Where to find Very Nice Test Front Panel?

I don't have too many experience in LabView (just a couple of years) but I already did many complex test programs. All my proyect has a very simple front panel using just the labView graphics.
Now I want to change my front panels. Where I can find another type of front panels? maybe you can send me your examples or we can do a data base of the beter front panels.
Thank you every body
See one of my Test Front panel attached
Luis...
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You can search the web for GUI design. I don't have the bookmarks at hand at the moment. Maybe I did find the links on LAVA... One of them was called 'Interface Hall of Shame' for a collection of historical misconcepts. The book by Blume has also a chapter on FP design.
Anyhow, very independent of LV this is a big issue discussed in different flavours (psychological, engineering, software/computer sience, testing).
The other kind of experience is just look at other SW you are using (media player, office, your OS -> and Linux flavours!, web pages, traditional stand alone instruments ...).
This is an open subject, so you won't find a solution but you will benefit from reading a certain amount of stuff about it.
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> I am considering upgrading my LabView software from 6i to 6.1 for the
> new "two click" remote front panel feature. I have already seen a demo
> of this feature but have just a few questions before I get the
> upgrade:
>
> My setup consists of several pieces of equipment connected to Labview
> via GPIB, to aid in the evaluation of a new microchip.
>
> 1. I wish to grant control of the setup to anyone with a web browser,
> Is the remote monitoring feature compatible with both Netscape and IE?
>
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