RE: FLASH: Flash Personalized User Interface

[Cameron Hickey]

I think that your idea is intriguing, but I have a few problems with your

implementation:


1) Popping up a window is rarely a good idea, especially since, at times,

you are loading content into the bottom part of the frame.  Some of it is

rather long, and requires more scrolling than normal to see.


2) The selection on some initial questions is screwed up.  You can easily

roll over multiple choices, and leave their descriptions visible, which

obstructs the view of the actual selections.


3) The whole selection process is a little unnecessary in flash, and sort of

seems gratuitous.


4) The design is a little confusing, specifically having the

oval/supercircles misaligned to the text makes reading hard, and also looks

a little dirty.



Since I am not really a musician, I am approaching your site from the

perspective of a professional usability analyst...


Hope this helps


Cameron




> The site is www.zactus.com, a tool that allows musicians to self-manage

> their career.  You can check it out by selecting new users, and then "log

> in as a guest" on the right hand side of the page.  All the cool stuff is

> in the IMG (interactive musician's guide).



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