New vPanel Design

VOIPoLarron · 07-23-2010 10:39 PM

UPDATE: So there is no confusion, this is an old post. Please see the updated version of this thread for information on the new vPanel release which is finally here. http://forums.voipo.com/showthread.p...Coming-in-July...

Hello everyone,

My name's Larron and I am the new UI designer in charge of vPanel.
Please have a look at a simple draft and let me know what you think, like, dislike and want to see.

Thanks
- Larron

**cdwiegand** · 07-24-2010 12:57 AM

So far I like it, definitely looks much more polished!

**usa2k** · 07-24-2010 03:58 AM

The image looks like things are more accessible. I expect the DSLReports.com reviews may get a bump in ratings too.

http://www.dslreports.com/gbu

If its been a while, VOIPo users should update their reviews.
Or start one! http://www.dslreports.com/docontrib/ISP/3156

Maybe keep the Reseller design as is, so they don't get a direct association.
Eventually an API for Reseller would mean the the Reseller can provide any look.

**Brian** · 07-24-2010 07:15 AM

Definitely like it. It seems to give things a refreshed and exciting look.

**mikeb** · 07-24-2010 10:07 AM

I'm really happy to see that the redesign is in-progress. It's hard to provide a lot of feedback without actually test-driving the navigation, but so far it looks good. Keep going!

**rcrcr** · 07-24-2010 11:23 AM

Are pull-down menus really the best UI design choice for a site like this one, in late 2010, when an increasing number of users will be accessing the site not from desktops and laptops, but from small screens and touch interfaces?

This is an honest, open question that I hope might foster some discussion about the best possible ways to redesign the VPanel in the most forward-thinking fashion.

**stevech** · 07-24-2010 11:28 AM

In "Features", you might reconsider if the items are indeed all logically related. Would "devices" be a feature?

**lost** · 07-25-2010 12:37 PM

Is this just a facelift or a redesign? A redesign would be a more thorough reorganization of the screens or even changing the whole approach to presenting something. The current vPanel are not only plain-looking (which would be fine), but unintuitive and poorly organized. Some of those sub-items don't belong together, for example, the very tab you displayed:

Features/Preferences/Password
Advanced - Softphone/BYOD - Password - PIN - Display

That very screen doesn't even make sense to regular users.

**VOIPoTim** · 07-25-2010 01:30 PM

Hey Guys,

Keep posting any ideas. We hear a lot of people saying that vPanel's current design is bad, but very few people tell us why they think that.

The more specific feedback we have, the better.

**VOIPoTim** · 07-25-2010 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by lost

Is this just a facelift or a redesign? A redesign would be a more thorough reorganization of the screens or even changing the whole approach to presenting something. The current vPanel are not only plain-looking (which would be fine), but unintuitive and poorly organized. Some of those sub-items don't belong together, for example, the very tab you displayed:

Features/Preferences/Password
Advanced - Softphone/BYOD - Password - PIN - Display

That very screen doesn't even make sense to regular users.

It would be great if you let us know what you think would be better nav wise.