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Obvious things are no app/tab title, which makes it look very odd (could just be a photoshop snafu).

If you get rid of the drawer you lose a place to put settings. Account is already cluttered and probably needs breaking down (into 3 tabs, account, card, pots) and monzo is going to add budgeting, statements… Some of what’s in accounts now could be put in the drawer as it’s not primary UI (you’re not requesting your pin or changing your overdraft every day, for example) and simplify it back to 2* screens.

TBH It’s suffering a bit from adding features slowly. If monzo already had all the things that they were going to add they could make a good UI that worked well straight away, but what has happened is they’ve started with a simple topup card UI and bolted things on bit by bit, and it’s in danger of running away with them a bit…

* pots are going to get a lot more complex and will need their own interactions esp. if they get virtual card numbers.

personally i dislike the blue on black.

also blue is a problem in the colour spectrum as it has a focal point at a distance from the retina which is different to all other colours

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Has the number of tabs been considered for device size?

5 tabs can get pretty tight on older iPhones / small Android devices, I’ve recently had to re-adjust some of my own apps to use menus to overcome this issue.

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I think the pulse looks better being on top, rather than below the balances like it is on iOS.

I like it, iOS users haven’t ever had a burger menu & it’s not caused any issues for me :slight_smile: I expect removing that menu will help with discoverability of features, which is why the navigation menu was removed too :+1:

I don’t think we need to worry about the blue on a dark background, we know that Monzo checks for accessibility issues in their designs. So if it’s a problem, I’m sure they’ll change it.

They are indeed, it’s part of our workflow.

What I would always recommend is to not try to judge contrast on a mockup screenshot you’re probably seeing from a computer. Phone screens are quite particular and much more vulnerable to changes of lighting conditions and glares, so we test our designs on devices and that’s how we evaluate if something is “good enough” (not strong WCAG-style checks yet I’m afraid). Maybe in the future :slight_smile:

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I agree the account tab is starting to get very busy. I know it’s old skool but having a list of accounts and pots as the home screen feels more natural. Then dig into the account/pot you want. Or force touch/swipe etc for quick info. Less is more :sunglasses::man_shrugging:t2:

I’m afraid I find your comment quite dismissive. Just because you don’t perceive it to be a problem does not mean this sort of design is not a problem for many users of technology.

I thought Monzo worked hard to be inclusive? :thinking:

I was viewing it on an iPhone X, possibly one of the better screens about at the moment. Fact remains, dark blue on a dark grey or black background is not good.

Please don’t take my quotes out of context. This is what I said -

Which Hugo’s now confirmed.

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Is this something you’ll be required to implement to launch in the US? When I lived in the US, I worked at a university and this was a massive deal for legal compliance, but I’m not sure if that’s the law generally - or only because we received government money (so we had to comply with the whole VPAT thing).

If that’s really the case, I’m surprised to see it reach a publicised mock-up.

After all, why mock up something that would never be used a in an accessible finished design?

If you don’t have any constructive feedback to share, perhaps it’s not worth posting at all. Monzo have already said that they will make sure that this design doesn’t cause accessibility issues so you seem to be completely wasting your time with posts like this.

It’s up to you of course but I have better things to do :wave:

Alex, I provided feedback on the mock-up. Accessibility is a very important issue. I believe my points are valid and, as you and Monzo designers grow older, or acquire sight issues, you too will appreciate that good design is about functionality and not just making something look pretty.

We have different views on this. I’m disappointed for you to get upset about that. I thought the community respected different points of view and that contributors were friendly and respectful to each other?

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The thing with colour is that it affects everyone differently, and there are different issues (dyslexia, colour blindness, cataracts, etc) that colour affects in unique ways.

WCAG and subjective tests are good places to start, but it’d be really nice to see Monzo themeable either with custom themes or with a few different, well-designed and unique themes. One, it’d be fun, and two - more importantly - it would let people pick colours that work for them.

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Statistically men suffer colourblindness more than women and it is theorised this is due to the differences in eye structure with the rods in the retina in groups of 3 for men and groups of 4 for women, which results in easier differentiation of subtle colour differences in shades of the same colour.

Most XX individuals are not tetrachromats. However, if an XX individual has a mutation of one type of cone cell, they will then have four types and potentially be tetrachromats. Most XX individuals with four cone cells, however, show no sign of increased colour gamut so it’s more complex than that.

An XY individual with a similar mutation will still only produce three types of cones - but one of them will be abnormal.

So, yes, it is related to XY individuals being more susceptible to genetic anomalies. But most XX individuals don’t have four types of cones (and most who do still aren’t functionally tetrachromatic).

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thanks for clarifying that, it was years ago I heard it on the radio so was not sure if I had remembered rightly. The detail you give is very interesting and well composed as always. Thanks

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No problem, I also didn’t mention - rods do not respond to colour. They’re the cells used for low light vision. Cones are are more specialised and respond to colour :slight_smile:

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Thanks

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+1 to this. :+1:

(And here is some text to make it 20 characters)

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