Blank Slate mini
Also known as: Blank State, Empty State, Tabula Rasa.
Tags: content
Blank slate is the screen people see when they start using an application and there is no data to show yet. Leaving it blank would not make a good first impression, so it should be filled with something useful to make the impression positive and help people get started.
To make blank slate useful, consider inserting quick tutorials, videos, help tips, call to action-elements, screenshot of the page when it is in “normal” stage – anything that helps the user and makes him happy with your app.
Source: http://posterous.com/
Front page on Posterous when the blog is empty.
Useful links
- 12 Standard Screen Patterns - Designing Web Interfaces
- Getting Real: The Blank Slate - 37Signals
- Minimizing Complexity In User Interfaces « Smashing Magazine
- The Challenge of Designing the "Blank Slate" - Signal Vs. Noise
- Design Decisions: New Basecamp blank slates - 37signals
- Blank Slate - Wikipatterns.com
- Blank Slate design pattern - UI-Patterns.com
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Springpad
Source: http://springpadit.com/A simple blank slate that points out the user what to do next.
The mockup canvas blank slate contains some UI elements to help getting started
Source: https://gomockingbird.com/
Pattern info
Creative Commons
Template: Patternry mini pattern
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