[Clipart] new site design in progress

[Bryce Harrington]

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Jon Phillips wrote:
> > Perhaps this could be combined into something like...
> > 
> >                [Browse __________]    [Get ClipArt Packages]
> 
> 
> Would Browse be the search box, or a popup list of categories. I prefer
> a popup list of categories, Get Clip Art Packages, and then eventually a
> search box like google's.

So something like this?

                [Browse]    [Get ClipArt Packages]   [Search _______]

Yeah, that might work well.

> What if we make the quick submit mainly just an upload form with just a
> browse and then when one hits browse, our script looks up the type of
> file and then makes a second stage submission according to the filetype.
> For example, if it is a package, then the 2nd stage upload form would
> consider. Also, then we could have a second page with much more complete
> info. Also, if that file that is being submitted already has complete
> info, then why do we need a second page at all??? I think that our
> submission process needs to be, or at least appear easy and enticing!!!
> And, yes, I think it should be front and center in importance!!!

Yes, this sounds like a good line of thinking.  It may be challenging to
implement but sounds like it'd provide intuitive usability.  If it can
be done that way, I bet it'd work well.

Bryce