Pillar Capacity Planner — Software Wizard
These images were created for Pillar Data Systems and Oracle. They are used in the software related to installing and installing the Axiom Servers.
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herefore the images needed to be acurate in all details. The cable connections and other installation steps are demonstrated visually and explained in the software text. This software wizard helped with the installation process of the new servers.
Shown below is a rendering of the original Axiom hardware. This image was used for a potential login screen, and later, for smaller icons that indicated equipment status.
Illustration as interface
This wizard worked mainly as a display — showing the user how to construct the hardware. These illustrations demonstrate the correct construction in a step by step method.
Pillar Capacity Planner Wizard
Discipline:User Interface Design
Client:Pillar Data Systems / Oracle
Year(s): 2010
Pillar Capacity Planner Wizard
The images below help with the installation of the hardware. They are are used to indicate when and where to connect the cables. Accurate renderings where needed to display the various types of cables.
Accurate rendering of Paso System hardware.
Pillar Capacity Planner Wizard
Program & File Icons
Below are renderings used to create the compound ico files used to represent the program. They have to be rendered at different sizes so they can be used on the desktop, the toolbar, a list view etc..
A draft of a new ico icon which is based on the new Axiom hardware. The icon is built to match an image supplied by the client.
In another draft the icon is based on the specific hardware found in the rack. The differences are recognizable even in the smaller icons.
Early versions of the Axiom Manager desktop/toolbar/list icons
In the end, simplicity prevailed, and it was determined that the icons worked best, based only on the logo.
On the left, the Axiom Storage Services Manager desktop/toolbar/list icon, on the right, the file icon.
