Thoughtful improvements

A record of what is getting better in Yicun

Availability follows each platform’s official release
Digital catalogues

A better way to explore a collection

A more considered reading experience, from the cover to the smallest details.

  • New
    Page-by-page reading and a contents view

    Explore one piece per page with touch, buttons, or the keyboard. Use the contents view and Lot numbers to find a piece.

  • New
    Zoom within the image frame

    Pinch to zoom, drag to explore, and double-click to reset while preserving the image’s full proportions.

  • Improved
    More natural browsing

    Open details from a whole catalogue row. Introductions start collapsed, and image gestures are separate from page controls.

These client improvements are complete in development and pending release on the respective platforms.

Catalogue curation

More room for the story

Give a theme and its collection story the space they need.

  • Improved
    Introductions of up to 500 characters

    Keep paragraphs and line breaks, with changes reflected in shared content.

  • Improved
    Clear character counts

    The new client shows the character count, flags text over the limit, and preserves existing introductions.

The service now supports 500-character introductions. The client interface is pending release; the visible limit depends on the client in use.

Collection records

A steadier way to arrange photographs

Refinements to image sorting and the presentation of landscape works.

  • Improved
    Drag to arrange detail images

    The page stays in place while you reorder photographs. Captions stay attached to their images.

  • Improved
    Centered landscape images

    Wide works retain their proportions, with balanced space above and below.

These client improvements are pending release. Availability follows each platform’s official release.

Digital catalogues

Set the scene with a cover of your own

Give a collection its own opening, and make arranging it easier.

  • New
    Custom catalogue covers

    Upload, replace, or remove a cover without using a collection-item allowance. Without a custom cover, the first piece is used.

  • Improved
    Drag to arrange a catalogue

    The new editor adds a dedicated drag handle while retaining move-up and move-down controls.

Cover services have been updated. Client presentation and arrangement improvements are pending release.

Collection records

Space to remember more

More room for collection notes and object descriptions.

  • Improved
    Record descriptions of up to 1,000 characters

    Write more complete notes and descriptions while keeping existing content intact.

The description service has been updated. The new client adds input and character-count support; the available limit depends on the client in use.