Tagging UI concepts
These were some concepts we wanted to see in a mock up. Currently I am thinking of other ways icons could be more utilized in tagging user interfaces.
Phillip J. got me thinking, about the idea of what he calls egotagging during our discussion at northern voice earlier this month. The idea that if you bookmark something first, you should get some kind of reward as feedback and that should be represented in the interface is an interesting one, although most likely benficial to power users only. A user could build a strong reputation as a “pro boomarker” thereby adding more value/weight to the resources she tags.
In general, I think the del.icio.us UI could employ a tad more color and interaction, (and icons!) but I believe in the concept of slow evolution as well. These mockups show an idea for the “first tag” feedback and introduces the idea of tagging with a diamond (the equivalent of googles’ stars). I think these would also be a FAST and easy way to copy other users’ links into your own collection. (just diamond it!)
‘First Tag‘ and ‘Diamond This‘ input interface
‘First Tag‘ and ‘Diamond This‘ feedback interface
This was an early thought on introducing color as a tagging element. Using color maps to visualize a tag collection has endless possibilities, but at the very least you could browse your collection by the “dark blueish” color . The feedback UI does not mean anthing too specific, just that each resource would be assigned a color label and it’s proximity to others would be further defined by its position in the color map. The draw back is that it would not allow you to specify two tags with the exact same color.
‘Color Tag‘ input interface
‘Color Tag‘ input interface
