Hey bbx.
Thanks very much for the feedback. Yeah the menu is a strange one, because I wasn't sure whether people would like something tucked away or something they could see but then having just icons for buttons, do you think that would communicate enough? or is it worth it for people to just have that short learning curve for what the icons do?
This was my first prototype; http://jsfiddle.net/WtGYx/2/
I had icons in the header for that one.
It's really great to have people to discuss this with because obviously UX is important as the goal is to make it as simple and intuitive as possible.
I have to kinda agree on the dropdowns front ha.
Thanks again, really appreciated.
Well, I think the solution is to NOT have something tucked away (like the current menu). You have space in the header, use it! Especially for buttons that will be frequently used.
And don't use icons only. Users went mad when GMail replace text-buttons with icon-buttons. [1] Just use text! Or use text with icons, but not icons only.
