TJNickerson Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Hey guys, So I was recently invited to be Dribbble player, and I'm hoping to make a good first impression on the site. I spent the past week putting together this conceptual design for a language exchange platform (and of course, it's flat). Tried going for extreme simplicity while still ensuring basic functionality. I suppose the only thing that would require some explanation is the fact the plus icon is to be used for starting a new chat. Anyway, I was wondering if you guys could give me some design advice and/or just talk about your first impressions. I'd really appreciate it! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJNickerson Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 Also, this was done completely in AD :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwilliam Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I do like your design’s simplicity. Very much. It is much more pleasing than some of the ‘in your face’ type of design chosen for some web content. I am one of those who were pleased with the recent design shift which Apple underwent with Yosemite and iOS with which this design would blend well. As ‘flat’ design lends itself more readily to larger elements by virtue of its ‘flatness’, it might be worth the effort to see if increasing the size of the bell, gear, and the plus sign to the same height and size as the circular avatar space was allotted on the left might possibly be seen as an improvement. What might not work so well, but may also be worth a look-see, would be to then place the badges for these icons slightly above and to the right of each icon at a level with the Apple-like ‘traffic light’ on the left - were the icons larger it could be fitting. Maybe. (Too large and it could become too ‘Fischer-Pricey’; but it could work well in this context, especially considering the lack of harsh colour.) Perhaps changing the icon's badges from the Blue to a Red which matched that of the 'traffic light' on the left would impose a bit of balance when present and additionally cause them to stand out and be more readily noticeable. As the rest of the design is mostly in muted tones, perhaps you might try changing the text of the chat participant’s names from Red and Blue to Bold black (for the other person) and the same Lighter Grey as the bell, gear, and plus sign (for the ‘Me’). As such they would still be clearly distinct from the black body text yet, somehow, less distracting and easier on the eye. I have enjoyed and appreciated this and your other posted work (especially your excellent tutorial) and look forward to seeing more! * That the 'plus sign' is to be used for starting a new chat should not require explanation, as everyone knows that 'plus' simply means 'more' or 'further' in Latin - don't they! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted August 14, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 14, 2015 That looks really very smart! I'd be very impressed to see an actual app like that - looks really modern :) I do agree with justwilliam about the red and blue colours - I understand why you've used them because it makes complete sense to be very clear about which person is which, but I think that they're a little distracting for me - and with a page full of chats it would start to look a bit too busy for my eye? Other than that, really well done! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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