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Hello, everybody.

In reference to my contribution yesterday (- https://adultnode.com/posts/1505236 -), I continued working on a concept study of a modern design for social networks, in this case AdultNode.

First of all, I asked myself the question how to deal with multiple images in such a layout. I tested and tried a few approaches to this, but had to realize that the simplest solution is often the best. Therefore, now you can find several images in one grid. To view the images in full size, the user has to click on the image icon in the lower left corner. There it is also shown how many images are exactly in this post.

Below the post with several images there is also an example of an animated GIF.

On another image there is an example of a video player. If the user moves the mouse over the post, e.g. to fast-forward, all other elements, such as the group or the name of the author, also appear above the video. As soon as the user removes the mouse, all disturbing elements disappear.

Last but not least I developed a concept of how a possible start page could look like. Here I placed a sidebar on the left and right side of the "wall" with different widgets. Among other things you will always find the newest groups and random groups. Also new users of the site and random users are displayed. So the user always sees who is new to the site or what new groups are available.

On the far left is a menu, which is only for users. The user can quickly switch between different functions and pages. This menu is always displayed on the far left, no matter how large the monitor is. On the right is a list with ten friends who are currently online. This way, the user always has an overview of which of his friends are currently online.

The concept is far from being finished and not everything I like so much. It would still need some work and ideas to make it into a design, which you could then use. Nevertheless I am actually quite satisfied.

#concept #study #design #layout

Most social networks follow very specific design guidelines. The reason for this is simple - users are used to a certain layout - that is the arrangement of the individual elements on a website - at least since the days of Facebook. Since then, almost every page follows these approaches, not just because they have proven themselves. Such insights do not come out of nowhere, but were tested by the behavior of users on websites.

And although there are certain principles in UX (user experience) that should be followed, e.g. nobody would place the menu of a page in the middle of a website, such ideas are not set in stone. Especially the development of modern web techniques allow us to break up certain established design principles and to revise them.

In the field of UX, the first thing to do is to question the objective. Only then can one devote oneself to the development of a layout, whose top priority is user guidance. One of the most important rules in such a development is that you do not hide anything from the eyes of users that you and the user consider important. If you want a user to use a certain feature of a website frequently, you should not hide it at the bottom of page three or even behind a menu.

Today, I devoted myself to the idea of a modern approach to such a social network. In this case of course AdultNode. Of course, the focus was also on the objective. AdultNode is primarily focused on the presentation of content, especially pictures, videos and the like. This is what I have oriented my design to. The whole thing as it is right now is nothing more than a concept, which I hope you like.

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