Settings

Contents

Settings

Display and modify settings for the system.

Designers

William Jon McCann, AllanDay, JakubSteiner, BastienNocera

Objectives

These relate to the overall design of the settings "shell" - individual settings panels have their own goals.

Don't overwhelm with too many settings all at once.
Prioritise the most interesting/frequently used settings. This can include:
- Networking and Wi-Fi
- Personalisation, such as background, search, notifications.
- Privacy settings.
Group settings logically, to aid browsing.
Effective search.

Relevant Art

OS X

http://blog.mikekhristo.com/images/handoff-1.png

iPad

https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/ipad/ipadmini/ipadmini-ios8-general.png

Android

http://forums.androidcentral.com/attachments/shield-tablet/148860d1416315333t-nvidia-shield-tablet-upgrade-2-0-android-5-0-lollipop-more-screenshot_2014年11月17日-15-51-48-copy.jpg

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/android-lollipop-join-wifi-4.png

Windows 8

http://cloud.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Windows-8-PC-Settings-Personalize-Lock-Screen3.png

Nokia N9

Discussion

Tentative Design

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/system-settings/shell/settings.png

Panel organization wireframes

Search wireframes

Jon's original mockups