/content without warning!
Building advanced websites with Drupal without any need of custom coding/modules is rapidly improving almost on a daily basis. With a foundation using modules such as Views, Page Manager (CTools) Panels, Rules, Flag, etc we can accomplish many advanced designs by just point and click.
Read moreUser persona for advanced content creator
Last updated by jasonsavino on Sun, 2012-04-08 22:56
As the Curriculum and training group has identified while outlining the various skill sets involved in site creation & use, there's an under-represented skillset in the site creation process: that of the "Advanced content creator". This person has unique requirements, and to describe the requirements, it's first helpful to describe the person / persona. I hope this will be useful not only to the Curriculum & training group, but to other Drupal initiatives related to the Drupal needs of this type of user that is (already, if not increasingly) frequently present at sites deploying Drupal. (Thus the cross-posting to multiple groups.)
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Documenting D8 UX Issues
In order to be more efficient in our approach in identifying issues, we have created a simple google spreadsheet. The intent is for everyone in the community to be able to log issues easily. Over the period of time we will be able to prioritize and solve these usability issues.
I hear you guys, this is a very 1.0 way of doing it, but at least it is a start! right?
So when you get annoyed with something, make a difference, log the issue.
Here is the google spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/a/acquia.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai6zQDgsPhvldH...
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Twitter's Bootstrap
So Twitter decided the world needs about base toolkit for making web apps, Bootstrap.
It looks like it has some really smart default styling and some good established UI patterns. It's worth picking through for inspiration on UI patterns and general core usability.
Forms, in particular buttons, is interesting. Maybe adding styling for the HTML5 "email" input would be a great addition to Seven. The checkbox styling also looks great!
Read moreUX Happy Hour
Hang out with us on IRC (#drupal-usability) for another exciting UX happy hour to discuss and get closer to the usability gate for D8.
For those who are new to UX happy hour meetings, the intend of the meeting is to talk about UX issues and review designs. Due to time constraints, we will not have any design review for this meeting.
See you there!
Mobile Usability Testing Sprint - Facts & Findings
On the Friday of Drupalcon London we ran a Mobile Usability Testing Session on Drupal's admin interface.
View the issue spreadsheet on google docs
We had a strong turnout, with lots of enthusiasm from the testers. We managed to test the UI on the following devices:
- Nokia N900
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
- HTC Sensation
- Samsung galaxy s2
- iPad 2
- iPhone 4
- iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 3G
Here are some of the thoughts I came away with after the session.
Read moreUX Gate: when and how to do usability testing
A part of the UX gate is a set of guidelines for deciding when and how to do usability testing. This is the working document for those guidelines.
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Report from ideup! - Drupal Bartik Theme Testing
At ideup!, on the 6th of June we tested Drupal 7's Bartik theme. The target was to verify which parts of the whole theme were well organized and easy to be adopted by the users and which ones did not.
Summary
The good news are that there is nothing critical that could turn wrong the impression of a newcommer ;-D.
Read moreUsability IRC Meeting#2
Hello Usability Peeps,
It is already the time for our the next IRC meeting on usability. To give you some background what is this? The Usability IRC meetings are our version of UX Happy Hour. In order to have a more effective integration of usability to Drupal (especially for D8) and give usability feedback to designs, the UX team is going to start the bi-weekly one-hour IRC (#drupal-usability) meetings. Agenda for each meeting will vary.
The agenda for this meeting:
1. Discussion: Things you would like to be changed in D8 with respect to usability and why?
Drupal Usability IRC Meeting
Yoho! This is our own version of UX happy hour. In order to have a more effective integration of usability to Drupal (especially for D8), the UX team is going to start the bi-weekly one-hour IRC (#drupal-usability) meetings. Agenda for the meeting will be a little different every time but the focus will be on Drupal Usability gates, get feedback and involve the larger community.
For this particular meeting, the agenda will be:
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Hash out things for D8 usability gates. http://groups.drupal.org/node/158764 -
How to plan/ construct for more usability data?
