Archive for the ‘Samples’ Category

Onion Skinning Animations

Sunday, January 4th, 2009


When an interface element changes position or size over time during an animation, the path it takes can vary. Onion skinning can help indicate the various paths of an animation.

Credits: Michel Vuijlsteke

Showing Masked & Scrollable Areas

Sunday, January 4th, 2009


Often we need to represent interfaces which scroll and/or are masked. These interface elements only display a limited area at one time from within a larger one. Here is one idea on how to tackle this. In this example, the masked area has been isolated from the page view, with a boundary drawn around it. Elements which are outside of the boundary represent the invisible or masked elements at that particular time.
Credits: Juhan Sonin

Multiple Elements & State Conditions Matrix

Sunday, January 4th, 2009


Sometimes multiple elements change at once as a result of one user interaction. This is especially so during draggable interactions. Here is an interesting way of solving that visually by means of a matrix. On the left y axis all of the elements are listed, whereas on the top x axis the various state conditions are displayed.
Credits: Bill Scott