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Our goal is, to make organizing and browsing bookmarks more easy and effective by getting rid of the list and folders system and introducing a visual, desktop-like display. In the concept, users are able to arrange their bookmarks on a surface using their position and grouping to find them again. They can freely move their saved pages per drag & drop and arrange them in areas of interest, to provide the best overview possible. The bookmarks themselves are easy to distinguish by, besides their name, giving a remarkable snapshot of their content, consistent of a combination of the site's icon and a small preview. We try to make working with bookmarks more fun for people who normally don't fanatically organize and maintain their stuff, while still making it possible to let users already having their own system keep their structure, transferred to a more graphic level. | Our goal is, to make organizing and browsing bookmarks more easy and effective by getting rid of the list and folders system and introducing a visual, desktop-like display. In the concept, users are able to arrange their bookmarks on a surface using their position and grouping to find them again. They can freely move their saved pages per drag & drop and arrange them in areas of interest, to provide the best overview possible. The bookmarks themselves are easy to distinguish by, besides their name, giving a remarkable snapshot of their content, consistent of a combination of the site's icon and a small preview. We try to make working with bookmarks more fun for people who normally don't fanatically organize and maintain their stuff, while still making it possible to let users already having their own system keep their structure, transferred to a more graphic level. | ||
==User Research== | |||
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file:designforaction_lauraj_research.pdf|Interviews | |||
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====Results==== | |||
*there is a clear separation of frequently used pages and the “treasure trove” the habits of the user decide if they are stored in files with a command structure or not | |||
*frequently used pages are seldom expanded and liable to a static hierarchy, therefore they have a fixed position and an easily recognizable icon | |||
*the bookmarks in the treasure trove are sometimes renamed to fit the user, but mostly not bothered with | |||
*users which are very familiar with the existing bookmarks system are unsure of and even fear the changes the system could undergo, because their usual system of recognition and memorization of bookmarks could become unsuitable | |||
*bookmarks are mostly only edited if they’re used frequently, otherwise it’s not worth the bother | |||
*easy synchronization between different devices should be possible as some users tend to use their bookmarks on more than one device the new visual implementation should be able to be viewed with different resolutions | |||
*the user wants to categorize and file their bookmarks fast and without much effort | |||
*it’s important that they don’t have to dedicate much time to create a bookmark and everything stays cleanly arranged | |||
====Goals==== | |||
*making the bookmarks system more attractive by means of a visual wall-like display | |||
*users that are familiar with the existing system should still be able to use the modified version without the loss of their structure or a loss of quality | |||
*frequently used webpages should be visited without detours and less important pages should be found more easily and quicker | |||
*users should be able to quickly retrieve their bookmarks (with the use of logical search criteria) | |||
*the file system should be retained so the user doesn’t have to adjust to a too new system | |||
====Non-Goals==== | |||
*a completely new bookmarks system that nobody understands and everyone has to learn anew | |||
*developing a Tab-Candy clone as bookmarks are NOT tabs | |||
*making the graphic interface too unmanageable or cluttered | |||
*removing the individual decisions for categorization or structuring | |||
==In Progress== | ==In Progress== |
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