Less is more with photography software
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Luke in Articles
There’s an old saying that “Less is more”.
The phrase is often associated with the architect and furniture designer Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe (1886-1969), one of the founders of modern architecture and a proponent of simplicity of style.
In software, the mantra is the same. Simplicity and clarity lead to good design.
“Less is more” is a part of every aspect of the way we do things. Here’s some examples of how less is more when it comes to Photography Orders.
Less clicks to get things done
In Photography Orders, it takes 6 mouse clicks for a photographer to create a client, create a gallery, and resize and upload all of the photos in a gallery; within 6 clicks, you’re ready for the client to login and place an order.
For your clients to login, find a photo, add it to their cart and be sent off to process payment, it takes 5 clicks.
Simplicity and clarity lead to good design.
There is absolutely no mucking around with post producing photos in Photoshop first. No ftp uploads. No special photo uploader programs like some competitors use. Photography Orders is completely browser based, super fast, and super straight forward. We’ve optimised the flow – javascript/ajax is used wherever possible to speed things up and remove unnecessary page loads.
Less clutter
Everything on every screen is there because it absolutely has to be. Not only can you get everywhere extremely quickly, it’s extremely easy to know what to do.
Less clutter means you don’t need a manual to figure out what you need to do. Throughout the application, you’ll find instructions are in plain English, not techno babble.
Simplicity and clarity lead to good design.
Less cost
Photography Orders has no monthly costs and no commissions. The price is small, and it’s a one off cost. Our theory – Why pay more for clutter?
When it comes to time, clutter and cost, we hope you’ll agree with us that less is, most definitely, more.
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