The Tabs Problem?

Article: Fixing Tabs in Firefox: Design Challenge Winners Announced

Tab Design Challenge winners were recently announced by the Mozilla Labs team. I didn’t see anything amazing in the top picks, and the submissions lack a lot of polish.

Just what the tab problem is is a more interesting discussion. I don’t like the way tabs work at the moment yet the winners from the contest generally focused on ways to manage lots of tabs, or tab hierarchies. I’m all for simplification. I think that the real design challenge lies in encouraging less tabs and improving the experience of using those tabs. I’m going to explore this space a little more in the future.