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Flickr MakeOver: Photo Page

Flickr rolled out a brand new design for its photo page – details of the new release are below. The user is given the option to opt-in or out.

Overall Goal: Improve the photo-sharing experience and approximate it as much as possible to the real-life scenario of showing friends or family one’s latest pictures in person, said Tara Kirchner, head of marketing at Flickr.

“We’re creating a bigger, faster and more lifelike experience for people to share and view photos on Flickr,” she said.

Details of changes available via The Flickr FAQ’s:

It’s Bigger!

  • The photo: Default size from 500 to 640 pixels.
  • Page width: Width of the photo page to take advantage of the new photo size, and you may see other pages getting the same treatment.
  • New! Light box: A Click on the photo or o n the magnifying glass icon. We’ll dim the lights and show you a larger view. You can scroll through photosin the light box using the buttons or arrow keys.

New Navigation

  • Navigation buttons: A new navigation buttons at the top of every page. (Psst. Try the arrow keys, too.)
  • Film strip:  B The film strip previews photos related to the currently viewed photo (e.g. photos in the same set, group, etc.) We’ve made navigating it consistent in any context, and we’re showing more images too!

Improved Page Layout

  • New! Actions menu: C To focus on the photo and unclutter the page, we’ve taken the buttons previously above the photo, the slideshow, exif data, and a few other links and centralized them into the actions menu.
  • Who, what, when & where:  D Pictures are worth a thousand words, so we’re letting the image tell more of its story.  To the right of the photo you can see who uploaded it, when & where it was taken, and with what camera, if that info is available.
  • Favoriting is now more visible: E Favorites are now alongside your comments to show off more of the activity that happens on each photo. Favorites are also a great way to find amazing images on Flickr. Making them more visible also makes it easier to click through and see the treasures that other people have found.

Controls and Settings

  • Privacy options: More specific information about privacy, permissions, and content filters are right on the page in ‘Owner settings’.
  • Licensing: Licenses set for each photo are more visible.

What do you think of these new changes? Are you going to opt-in?



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