Demonstro

Firstly and most importantly for me is the sleek design of the thing. From the beta, we've made everything tighter designwise without losing touch with neither the beta or the Wii OS. Among other things, the chrome is smaller than in the beta and it has more buttons. We joined the back/forward buttons in a pill shape to group them and clearly communicate the function of those buttons.

Communication has been a main focus for me in the design, as the browser will be used in very different parts of the world. How do you communicate to a grandmother on the other side of the globe "-if you press this button, you'll be able to type a URL"? The symbols on the buttons must tell her that somehow, either immediately or after a very brief explanation.

The style had to fit with the rest of Nintendos Wii theme, and I was very pleased when we released the beta to see it was somehow quite a nice fit. It now is even a bit better, and allthough you can hide the toolbar because it is in the way, take a brief moment to watch its beauty first.


Action shot of the browser while panning a web site. See a introduction video and read more about the release at the press release at opera.com.