What if Mountain Lion treated the Dock (and Launchpad) the same way it treats Notification Center?
[Make sure to check out the full-size image and the mockup video of how it might behave.]
Caveats:
- Just a mockup, nothing fancy
- Used Apple's design cues, didn't stray from their example
- Threw this together in a couple hours, please don't judge me :)
Love it; amazing video too. I wouldn't be surprised if this is what Apple is working towards. Also, I could see this replacing the Command+Tab switcher too.
I would remove some of the space from the bottom, or put the labels under the icon and remove space from the top, but I can also see the reason for centering it.
@Daniel Waldron Yeah, I tried all those things you mentioned. You are right for suggesting them. I thought this looked the most balanced (and stayed in line with their current Dock philosophy). But yeah, I tried things. This is what stuck, for better or worse :)
I really like it - but I don't think Apple will go away from the dock idea any time soon. As mentioned by @Gabriel O'Flaherty-Chan, this would be great for full-screen apps.
- While you can use "hiding:on" right now on the current dock bar, it will expand over your content. Because the dock isn't taking the full width & has this 3D style, it often mess up with the window behind. You end up not seeing the app you're looking as quickly as you could. +1 for full width iOS like bar here. So that's point one.
Point two is that it'd also reduce the learning curve for users coming from iOS devices. This would established a consistent ux & ui across all Apple products, not just mobile ones. OSX is already shifting toward this releases after releases, so it all makes sense.
I don't know, it could be pretty annoying, if the dock pushes everything above it to the top, anytime the cursor hits the lower side of your screen. But it sure looks nice.
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Marshall Bock
What if Mountain Lion treated the Dock (and Launchpad) the same way it treats Notification Center?
[Make sure to check out the full-size image and the mockup video of how it might behave.]
Caveats:
- Just a mockup, nothing fancy
- Used Apple's design cues, didn't stray from their example
- Threw this together in a couple hours, please don't judge me :)
about 1 year ago
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Tom Creighton
I want this to be a thing.
about 1 year ago
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Daniel Waldron
Yes please.
about 1 year ago
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Joshua Krohn
I guess you better get all of these Apple designs out of your system now :P
about 1 year ago
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Herson Rodriguez
I like it!
about 1 year ago
I didn't think I'd like it based on the screenshot, but after watching the quick little video, I really want this to be real. I love it.
about 1 year ago
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Marshall Bock
@Dan Higbie HIGH PRAISE :)
about 1 year ago
Love it; amazing video too. I wouldn't be surprised if this is what Apple is working towards. Also, I could see this replacing the Command+Tab switcher too.
about 1 year ago
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Prekesh Chavda
Good! Obviously I'd get rid of the linen instantly.
about 1 year ago
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Gabriel O'Flaherty-Chan
i've always wondered why full-screened mac apps dont use this dock style..
about 1 year ago
nice
about 1 year ago
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Marshall Bock
@Prekesh Chavda Agreed. See my second caveat ;)
about 1 year ago
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Prekesh Chavda
@Marshall Bock oops :c I love this though, i'd totally use it.
about 1 year ago
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Matt Kump?
Yup.
about 1 year ago
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Daniel Waldron
I would remove some of the space from the bottom, or put the labels under the icon and remove space from the top, but I can also see the reason for centering it.
about 1 year ago
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Marshall Bock
@Daniel Waldron Yeah, I tried all those things you mentioned. You are right for suggesting them. I thought this looked the most balanced (and stayed in line with their current Dock philosophy). But yeah, I tried things. This is what stuck, for better or worse :)
about 1 year ago
I really like it - but I don't think Apple will go away from the dock idea any time soon. As mentioned by @Gabriel O'Flaherty-Chan, this would be great for full-screen apps.
about 1 year ago
Nailed it.
about 1 year ago
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Fabio Benedetti
@Marshall Bock great work fella. Really top notch. ++
about 1 year ago
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Adrien Olczak
There's two great things about this.
- While you can use "hiding:on" right now on the current dock bar, it will expand over your content. Because the dock isn't taking the full width & has this 3D style, it often mess up with the window behind. You end up not seeing the app you're looking as quickly as you could. +1 for full width iOS like bar here. So that's point one.
Point two is that it'd also reduce the learning curve for users coming from iOS devices. This would established a consistent ux & ui across all Apple products, not just mobile ones. OSX is already shifting toward this releases after releases, so it all makes sense.
about 1 year ago
I imagine this the direction Apple will head in as iOS and OS X continue to merge into a unified OS
about 1 year ago
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Tom Neal
Apple, I hope you are looking at this. Incredible!
about 1 year ago
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Jan
looks great. a bit big.. but other then that.. perfect :)
about 1 year ago
I don't know, it could be pretty annoying, if the dock pushes everything above it to the top, anytime the cursor hits the lower side of your screen. But it sure looks nice.
about 1 year ago
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Marco Moreno
supah! so this in theory would replace the dock?
about 1 year ago