This simple yet beautifully designed application focuses on one key task; the display of fascinating content from Reuters’ extensive image collection.

Visuals

• Careful use of transparency and high-contrast user interface elements creates a highly usable and contemporary look and feel.
• Simple, well-designed icons are used throughout the application to optimise the use of space on navigation menus and controls.
• The application functions in landscape mode only, providing an ideal canvas for the display of large, high-resolution photography.

Interaction

• A dockable navigation bar provides easy yet unobtrusive access to slide show controls.
• A zoom feature enables users to increase text size or zoom into and explore image detail.
• Settings and credits are easy to access, and intuitively grouped.
• Modal views are used to highlight key actions.

Overall

• The slide show makes use of both Flash Lite and Web Runtime (WRT) to create a rich and unique user experience.
• Simple Flash-based animations are used throughout the slide show to enhance the experience.