Show HN: I redesigned Steam for Mac
moeedm.com
With some time on my hands, and a lot of frustration with the design of Steam for Mac, I decided to take a stab at redesigning it from the ground up.
This is what came of it.
moeedm.com
This is what came of it.
I feel like the "shopping cart" item (which isn't actually a shopping cart) isn't very readable at first glance.
The link to your e-mail address at the bottom is broken (mailto: missing)
- Loading splash is very nice.
- Grid view looks good. Would like to see your take on the "list view," which I generally prefer.
- The chat seems to waste a lot of space, especially with the top bar. The current Steam interface is much more information-dense, which as someone with a 1280x800 screen, I very much enjoy :)
I'd love to see your take on a redesigned storefront and community sections, too. I don't really have any issue with how Steam looks now (just how it functions - the OSX app was broken for so long in so many ways!), but I like the visual refresh you've made!
I do like the design of the new Big Picture mode, and I think we are probably due for a Steam redesign in the next year or so.
but that's all i have to say that isn't overwhelming positive. thanks for sharing, moeed.
Nice work otherwise. The text is sometimes a bit fuzzy, but I'm guessing that's from Photoshop's wacky sub-pixel rendering.
Just FYI: dribbble might be a better audience...