Listen "#9 – Designing the Best Book Page On the Web"
Episode Synopsis
SummaryThe conversation covers a range of topics, including a discussion about the book 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow', personal creative outlets, updates on current projects, motivating people to , challenges of discussing books online, a preview of the new book page design, adding components for ratings and reviews, positioning elements on the book page, exploring options for filters and sorting, implementing scroll snap and virtualized tables, adding a share option for reviews, considering the use of titles for reviews and discussions, and the placement of the URL icon. In this conversation, Ste and Adam discuss various design considerations for the book review platform. They explore the idea of using avatars and user metrics to enhance the user experience. They also discuss visual indications of reader rankings and how to display the number of books read in a specific genre. The conversation then moves on to improving book additions and the concept of rating books by edition. They emphasize the importance of qualitative data in reviews and discuss the process of changing book covers. The conversation concludes with excitement for the progress made on the new book pages and personal updates.TakeawaysAvatars and user metrics can enhance the user experience on a book review platform.Visual indications of reader rankings, such as the number of books read in a specific genre, can provide valuable information to users.Emphasizing qualitative data in reviews, such as why someone liked a book, can be more informative than just a numerical rating.The process of changing book covers should be user-friendly and allow for different options, including uploading new covers and selecting from existing ones.Chapters00:00 Discussion about the book 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow'03:04 Personal creative outlets06:13 Updates on current projects09:17 Motivating people to 11:09 Challenges of discussing books online13:14 Different experiences of watching series and movies17:03 Preview of the new book page design21:45 Adding components for ratings and reviews23:28 Discussion on positioning elements on the book page26:00 Exploring options for filters and sorting29:19 Implementing scroll snap and virtualized tables31:37 Adding a share option for reviews33:55 Considering the use of titles for reviews and discussions38:24 Discussion on the placement of the URL icon43:03 Exploring options for the filter interface44:18 Adding the date of the review45:38 Designing Avatars and User Metrics49:02 Visual Indications of Reader Rankings51:06 Improving Book Additions52:00 Rating Books by Edition56:33 Emphasizing Qualitative Data in Reviews57:24 Changing Book Covers01:02:17 Excitement for New Book Pages01:03:26 Wrapping Up and Personal Updates
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