MySource Mini, form follows function

In: Design| Software| Usability

24 May 2009


MySource Mini sample screenshots

Squiz’s new MySource Mini product was launched recently, which has been very exciting for everyone involved. Greg Sherwood’s blog post includes a great little in-sight into part of the evolution the User Interface was subject to.

MySource Mini permissions screenshotMySource Mini editing a custom formFrom my point of view, as the UI Designer, it has been an interesting journey. When I look back at where we started I am confident that the decision to change its appearance, while on the surface seemingly cosmetic, is founded in the deeper ideal that form follows function. As the product features evolved over time it was essential that the interface do the same. What we’ve ended up with allows the functionality and the appearance to work together to enhance the overall user experience.

Greg’s post ends with an image that is very close to the final, but doesn’t include the polish. The images in this post are screen-shots of the released product.

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I'm the User Interface Designer for the MySource Mini, a brand new CMS from Squizlabs. I'm also a Senior Implementation Specialist & Best Practice Co-ordinator at Squiz, working with the MySource Matrix Open Source CMS.

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