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The Visual Design of 2.7

October 17, 2008 – 11:31 pm

It’s finally here, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The long months of your tolerance and forbearance as you suffered through the inelegance of our hacked-together, leftover Crazyhorse interface are almost at an end. (Was it really that painful?)
This week at the Automattic team’s semi-annual offsite meeting (offsite since we have no office), […]

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WordPress 2.7 Wireframes

October 2, 2008 – 3:52 am

For those of you who have been downloading the nightly builds or contributing code to 2.7, you’ve noticed how quickly features are being added, small layout changes are gradually being implemented, and the application is morphing before your very eyes. For the most part, the response has been extremely positive, but even the people who […]

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WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2: Search box, Favorites menu, Future Publish

September 29, 2008 – 1:56 am

Another round of mini-mockups and multiple choice questions awaits the first 5000 respondents. WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2 is now available to take your opinions regarding:

Where to put the search box
Where to put the Add New Post button/favorites menu
How to label the Future Publish/Edit Timestamp function

The survey (hosted by the good guys over at PollDaddy.com) […]

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WordPress 2.7 Navigation Options Survey

September 16, 2008 – 2:53 am

WordPress 2.7 is currently in development and as some people already know, it features a revised layout with a left-hand navigation column that was designed in response to user feedback regarding the use of screen real estate. Because the navigation came straight from the Crazyhorse prototype that was developed quickly for usability testing, it is […]