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eskerda / CityBikes

An android app to display bike shared network status
http://www.citybik.es
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[improvement] Am I looking for bikes or spaces? #7

Open interruptme opened 12 years ago

interruptme commented 12 years ago

The switch on the top right makes it hard to know what I'm currently looking for, bikes or spaces. Also, the first time it is used, it is unclear what it is for (I though it would switch all the alerts off)

eskerda commented 12 years ago

To be honest, I put that icon one night while I was drunk and angry with the users. I thought I was being pointy and absurd putting a light switch hanging inside the application.

Then, it became a way to test users on their fidelity to this application.

Now, well, I think it gives an indication why there are much less users than there could be.

What about (to start), a bike (the same that is on the icon) going upward (with an arrow) as it is going out to indicate take a bike, and a bike that is landing to indicate parking mode?

interruptme commented 12 years ago

Better, a bike when looking for a bike, a P for Parking (like on the parking signs) when looking for a parking.

interruptme commented 12 years ago

Or even better: Don't use a switch. Color code the stations with absolute colors: RED = no bikes. YELLOW=more than X bikes. GREEN=full.