New system for selecting cards, displaying a new detailed screen

[dotlouis]

Let me explain:
Currently the is the only important element the interface has.
The goal would be to keep cards for small interactions, quick glances at recent data.
Leaving a more complete detailed view behind a click.

Let's take the bookmarks as an exemple:

Currently the card has 2 tabs: one that shows 5 most recent bookmarks, and one that shows a dead simple browser to navigated through the bookmarks folders.
But I foresee people (myself included) wanting more out of this card. Features like search or simply more screen estate to browse hundreds of bookmarked links and folders.
However stuffing so much data in a grid of cards interface is not ideal and can feel cluttered.
The solutions would be to use a common behaviour in real web apps, which is the use of a detailed view.

I can imagine something that would allow the user to click on the bookmark card. Then the user would be directed to an entire new view that would allow him to do more complex operations on bookmarks. (like search, delete, move)

This can implemented in house in a all in one manner (every view is packaged into cardboard) OR
This can be de-bundled in several add-ons that would override the default bookmarks page of chrome.
(see https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/override)

Anyway add a nice touch of animations and design and you can have a killer chrome extension.

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