Windows Live Messenger 2010 Mockup

[JTaylor69]

Before anything, this is not official. I created the mockup.

It was done firstly in Paint (actually has a good use for once) then it was animated in PowerPoint.

It was then videoed using HyperCam.

Now for the main part:

Watch that ^

It is a video of my mockup in action.

Let me know what you think :)

Other Background Information:

- Ribbon interface is shown, displaying tabbed chats!!

- All one window. No separate windows

- Better scene at top.

Edited November 8, 2009 by JTaylor69

[cooky560 Veteran]

That would be too good for 1 update :p

[thealexweb]

Thats the first mockup I've seen in a while thats good.

[JTaylor69]

Thanks for the replies :)

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Too often people post mockups that are REALLY lame, bad UI and and real "fanboy" style interfaces.

This is not one of the above. I really like it.

[cooky560 Veteran]

it'd be great if messenger was reliable right now :p

[JTaylor69]

Thanks for your kind words :)

The surprising thing too, is that I'm 15 lol.

What's up with your Messenger cooky560?

I've had no problems *touch wood*

[buckboii]

thats cool. its like text messaging on the iphone. good mock up.

[Nikv]

I like it. It looks nice.

Just not for me as I like MSN as it is

[Denis W. Veteran]

That doesn't look too bad actually. :)

I like how you took advantage of the Quick Access Toolbar, and at the same time merged contacts and the contact list into one single window. The legacy menu button could be done away with the File menu, which amongst other things, could be replaced with something similar to Office 2010's Backstage. That could replace the Options dialog entirely.

With regards to the chat window itself, the chat bubbles look fancy but it's a waste of space in my view. I personally like having a simple text-only view; much easier to copy and paste the chat.

[Nayos]

I don't like the current design of the conversation window, nor the "chat bubbles" but I do like the idea of the text fading in like that.

[JTaylor69]

Here is an older mockup if you would like to see things a bit more clearly.

Obvious because it's older that the scene in the video is different, and also the bubbles do not fit the size of the window compared to what is shown in the video.

I will attach this to give a clearer view of how the ribbon interface is portrayed.

It could maybe be a bit clearer, but it's hard to get pixel by pixel to match and be consistent.

Also ignore the Contact's name in the scene bit, as I removed the status on the video too (not needed)

Remember to ignore the chat bubbles in this picture as they are an older mockup.

[Bioran]

Nice concept. :) Often, mainly people make some incredibly wacko concepts, like full aero glass, some random functions or complete UI changes. Yours however, is really simplistic and realistic.

The only thing I'm not to fond of is what rm20010 said - the chat bubbles. It just seems to be rather unnecessary additions.

[Snowl]

Here is an older mockup if you would like to see things a bit more clearly.

Obvious because it's older that the scene in the video is different, and also the bubbles do not fit the size of the window compared to what is shown in the video.

I will attach this to give a clearer view of how the ribbon interface is portrayed.

It could maybe be a bit clearer, but it's hard to get pixel by pixel to match and be consistent.

Also ignore the Contact's name in the scene bit, as I removed the status on the video too (not needed)

Remember to ignore the chat bubbles in this picture as they are an older mockup.

Hey JTaylor69, I really like your idea - I have modified three things.

One - the line if you talk later (etc from 10:30 to 10:31 wont create a new chat bubble)

Two - the outline and size of the place where you type is bigger - better visibility for older people who can't see as well.

Three - The arrows are going up, why were they going down in the first place!?

[JTaylor69]

Hey JTaylor69, I really like your idea - I have modified three things.

One - the line if you talk later (etc from 10:30 to 10:31 wont create a new chat bubble)

Two - the outline and size of the place where you type is bigger - better visibility for older people who can't see as well.

Three - The arrows are going up, why were they going down in the first place!?

Liking the idea of the double chat bubbles, this will certainly cut down on space.

As for point two, it can be resized anyway, but it's nice how you've made it bigger to appeal to specific groups of people.

Point three, I don't know what you mean by the arrows, where are they?

But anyway, overall great adaptation :)

Oh if anyone wants to know whether this would be optional, of course Microsoft could add an option for users to return to rich text for the people who don't like big changes (I know this as some of my friends were upset they had to move from 8.5 to 14.0)

[Camlann]

Looks impressive :o

Really nice mockup!