Hi Kai
Thanks for your feedback. We made additional revisions to the Editor based on your helpful notes. Some of the problems we were trying to tackle in this round include:
- Scaling the menu bar for future content
- Making sure the menu bar is evident to the user, but also collapsible and out of the way for users who are trying to edit the map.
You'll see below, we've combined the map overlay and basemap layer options into one menu bar. Combining the menus uses less map real estate and gives the user the ability to view more of the map.
We switched to a vertical panel because it's a common pattern to show menu options in the left-column (similar to sites like Amazon, ebay, Target, Zappos). Placing the menu where users are expected to go for information increases visability and usability.
Lastly, we're looking to start implementing the menu bar early next week, if we could get any of your remaining thoughts in this iteration that would be helpful to know. Thank you!
