Wyld Stallyons - eBay Desktop 1.5 Preview

I've been given the okay to show some of the approved comps for eBay Desktop 1.5, code name Wyld Stallyons. Right now the developers are hard at work bringing it to life and I'm looking forward to the upcoming user testing.  The design goal for this incremental update was 1) to create a more intuitive user experience, 2) improve consistency of interface metaphors, and 3) provide an extensible interface model that will allow for future growth of the application.  

In subsequent posts I offer larger screens of particular section and discuss the reasoning behind the changes (functional, aesthetic, and production -- the big news about this last one is that we are using Degrafa to create most all the assets) from the 1.0 San Dimas version of the application.  For now, however, here are a few comp thumbs.

For more news about developments with eBay Desktop, check out Alan Lewis' eBay Desktop blog and, of course, if you don't have eBay Desktop, you can get it here and give it a try.