Ask HN: What are good examples of “pro” UI?
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Well as a CAD/IDE/VIDEO EDITOR power user I liked the following UI concepts:
I LIKE:
- Keyboard shortcuts!
- Hide/Add menu items
- Save a copy of your settings configuration
- Scripting system in a well documented language
- Clean icon-based tabbed menu at top, like MS Word.
- Large work-space, for editing/viewing
- File browser tree on left
- Definitely a plugin system/store
I HATE:
- I hate to see thousands of menu items...
- I hate to see a lot of space dedicated to small menus that don't get used much/ever. If I don't need it, then hide it.
- When there's no way to create a shortcut
I LIKE:
- Keyboard shortcuts!
- Hide/Add menu items
- Save a copy of your settings configuration
- Scripting system in a well documented language
- Clean icon-based tabbed menu at top, like MS Word.
- Large work-space, for editing/viewing
- File browser tree on left
- Definitely a plugin system/store
I HATE:
- I hate to see thousands of menu items...
- I hate to see a lot of space dedicated to small menus that don't get used much/ever. If I don't need it, then hide it.
- When there's no way to create a shortcut
Blender and any other programs that truly embody customizable. A power user adapts a UI to their own needs instead of adapting to the program, in my opinion.
Blender and Foobar2000 are my favorite UIs for any end-user program. The potential for customization is endless.
Does anyone else know of programs of this caliber, with a strong emphasis on extendable UI/UX?
Does anyone else know of programs of this caliber, with a strong emphasis on extendable UI/UX?
Sketch is the ultimate optimized UI for power users - designers. Sketch can do what both Photoshop and Illustrator can do without looking bloated and 'laggy'. It's minimalist and spartan UI hides a depth of power and functionality it's like having a la Ferrari engine underneath a Minicooper
Ableton Live, Cubase.
Seconding Ableton. Live combined with the Push 2 is the best computer interface I've seen for anything. I've often found myself starting a project at 9pm at night and just getting lost tinkering with the sounds. The next thing you know it's 2am and I'll have a headache at work tomorrow.
You can do the same thing with a keyboard and mouse, but the Push makes playful experimentation so much easier, tactile, and fun.
You can do the same thing with a keyboard and mouse, but the Push makes playful experimentation so much easier, tactile, and fun.
matlab, bloomberg terminal, airbus cockpit, the vim keybindings
Maya, Avid Media Composer, Pro Tools
Norton Commander and derivatives.
The bash shell? Vim?
Photoshop/Illustrator?
Photoshop/Illustrator?
blender / adobe photoshop / 3ds max
their UIs are nice designed and practical.
their UIs are nice designed and practical.
Stripe is an often cited example of good UI.
https://uimovement.com/
and
https://mobile-patterns.com/
are sites i as a mobile dev find interesting
Especially interested in tooling optimized for productivity and "power users" (however those are).
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18662992