{"id":2805,"date":"2020-03-23T22:42:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2020-03-24T10:09:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T08:09:45","slug":"feedback-to-polar-if-you-are-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/?p=2805","title":{"rendered":"Feedback to Polar Regarding UI Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are many great things I could say about my Polar Vantage M watch. I like<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>it&#8217;s clean, rounded physical design (as its an early model it does not ever have any ugly logo on the front),<\/li><li>the fact that I can use it with different wrist bands,<\/li><li>its battery life,<\/li><li>and much more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are also a few things that really bother me a lot. Here are the top two things that I think need improvement and that could be improved easily via a software update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) UI Aesthetics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example that annoys me every day. Have a look at the following two versions of a watch screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch1-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch1-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch1-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch1-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch1-1536x754.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch1-624x306.png 624w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look left, look right, look left, look right. Which one feels right, which one feels wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To me its the left one that feels wrong. Sure the icon as a whole, which is a stopwatch with a heart at its center, is centered. However, I think it should be the keyline, the circular outline of the stopwatch, that should be centered instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Polar if you are reading this: Please make the screen I see when I press the &#8220;Menu\/Back&#8221; button look like the right-hand side image! Center keylines and not complete icons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) UI Inconsistencies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the most annoying: Cycling through menus workings differently depending on where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2-1024x504.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2811\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/?attachment_id=2811\" class=\"wp-image-2811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2-1536x755.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2-624x307.png 624w, https:\/\/blog.chschmid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Watch2.png 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I enter the main menu I can press up to get from the first menu item to the last, which is settings. Once inside the settings sub-menu I can not press up to access the last menu item on that list? Also, the way the list of items is indicated is different (dots vs. just one dot and a line)? Why, oh, why???<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Polar if you are reading this: Please let me get to the last entry of every list by scrolling up from the first entry!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cherry on top: The sub-menu item I use the most (changing the alarm clock) is at the very bottom of the list. Polar: Have you evaluated how your users use the UI, e.g., which settings they use the most? Do you think people access their &#8220;General Settings&#8221; or their &#8220;Physical Settings&#8221; as often as their &#8220;Alarm Settings&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Polar, I think you are a great company and you can make this one right by just one software update. Thanks!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many great things I could say about my Polar Vantage M watch. I like it&#8217;s clean, rounded physical design (as its an early model it does not ever have any ugly logo on the front), the fact that I can use it with different wrist bands, its battery life, and much more. 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