[drupal-docs] UI guidelines book?

[neil at civicspacelabs.org]

On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 07:36:54AM +0200, Kobus Myburgh wrote:
> > I would like to start with a book page which explains the purpose of the
> > new section or book and explains that it is under construction. I can
> > draft this page and start it out with a few of the child pages
> > describing specific UI design standards. Some possilble pages are:
> 
> This is a critical no-no for user frustration. People don't react well
> to "under construction" pages. Rather have a page with notable content
> on it, which will keep the user focused on the site. It is okay though
> to have a small note that the page is under development, but content
> is king! Chances are that people will NEVER come back when confronted
> with a single "under construction" notice and no content.

I completely agree. You and Charlie change my mind (I wasn't very sure
of it anyway).

In other news, I sparked up a UI debate.
http://lists.drupal.org/archives/drupal-devel/2005-07/msg00168.html
Looks like the position I took is losing.

Is there anyone on this list with the knowledge to design user tests to
decide this issue or access to good research?

-Neil