ORGANIZATION/ TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS THAT IS THE PROBLEM… IT’S THE LACK OF ACCESSIBILITY AND EASE OF USE. THERE IS A NEED FOR AN “EMAIL DASHBOARD” THAT ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF ABSTRACTION BETWEEN YOUR ENTIRE INBOX AND THE MAJOR CATEGORIES YOU CARE ABOUT.
life with no clear organization for the future USER GROUP ¡ Student-athletes managing personal, athletic, and academic tasks and obligations & USER GROUP S T R E S S O R
stress isolation ¡ Automatically opens on the daily view ¡ Bubbles: love that can shrink/grow, great way to represent multiple inboxes ¡ Colors: people loved the introduction of subdued/ calming colors/nature themes (But: watch so that it doesn’t become too feminine) ¡ Priority Gradient: huge help for planning email answering process TO ADD/THINK ABOUT ¡ Colors/Fonts: think about color suggestions, so that the same color scheme isn’t use to signify different things -watch that it doesn’t become too feminine ¡ Calendar: most don’t use now, but our process will make it more accessible ¡ Priority: darkest on top § add weekly/monthly task bar to new homepage prototype § personalize backgrounds? § offer a few options TRIAL RESULTS
2) PROVIDE SIMPLE ORGANIZATION TOOLS, INCREASE USER’S ABILITY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THEM 3) HOMEPAGE SHOULD REFLECT TASKS/ TO-DO LIST WHILE APPEARING SIMPLE AND CALMING GENERALIZE TO WORK WITH ANY GIVEN GMAIL.