D7UX
show & tell
drupal webjam utrecht
june 09

who am I &
what am I doing here?

Leisa Reichelt: user experience designer
design web experiences based on
defining user audiences & their needs
Mark Boulton: web designer
markboultondesign.com

d7ux
why do we need to do this?

a lot of people are
really scared of Drupal

a tangent i’d love
to talk more about...

our process
DrupalconDC interviews
research
pimp your admin audience
irc design definition
youtube group
d7ux.org test/research
surveys
flickr group
post sketches&
ideas for feedback
design
crowdsourcing test/research
usability testing
design

design principles
ref: d7ux.org

who is D7UX for?

verity: the content creator
jeremy: web savvy non-dev
plus benefits to & not intruding on
dx: drupal developers

what we hoped...

a sitebuilder for ‘Jeremy’

the reality

achievable improvements

- refocus the interface on the people who use it most
- rework the information architecture to support this
(+ scalability + enhanced usability)
- simplify the interface by focusing on the 80% use case
- updated visual design (friendly, professional, current)
- maintain focus on accessibility
- remove ambiguity re: ‘where am I?’ admin/website
without removing context ‘what am I working on’
- reduce support & customisation overheads
- an interface to be proud of.

show & tell

global navigation
the header
roll up
role based shortcuts

the dashboard.. coming soon!
(widgets currently being designed in microprojects)

add content

add content ‘meta’

find content

edit in place ‘meta’

edit in place
(node body text)

edit in place
(node body text)

system design
proper & consistent use of tabs
interaction patterns
- eliminate clutter
- plain english

structure:
content types
menus
blocks
taxonomy

modules & config:
infrequently used functionality
by task & by module
site configuration
modules:
install/update/permissions/config
consolidate other ‘config’:
- Roles, Content Settings etc.
- remove from ‘frequently used’ interfaces

our current challenges...

lots to do little time:
UX Sprint this weekend (yay!)
Microprojects
getting it built:
resources
getting design through the issue queue

help! :)
your time
your support/enthusiasm

we <3 #drupal-usability
special shout outs to
Yoroy, Catch, & Bojhan

thank you :)
www.d7ux.org
www.disambiguity.com
www.designintheopen.org
@leisa
@drupalredesign