David Herrold
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Hi, my name is David Herrold and I work at Kaango.com. I'm interested in: mobile technology, social media, networking, web design, usability, publishing, software, hardware, search engine optimization and management tips. Feel free to drop me a note and let me know what you think.
24th
DEC
Photoshop toolbar evolution
Posted by Dave | Filed under Design, Software, Usability
This is an eye-opening example of how software can become bloated over time. These images represent around 10 years of Adobe software development. It’s ironic to me that the earlier toolbars appear more user-friendly than the new ones. I suspect the UI & UX gurus at Adobe made a conscious effort to simplify the CS3 toolbar (bottom one) and stop the madness.
Which toolbar would you rather use?
(Image credit – http://dezignus.com)
Tags: Design, feature creep, photoshop, software bloat, UI, Usability, user experience, user interface, ux
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I dig this graphic! Thanks for sharing this with us!
@groovehouse – Glad you liked it. I am mystified by Photoshop on a regular basis…so many layers of complexity I never even touch.
No surprise there, humans have a natural inclination to fill up on the buffet line in life and fill up on features in software.
a belated hny to you and your family!
sean808080
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It took 10 versions before they realized that boxes are too much…
Mike, yeah, I would love to see Adobe’s usability notes for these toolbars. I always wonder how much brain power and time go into decisions like this. Interesting stuff.
Once upon a time, Extensis provided the ability to create your own tools bars as part of it’s PhotoTools package. I think that Photoshop v7 was the last version that worked with this wonderous (to me, anyway) tool.
Any one heard of a similar product that works with CS3 or CS4?
JW