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UI Design Proposals

donspang edited this page Dec 24, 2014 · 4 revisions

UI Design Proposals (December 23, 2014)

Updated spec based on feedback from initial proposal which includes all tab designs with blueprint (font, color, layout) and interactions. Task level blueprints are included as applications of overall style.


UI Design Proposals (September 26, 2014)

Below is a set of UI design proposals covering all the major tab areas of Kimchi. The goals of the design effort include the following:

  • Provide a complete user interface and visual style for all major tabs and tasks
  • Maintain clean design and interactions in keeping with Kimchi directions
  • Design flexible framework to allow for consistency when adding new capabilities
  • Enable design to support responsiveness and touch / mobile (tablet / phone) interactions

Common design features and patterns across all of the areas, including:

  • New header design intended to span full width of display (impacted by responsiveness)
  • Consolidation of page actions from seperate task buttons to an actions drop down (dependent on selection)
  • Gallery and table view visual and interaction enhancements
  • Flexible filtering and sorting capabilities

Next steps

  • Gather feedback on design
  • Provide blueprint diagrams for interactions, style (layout, color, fonts), and responsiveness
  • Complete task level designs

Host

Features of the proposal include:

  • Relocation of the shutdown / restart tasks to sub-header away from main page flow
  • Improved visibility of performance trend graphs to top of page including visual design enhancements

Design images:

Guest

Features of the proposal include:

  • Add guest task included as part of page header
  • Visual design and interaction enhancements for the gallery view
  • Horizontal bar graphs for guest resources (processor, memory, etc)

Design images:

Templates

Features of the proposal include:

  • Visual design and interaction enhancements for the gallery view
  • Add templates task included as part of page header

Design images:

Storage

Features of the proposal include:

  • Add storage task included as part of page header
  • New column for % used of storage pool with corresponding icon graphic of utlization for quick scanning
  • Wrapping of volume headers to support viewing of full name
  • Volume % used icon graphic following storage pool

Design images:

Network

Features of the proposal include:

  • Add network task included as part of page header

Design images: