Well-designed tools determine the efficiency and success with which users can complete their workflow and achieve their goals. Because everything a user sees in a screen should fully support this effort, selecting the right layout becomes a critical design decision. The better users and their workflows are understood, the easier it becomes to layout a new feature, space, screen, or application.
Floorplan Options for Main Content
Application Page
Support simple content and interactions
Calendar
Display schedules, events, or plans in a chronological format.
Canvas
Present, support, and structure a variety of content of a visual or graphical nature.
Diagram Builder
Build a model with the use of a diagram.
Flexible Column
Display multiple floorplans at the same time side-by-side
Module Start Page
Create new files, access existing ones, and onboard users to module tools
Object Page
Focus, display, and categorize all relevant information about an object.
Table
Make lists and grids organized into rows and columns.
Wizard
Guide users through long or unfamiliar tasks or processes.
Layout Options for Support Content
Page Tabs
Create different content areas used in the same context.
Split Screen
Partition a page into multiple segments used side-by-side.
Views
Provide different ways to represent and interact with the same content or data.
Workspaces
Divide a workflow into different portions that are carried out in separate spaces.
Layout Design Framework
The layout design framework was created as means of injecting principles of information architecture and content management into every screen design. Whether you are designing a new space, a new screen, or adding a feature into an existing one, this framework will help you decide on the best placement for your content. Use this framework regularly.
See Layout Design Framework for more information.