We'd been thinking about a way to visually notify you of new activity using the new header icon. We liked @Anthony Dines' subtle treatment so much it's now rolled out and working.
We opted to simply show the pink dot when there's new activity, showing nothing additional when there's not. Hopefully this helps keep you up to date in lieu of the old sidebar.
I said this in someone else's post and with all due respect to the work you guys have done on this site and for the community as a whole, but moving the activity bar was a bit of a swing-and-a-miss (buh dum tish~). I actually care more about that information a little more than I do my feed, and having to go up and hover over it every time isn't very fun.
(Also can we talk about the cap on the amount of people we can follow soon?)
I totally agree with @Mandy McClausky and @Sean Farrell about the activity feed. But, I don't want to hate too much. The pink dot is certainly a needed element in the new interface. Thanks for adding it!
@Sean Farrell@Mandy McClausky Fair enough, and we understand it's a tradeoff. In the long run, we feel showing more shots sans sidebar was more important. Activity seems to be the only item from the old sidebar that some people miss, and we're doing our best while still sticking to the all-shot layout.
The Incoming Activity page itself needs some updating as well, and hopefully we'll be able to get to that and improve the experience there.
@Dribbble Saw the improvement today, but it seems that if I hover over and immediately hover off, the icon disappears. Maybe it only happens if you hover over for at least 2 seconds or click on one of the links?
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Dribbble
We'd been thinking about a way to visually notify you of new activity using the new header icon. We liked @Anthony Dines' subtle treatment so much it's now rolled out and working.
We opted to simply show the pink dot when there's new activity, showing nothing additional when there's not. Hopefully this helps keep you up to date in lieu of the old sidebar.
12 months ago
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Gabrael Green
Well played.
12 months ago
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Nick Slater
THAT IS PURE GENIUS!
12 months ago
Bravo dribbble team, this is fantastic new UI and visual experience :)
12 months ago
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Sean Farrell
I'm all for minimalism.. but I still prefer the list being visible on the homepage
12 months ago
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Kyle Chicoine
BOOM! Nice. :)
12 months ago
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Anthony Dines
BRB, blushing forever!! :)
12 months ago
Looks great.
12 months ago
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Virginia Poltrack
Great idea.
12 months ago
Pink Dot and delivery, they go hand in hand. See www.pinkdot.com.
12 months ago
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Alpis Design
Awesome! :)
12 months ago
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Mandy McClausky
I said this in someone else's post and with all due respect to the work you guys have done on this site and for the community as a whole, but moving the activity bar was a bit of a swing-and-a-miss (buh dum tish~). I actually care more about that information a little more than I do my feed, and having to go up and hover over it every time isn't very fun.
(Also can we talk about the cap on the amount of people we can follow soon?)
12 months ago
Thank you for always making dribbble better!
12 months ago
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Jeffrey Jorgensen
I totally agree with @Mandy McClausky and @Sean Farrell about the activity feed. But, I don't want to hate too much. The pink dot is certainly a needed element in the new interface. Thanks for adding it!
12 months ago
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Aqib Mushtaq
Amazing!
12 months ago
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Radosław Struczyński
Great function! But.. this is only pink dot :)
12 months ago
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Dribbble
@Sean Farrell @Mandy McClausky Fair enough, and we understand it's a tradeoff. In the long run, we feel showing more shots sans sidebar was more important. Activity seems to be the only item from the old sidebar that some people miss, and we're doing our best while still sticking to the all-shot layout.
The Incoming Activity page itself needs some updating as well, and hopefully we'll be able to get to that and improve the experience there.
12 months ago
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Maxwell Barvian
Love it! Now just add the "All" tab back to the Activity page please :)
12 months ago
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Bart Vollebregt
I see a bouncing ball, also thank you for adding this function!
12 months ago
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Jason Krieger
Just what we needed! Thanks :)
12 months ago
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Steph Doyle
Simple execution. Nicely done. Thank you!
12 months ago
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Timothy Whalin
@Dribbble Saw the improvement today, but it seems that if I hover over and immediately hover off, the icon disappears. Maybe it only happens if you hover over for at least 2 seconds or click on one of the links?
Did you see my idea for the activity? http://dribbble.com/shots/564909-Dribbble-Redesign-Redesign
12 months ago
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Ines Gamler
caught my eye instantly. well done and thank you :)
12 months ago
So simple. Love.
12 months ago
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Joseph Silva
Score!
12 months ago