A new design direction
July 21st, 2011 | By Ovi Demetrian Jr | Posted in ProjectPromotion
I realize it’s been a while since our last blog post. We’ve been diligently working on some pretty big updates to the app. Some of these updates have been going up this past week and are primarily on the story info and author profile pages.
We’ve cleaned up the layout to focus on the most important aspects of each page. To start with, we’ve hidden the top orange bar so full attention goes to the author and their stories. We’ve also added a few new features worth highlighting:
Embed widget – We’ve previously announced the download widget authors can use on their site, we’ve updated the design of the widget and brought it to the author page so anyone can freely post it
Sample widget – Along with the download banner widget, we’ve added new widgets including a sample widget which allows anyone to embed an excerpt of your story on their site
Easy to start reading – The cover now links directly to the sample so visitors can easily start reading, they are now also given the option to buy at the end of the excerpt
Other titles by the author – each story page now lists additional titles if the author has them making it easier to see all of an author’s work
We’re now working on a redesign of the author Account area which you can expect to see changes to in the next couple of weeks. The updates will make it easier to use and provide a basis for future updates we have planned. So stay tuned as Indie Aisle continues to get even better!
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