Comps for the header\/nav design tweaks are in, and the results are mixed. Some people just moved a few things around, while others proposed a new style altogether. We won’t make any major changes to style in 2.8, but if the vote leans toward a submission that proposes it, we’ll do some user testing and make a decision for early 2.9 (which, now that we think of it, is probably the right thing to do anyway. :))<\/p>\n
Below are the links to the screenshots that were submitted. Please review each one (I’d open them all in tabs so I could look back and forth while they are all large size, because the voting poll just uses thumbnails), then choose the one you think looks the best\/is the most usable.<\/p>\n
This poll was supposed to close at 8pm NY time on Tuesday (today), but we’re going to leave it open for an extra day. The voting poll will now be closed at 8pm NY time on Wednesday (that’s 2am Thursday, UTC). If you want to discuss the entries’ pros\/cons, this thread<\/a> would be a good place.<\/p>\n Current: The existing interface, for reference<\/a><\/p>\n KM: Current nav, header elements moved<\/a><\/p>\n AN: Current nav, file folder style header<\/a><\/p>\n KD: Current nav, modified header style<\/a><\/p>\n JJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu<\/a><\/p>\n DR1: Fluency style, dark<\/a><\/p>\n DR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\n DR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\n IK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\n
![Current: The existing interface, for reference<\/a><\/p>\nKM: Current nav, header elements moved<\/a><\/p>\nAN: Current nav, file folder style header<\/a><\/p>\nKD: Current nav, modified header style<\/a><\/p>\nJJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu<\/a><\/p>\nDR1: Fluency style, dark<\/a><\/p>\nDR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\nDR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/wpdotorg.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/04\/current.png\"){kind=link}
![KM: Current nav, header elements moved<\/a><\/p>\nAN: Current nav, file folder style header<\/a><\/p>\nKD: Current nav, modified header style<\/a><\/p>\nJJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu<\/a><\/p>\nDR1: Fluency style, dark<\/a><\/p>\nDR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\nDR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/p51labs.com\/projects\/wordpress-2.8-navigation\/screenshot.png\"){kind=link}
![AN: Current nav, file folder style header<\/a><\/p>\nKD: Current nav, modified header style<\/a><\/p>\nJJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu<\/a><\/p>\nDR1: Fluency style, dark<\/a><\/p>\nDR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\nDR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/andrerenaut.ovh.org\/wp28.jpg\"){kind=link}
![KD: Current nav, modified header style<\/a><\/p>\nJJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu<\/a><\/p>\nDR1: Fluency style, dark<\/a><\/p>\nDR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\nDR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/konstruktors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/mt-db-kaspars-dambis.png\"){kind=link}
![JJ: Swap blog title and favorites menu<\/a><\/p>\nDR1: Fluency style, dark<\/a><\/p>\nDR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\nDR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/www.johnjamesjacoby.com\/uploads\/2009\/04\/jjj-wp-28.gif\"){kind=link}
![DR1: Fluency style, dark<\/a><\/p>\nDR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\nDR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/deanjrobinson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/mt-db-djr.png\"){kind=link}
![DR2: Fluency style, medium<\/a><\/p>\nDR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/deanjrobinson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/mt-db-djr-2.png\"){kind=link}
![DR3: Fluency style, light<\/a><\/p>\nIK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/deanjrobinson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/mt-db-djr-3.png\"){kind=link}
![IK: Nav layered over dark background<\/a><\/p>\nGB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/wpdotorg.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/04\/ik.png\"){kind=link}
![GB: Modified nav\/header intersection<\/a><\/p>\nMT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/gordonbrander.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/mt-db-up.png\"){kind=link}
![MT: Modified nav and header<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/div><\/div>](\"http:\/\/iammattthomas.com\/28\/dash.png\"){kind=link}