Tables are great for purely numerical data. However, when records are a mix of numeric and text data where each column has varying length, significance, and relationships with the other columns, it doesn't make as much sense. Continued…
Now that we've been using Sifter in the wild for well over a year in addition to receiving tons of feedback during that time, we've really been able to develop a clearer vision for what Sifter should look like and how it should work. As a result, we've been able to be much more thoughtful about how it all fits together. Continued…
The devil is in the details. It's a bit overused and certainly clichéd, but it summarizes a valuable truth when designing. Now that we've sorted through some of our information architecture challenges, I wanted to really look at our new designs and question the value of every pixel to edit the interface down to it's simplest necessary elements. Continued…
We're big believers in evolutionary design rather than revolutionary design. With milestones, this became especially true. I briefly shared our thinking behind designing and building milestones into Sifter, and this is a follow up to show how our thinking and the interface have evolved. Continued…
Since I began thinking about adding milestones to Sifter, I've been thinking about some really cool integration throughout the interface. That thinking led to a significant amount of time sketching and designing how they would work. The more I designed,... Continued…
Features. It's such an innocuous word. New features can usually be summarized in a single word, and therein lies the problem. For instance, implementing Search was much more complicated than its one-syllable description might imply. Most features unfold in a... Continued…
For those of you who use Fluid to create site specific browsers for your web apps, we've finally created a high quality icon for you to use with Sifter. When we set out to create the original icon, we intentionally... Continued…
It's a side table, but when opened, the top still serves as a shelf so that you don't lose the horizontal table space. Most tables would just have a top that opens. This table on the other hand, not only... Continued…
I just love how they've seamlessly integrated the logo on the hatch to also serve as the handle. It's hard to tell from the picture if there are any affordances that would help someone understand this is the handle, but... Continued…
I recently presented at both Refresh Dallas and Webmaster Jam Session about some of my lessons learned while developing Sifter. The presentation slides are now available on Slideshare. Thanks to everyone who came to see the presentations.... Continued…
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