It occured to me that some references to Yallery site components and features in previous posts may have been confusing at best, and not very helpful at worst. This post is the first of likely many, to explain references like “Public Dashboard”, “Private Dashboard”, “Mosaic” and “Art Info Page”.
Yallery’s design utilizes a “Dashboard” method of display. This means that there are no pages on the Yallery site that scroll vertically or horizontally.
The Private Dashboard
The Yallery Private Dashboard provides members with tools to manage and administer their art and participation on Yallery. Depending on the member’s Member Type, art management applications, report generators, private message box, art comment notifications, forum link, event management and subscription/event/RSVP calendar are all accessible on this screen. A member’s Private Dashboard is only viewable by the owner and no other members may view this page or the information available through it.
The Public Dashboard
The Yallery Public Dashboard is the world’s interface into the member’s art Catalogue (Artist members), Collection (Collector members) or Inventory (Gallery members) and ancillary information such as communication options (Bio/Statement, Forum, Website, Private Messages) and Event Calendars (Artist and Gallery members).
The Mosaic
This feature is found in all Artist, Collector and Gallery member Public Dashboards. It is named the Mosaic because the contents are essentially art tiles. When visited by the Dashboard’s owner, the Mosaic displays all “public” and “private” artworks, otherwise only artworks designated as “public” are seen.
Artist members’ Mosaics are populated by their “Catalogue Raisonné.” The contents should encompass every work ever created by the artist whether it has been sold, consigned or held in the artist’s own inventory.
Collector members’ Mosaics are populated by their Collection. The contents include every work currently owned by the collector.
Gallery members’ Mosaics are populated by their current unsold and available Inventory.
Depending on the artwork’s context, there may be one of five backgrounds under the Mosaic Tile:
- Black/Transparent background Tiles are Unlinked
- Grey background Tiles signify Linked Artwork between Artist members and Collector members
- Green background Tiles signify Consigned Artwork between Gallery members (or non-members) and Artist members (or non-members)
- Red background Tiles signify “Private Artwork” and will only every be seen by the mosaic’s/dashboard’s owner
- Blue background Tiles signify Artwork that is currently in the Yallery Marketplace
By mousing over a tile, you may see the complete Artwork Title and Artist Name if it is shortened on the tile itself. To navigate the Mosaic, the viewer must click, hold and drag the mosaic in the direction away from the area they wish to view. The maximum size of the Mosaic is 10 x 10 tiles. To view an artwork in more detail, the viewer must double-click on the tile.
The Art Info Page
The Art Info Page pops-up over the Public Dashboard after an artwork is selected from the Mosaic. This page provides a multitude of information about the art, from metadata to comments. When the Art Info Page is viewed by the Dashboard’s owner, it may display some Owner-only information such as the Public/Private state and/or location.
