The development of the maps interface continues. A big part of this week was building out the database with MongoDB and expanding the API so that workspaces can be saved and retrieved, in addition to storing the individual maps. This project really focuses on creating and identifying relationship between multiple maps so I put the design iterations on hold until building out some of this infrastructural stuff. Now that I can save and load different configurations, it’s back to focusing on the interaction and information. When a group is selected, what is shown in the info panel? How to display and access different versions of a single workspace — does it auto-save, or can I bookmark important revisions?
Creating groups that expand and stack
Saving a new workspace
Loading saved workspaces