Task-request: Improve UI of the steemblr dashboard and post component by @snwolak
Steemblr is a microblogging platform written in javascript. It allows user to post and explore content which is smaller and more frivolous in its nature. Currently app is in development stage and you can see every posts from steemit. In the future it will show posts relative to steemblr app.
@snwolak was looking for somebody who will redesign his applications user interface. He was looking for light and dark UI, so the users can switch between colours. My goal was to create an UI, which is different from Tumblr's current UI. This was a hard task, because Tumblr's interface is great in my opinion and it is hard to make a better, more usable alternative. I have decided to do something different, then the current flat-like, simple UIs: i have added subtle shadows, gradients, which adds depths to the user interface.
Redesigning simple UIs is pretty challenging in my opinion: there is not enough space to express creativity, ideas. As i have described my goal was to do something different this time. After a discussion with @snwolak realized he is looking for a really strong, brandable product design. The Steemblr colour palette was great (the logo designer used a lots of shades of blue so i had the possiblity to try all of them and choose which one looks the best on the new UI design.
The most challeing part was the post type selector widget, because it was tricky to make it good looking on mobile and desktop too.
In total it was created 5 screen designs: Two mobile, two desktop (dark and light) and the default post component.
I have used Adobe Photoshop.
This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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