[wp-design] Login Version 18

Michael Heilemann heilemann at gmail.com
Tue Jan 10 17:05:29 GMT 2006


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Ehm, sorry; it's Macworld and all...

On 1/10/06, Joen Asmussen <joen at noscope.com> wrote:
> I just want to say two things. I'm thrilled I'm not the only one
> bitching here, seriously, I began to feel alone :)
>
> Second, unfortunately i have come down with a pretty nasty case of the
> influenza virus. So for the next few days (if all goes wrong), I'll be
> busy fighting off real life virii.
>
> Sorry.
>
> Michael Heilemann wrote:
> > I'm going to be the annoying minefield between all of you and the
> > icecream van. And while I hate coming off as the asshole who wants to
> > be right, I must admit to still liking my own proposal the best.
> >
> >     * I don't like the light blue border at the top. It's yelling out
> >       for attention for no reason, my eye keep going back to it,
> >       wondering what it's for.
> >     * The warning box needs more air, both in terms of padding, but
> >       also, due to the air in the bottom of the login box, more margin
> >       top and bottom.
> >     * The white on the warning box is too aggressive for me, making my
> >       eyes twitch back and forth between the warning itself and the
> >       border
> >     * The shadow makes it seem like it's a sticker. It was my
> >       intention (which is just the way I saw it, though not
> >       necessarily the right way to go) to have it be more of an
> >       interruption 'from the inside'. As if the warning box had opened
> >       up the blue surface of the login box and was indented slightly.
> >     * I miss my gradients. And want to ease the new gradient up a bit.
> >     * And finally, just to be really cross, I liked the bottom links
> >       without underlines :)
> >
> > What I do like:
> >
> >     * The right-aligned submit button. This is what I started out
> >       with, and the centered button was an attempt at making the login
> >       process seem a bit more 'important'. But right-aligned actually
> >       makes it seem a bit more important, as you're constantly drawn
> >       diagonally across the form, to the button, making it seem urgent
> >       that you fill it out and press the button :)
> >     * I know Joshua (I think it was) said the warning behavior would
> >       do better to be placed at the top, thus pushing the form down,
> >       and I think this does make more sense. I do however like it
> >       better aesthetically at the bottom.
> >     * The border is better now, though I think it might need a bit
> >       more shadow intensity in the direction of the 'light source', to
> >       make it more clear what's going on.
> >
> > ... So yeah.
> >
> >
> > On 1/10/06, *Joshua Sigar* <jls_online at yahoo.com
> > <mailto:jls_online at yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     > I especially like that the login button is
> >     right-aligned.
> >
> >     ...which reminded me. All submit buttons on login, and
> >     other admin pages are
> >     in the same CSS class. So, if the submit buttons in
> >     admin pages are right
> >     aligned, so is the one on login page.
> >
> >     And goes further...
> >
> >     > it's about the "username doesn't exist" box. Do we
> >     have such
> >     > a box already?
> >
> >     On the "Write Page" mock-up, we have the "Timestamp
> >     updated" notification
> >     msg box. It's styled only with background color and
> >     border. Now compare with
> >     "Username does not exist." Here we have the curve and
> >     shadow. I'd say just
> >     work with background and border. (The icon is fine,
> >     though.)
> >
> >     ----
> >     Joshua
> >
> >
> >     > -----Original Message-----
> >     > From: wp-design-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> >     <mailto:wp-design-bounces at lists.automattic.com>
> >     > [mailto: wp-design-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> >     <mailto:wp-design-bounces at lists.automattic.com>] On
> >     Behalf Of
> >     > Joen Asmussen
> >     > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:48 PM
> >     > To: wp-design at lists.automattic.com
> >     <mailto:wp-design at lists.automattic.com>
> >     > Subject: Re: [wp-design] Login Version 18
> >     >
> >     > I like it a lot!
> >     >
> >     > Most of my woes are addressed in this.
> >     >
> >     > I especially like that the login button is
> >     right-aligned.
> >     > This makes it feel more like an "enter" button,
> >     (i.e. the one
> >     > on the keyboard, which is geographically to the
> >     right).
> >     >
> >     > I have only more thing and that's more like a
> >     suggestion --
> >     >
> >     > it's about the "username doesn't exist" box. Do we
> >     have such
> >     > a box already? In any case, there's something about
> >     the
> >     > border. Except for the fact that it'll be a pain to
> >     create in
> >     > HTML with the corners and shadow, it's as though the
> >     white is
> >     > flickering in its contrast. Then again, I don't
> >     think it
> >     > would work any better with blue. How would it work
> >     without a
> >     > border at all?
> >     >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > --
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> > Michael Heilemann
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