Ci Workspace is rolling out so many features and updates this summer that we’re going to write a two-part post to tell you all about it. In Part 1, learn about all the updates to our Global Header, Workspace Preview area and avatars!

GLOBAL HEADER

For a cleaner “crisper” feel, we stripped down the old header and went minimal. To reinforce your brand instead of ours, we removed the Ci logo when you enter a Workspace. Click the MediaBox and WorkSession icons to access the your most recent MediaBoxes and WorkSessions.

Former Global Header

Former Header Bar with Ci logo

NEW Simplified Global Header Bar

Simplified Global Header Bar Workspace Icon only

 

WORKSPACE PREVIEW AREA

WORKSPACE NAVIGATION DROPDOWN

Navigate between subfolders, or return to the top of your Workspace. You can also rename folders or create new folders and File Requests.

[PRO-TIP]: Shave time off of creating new File Requests by going into the folder you want files to be uploaded to, then use the dropdown menu and select New File Request. Files will automatically be uploaded to the pre-selected location.

Workspace Preview Dropdown Menu

ENDLESS SCROLLING

Ci users told us that they wanted to see more files on one page. Our Design team, tossed out the pagination approach and enabled endless scrolling. Simply click Show More to feed more files into the Preview area.

AVATARS

USER AVATAR SETUP & MANAGEMENT

Set up a personalized avatar by clicking into your Manage Account page from the global Header bar. Go to the Account Profile tab and click Change to upload your custom avatar image from your desktop, or use an image in your Workspace.

We understand how important brand identity is – we’re a Sony company after all. To appease the most discerning “Brand Police,” we enabled a new avatar tool complete with pixel guidelines, cropping tool and an avatar preview!

Avatar_Setup_Tool_Resized_800px

WORKSPACE AVATARS

Teams (People) coming together to in a shared space (Workspaces) are what make Ci tick. To differentiate people from Workspaces, we tweaked our avatars to emphasize the distinction.

Workspace Avatar and User Avatar

Square Avatars for WORKSPACES vs. Circular Avatars for USERS

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE

The Ci team is forever looking for ways to better your Ci experience. We want to build a product that you, our end users LOVE using. Have suggestions or comments on how we could improve Ci Workspace even more? Let us know here!