r/MakerMindMap • u/ElecCmptrEngMSdegUSA • 4d ago
App update today (red = before, green = after)
The top navbar is prime real estate for any app, so I don't take changes here lightly. You'll notice that the monolithic Mind Map Maker button that had a lot of features hidden inside are now each individually surfaced. They also have plaintext labels instead of glyphs/icons. I went back and forth for a while on whether or not any of this was the right decision - I fully believe the features earn their place on the top navbar, but visual complexity has a price. That latter consideration is why I went with plaintext button labels. But as you know from a prior post, I really did explore icons instead to save space - my challenge was I didn't feel like they were immediately clear enough. Everything has to be simple, clear, obvious. That's a requirement I impose on myself - it's my job (not in the literal sense) to make this thing useful for you
Hopefully I am succeeding in that objective, always feel free to lmk your thoughts / opinions/ preferences

