The current Skyrove Hotspot Portal doesn’t look too great. The main reason for this is that it was designed ‘by programmers, for programmers’. This means it was built to be functional, rather than aesthetic.

We place a lot of value on simplicity, but sometimes a simple nature does not imply it will be simple to use or understand. Imagine a computer keyboard with only one button. You could use Morse code to enter data! Very simple, but not really user-friendly.

We’ve started redesigning our Portal page (the first page anyone sees when they connect to a Skyrove Hotspot).

Our requirements are:

1. Must be user-friendly

2. Must be fast to load

3. Must give all pertinent information, but not too much information

4. Skyrove Hotspot Provider must be able to provide their own logos, pictures and some advertising, within limits.

5. Regardless of point 4, there must be a consistent look & feel across all Skyrove hotspots, making it instantly recognizable by Skyrovers.

Here’s what we’ve come up with so far: