STREAM führt Ihre Anwender*innen intuitiv durch ihre täglichen Aufgaben

A new, special icon language was created for STREAM. In addition to general icons for all apps (e.g. 'plus’ for adding something), STREAM apps make a use of a dedicated, publishing-specific icon set to indicate entity types (titles, contracts, authors, version types, etc.) or other publishing-specific processes (e.g. royalty calculation). Icons are used for: - Entity types - Navigation points - Interactions and buttons - Filters This unique icon language (550+ icons) supports the user in navigating through the application, identifying information, and responding to interactions more intuitively. It also increases efficiency by reducing content displayed as texts in the web application. The icons are provided as vector graphics, so they can be managed and scaled as fonts.

Most STREAM apps offer options to edit and customize the user preferences. Options to edit can include - Display settings - Classic Line integration - Search settings - Roles for the search - Jump outs Individual user settings can be edited via drop-down lists or by using drag & drop. Data shown in search results can be edited.

Many STRAM apps off a fully configurable, widget-based dashboard. Public and private dashboard templates are available, dashboard settings can be edited choosing from multiple views, and widgets can be moved to exactly suit your needs. Easily add widgets from a list and configure them individually.

All STREAM applications feature a central navigation system, consisting of fixed navigation panels on the browser’s left and right-hand side. The left navigation panel includes all central entry points, areas, and settings of an application. Additionally, a second navigation layer features user specific lists for deep-linking to specific entities (bookmarks and recent activities, plus user-specific favorites lists) The right navigation panel features a search functionality for easily retrieving entities All STREAM apps offer the same navigation principles for doing searches. A simplified, general search field is available, and more specific advanced search criteria are easily accessible.

Most page structures are displayed according to an 8-to-4 or 7-to-5 balance between two columns to support the natural reception between the ‘main content’ and ‘additional content’ – this principle relates to the “Golden Ratio” and how human perception reacts with tension or balance to certain ratios. It helps to guide the user’s attention to information and makes the interface more intuitive and improves readability. The page header shows the entities’ main identifiers (title, ISBN, contract no.) and central interactions (bookmarking, uploads, editing). A page head often highlights the most important entity information to give a fast overview and access data quickly. Vertical and horizontal tabs can structure a page to make each information more perceivable and easier to manage (vertical tabs indicate a sequence while horizontal tabs list parallel content). Content items and forms are structured in blocks, clearly indicated by headlines or sub headlines Red headlines indicate a main block. Honey-colored headlines indicate a section (often also structured using a side border) Grey headlines indicate a sub section. Specific important information (such as status, due dates, deadlines) is highlighted in ‘boxes’ to which different color schemes can be applied (to indicate warnings or alerts). Additional elements linked to the entity are often listed in own sections on the right-hand side panel (such as products, contacts, etc.). The applications offer direct jump-out functionality and links to these entities. The footer displays the roles and information of the user who is logged in, central navigation functions such as go back or scroll up, and the application’s version dialog.

In order to support different contrast ratios, STREAM applications provide three different contrast themes and two different color schemes. With these themes, the applications are compliant with the web content accessibility guidelines defined by W3C (Chapter 1.4 Distinguishable). The selected theme is saved as user-specific configuration.

STREAM apps feature user-specific lists to save entities they are working on and/or which are relevant to them. Using deep links, users can easily jump to an entity that has been stored in the list. ‘Recent activities’ automatically stores entities that were used recently Opening ‘Bookmarks’ will list entities in which the user activated the bookmark button ‘Favorites lists’ allow saving search results or collecting a wide variety of entities. The number of favorites lists is not limited. Favorites lists can be private / user-specific or public; they can be downloaded or uploaded