Datasheet

Drawers are collections of tools or features that can pop out when clicked, as shown in Figure

1.21. Drawers can actually look like drawers or stacked trays, or they can have expanders that

indicate that they exist (although that doesn’t seem like as much fun).

FIGURE 1.21

You can store all kinds of handy things in drawers. In Poser, the drawers on the right store actors, props,

clothing, and more.

Scrapbooks can be a more inviting version of a file folder. A file cabinet full of folders may seem

cold and impersonal, but a scrapbook may seem warm and comfortable. In which container would

you rather place your images, artwork, or whatever the output of your application is? Of course, if

your application creates spreadsheets, maybe they do belong in a file folder.

Even more ideas

The previous user interface ideas are just a few that you may wish to try when using Blend. But

don’t stop there — Blend makes it easy to push the art of user interface design ahead to an entirely

new level, deep into the next generation of advanced user interfaces. You may, for example, want to

use Blend to explore:

Designing Next-Generation User Experiences

Part I

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