Experimenting with ideas for visual instructions for the help section of our apps. You'd be surprised how many support questions we get for the simplest things. The reason why the graphics aren't that sharp is because the original artwork is not in perspective. Just seeing how much I can transform it without it degrading too much.
If you've seen the intro/help in Pastebot, you'll have an idea where these would go.
My eye seems to spaz when I try to focus on the part below the BMI bar and the date selector. It seems like the whole thing curves up a little as your eye moves to the bottom, but I guess that's probably the nature of it.
The angle of perspective seems a little off on this. It's most noticeable looking at the numbers on the date selector, as they seem a little too stretched vertically. I did a quick and dirty using one of the screenshots from tapbots.com in case I'm making no sense whatsoever: http://cl.ly/7Ts.
I would not be surprised by the questions you get (I work support on a product I do the design/dev on, everything obvious, the user is oblivious. Hence tweaking!)
However, I have to say, as someone who has lost 50+ pounds keeping track with Weightbot, it's a great product!*
It's because the shape of the actual app UI is totally different from what I created: http://drp.ly/PpA75 :) If I were to go with the perspective view, I'd redraw the whole thing from scratch in perspective. Just not sure I should do it because then I'd have other views to do + convertbot as well.
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Experimenting with ideas for visual instructions for the help section of our apps. You'd be surprised how many support questions we get for the simplest things. The reason why the graphics aren't that sharp is because the original artwork is not in perspective. Just seeing how much I can transform it without it degrading too much.
If you've seen the intro/help in Pastebot, you'll have an idea where these would go.
about 2 years ago
Pro
Bryan Veloso
Looks pretty. :)
My eye seems to spaz when I try to focus on the part below the BMI bar and the date selector. It seems like the whole thing curves up a little as your eye moves to the bottom, but I guess that's probably the nature of it.
about 2 years ago
Pro
Benjamin Smith
The angle of perspective seems a little off on this. It's most noticeable looking at the numbers on the date selector, as they seem a little too stretched vertically. I did a quick and dirty using one of the screenshots from tapbots.com in case I'm making no sense whatsoever: http://cl.ly/7Ts.
about 2 years ago
I would not be surprised by the questions you get (I work support on a product I do the design/dev on, everything obvious, the user is oblivious. Hence tweaking!)
However, I have to say, as someone who has lost 50+ pounds keeping track with Weightbot, it's a great product!*
* Body fat % in next version, pretty please? :P
about 2 years ago
@Ben
It's because the shape of the actual app UI is totally different from what I created: http://drp.ly/PpA75 :) If I were to go with the perspective view, I'd redraw the whole thing from scratch in perspective. Just not sure I should do it because then I'd have other views to do + convertbot as well.
about 2 years ago
Pro
Matthew Sanders
Of course redrawing would be best for polish but however, I do see your point. This is going to be on the iphone help screen?
about 2 years ago
@Matthew
Yea it will be 5 screens going through the basic process of using the app (like we do in Pastebot).
about 2 years ago
Rebound
Redrawn in 3d
by Mark Jardine
Here's the full size.
about 2 years ago