[Meta] Reconsider usage/placement of carousels in module pages

Created on 28 November 2023, 12 months ago
Updated 6 May 2024, 7 months ago

Problem/Motivation

Besides the typical advice against carousels, right now it seems that at most projects have a single image to place into the carousel and that those images are the logo, which is displayed directly adjacent to the carousel.


I can imagine projects that will want to highlight screenshots, but I'm not sure a mandatory carousel component is the right solution for that problem, nor do I think it should be the first thing users should see.

🌱 Plan
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

1.0

Component

User experience

Created by

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States andy-blum Ohio, USA

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  • Status changed to Postponed: needs info 7 months ago
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States chrisfromredfin Portland, Maine

    I generally would also retreat from carousels, but I do want a way to display multiple screenshots in a way that's useful to folks. I suppose we could try to masonry-style a collage in there instead, but I also think that with ✨ Consider making project page a modal pop-up insead of a separate page Active we don't want a modal-in-modal solution either.

    Tagging this post-mvp for these reasons, but I would welcome discussion on alternatives to a carousel until then.

    Also see current block diagram for πŸ“Œ Update project detail page layout & elements Needs work - it will not be the *first* thing people see, but still pretty important. (However, in speaking with users, this was like the #1 thing they wanted!)

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