My UI

Hot on the heels of my addon posts (recommended reading to understand this post, find them here and here), today I’m going to talk about my UI layout, and why things are where they are.

When I was working out where I wanted each thing to be on the screen, I had a few points in mind:

• The major things should be obvious and easy to see
• Little, less important things should be out of the way, but visible
• Information which isn’t often needed, or isn’t wanted during a fight, should be hidden unless I want to see it
• I wanted to keep the look of the default UI, because I just like the design of it
• Lastly, I want to be able to see the whole raid’s unit frames at once

Taking those things into consideration, here’s what my UI looks like outside of combat:

Renovations complete!

Well, I think you’ll all agree the blog is looking far, far better than it did previously! The central column is much wider and fresh-looking, and the two side columns make it easier to access important things. The left side is to do with navigating around the blog, and the right side contains links to important posts and other blogs and websites I read.

I don’t think it’s quite finished, and I’m not fully convinced by the colour scheme at the top there, but it’s a considerable improvement and I want to get back into posting. However, please do suggest things or let me know me your thoughts.

Vel.

Overhaul

This weekend I’m going to be changing around and overhauling the blog. I just don’t feel it’s very Warlock-esque right now, and there are also a few things which annoy me about it, such as the small column to read articles in on the main page. Additionally, the side bar and links need updating.

Hence, if you keep seeing new designs or layouts it’s because I’m experimenting and doing that. I’ll be posting to let you know when I’ve finished.

See you on the other side!

Vel.