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My proposed solution was to move these content types into the rich text editor, and then animate the panel in from the left side when the user clicked on a QAP item in the editor. This solved two problems.
Users understand attaching content to mail. Representing inserting (say a map and directions) in the same way the user attaches a document makes sense to them. It made the value of the QAP clearer to the user. By animating the panel in from the right side instead of always having it open, it triggered a phenomena known as an orienting response. Motion gets noticed at a pre-cognitive level. Users notice motion and orient to it. They see the new map content there and make the connection attach workflow they just created. The user not only understands that “This is not an add” but they have a firmer understanding of what the Quick Add Panel is used for.
Docmails are special emails that enable users to create, send and share documents using Windows Live Skydrive and office online. My responsibility was to create the end-to-end workflow, prototypes, visual treatments etc.
Live Views were a new introduction to Hotmail in Wave 4. In a nutshell, a “Live View” is a better way to visualize certain parts of an email message. If someone sends you a link to photos on Flickr or a video on YouTube - the email isn’t about the link, its about the content the link represents - Basically - Hotmail looks at the content of email and finds useful ways to display your mail in rich engaging ways without having to leave the inbox.
This is one of the most significant features for the entire release, and Hotmail won rave reviews not only for the technical aspects of the feature but for its design, and the way that it dovetailed cleanly with the rest of the mail experience.
My work on this feature influenced other areas of the Hotmail and Windows Live UI -Including the way attachments are reflected in the read view of mail.
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