The project list page received some love this week with updates to the theme, layout, and the cards. It's important that your projects feel like your projects. Custom client logos and project card banners are now available!
We now have multiple states for the card, depending on if you have uploaded logos, banners, etc.
Custom logo and banner image support for Dev Nova's project cards offer both aesthetic and functional advantages. Visually, they help in immediate brand recognition, giving each project a unique identity that aligns with its brand values. Functionally, the custom imagery acts as a visual summary, helping stakeholders quickly identify the project amidst multiple cards. This is particularly beneficial in larger settings where multiple projects are handled simultaneously. The customized visuals act as mnemonic aids, streamlining project management by reducing cognitive load and enhancing engagement.
A simple, basic card that take the first letter of the client name and uses it as the logo.
Now we're getting somewhere. If you upload a client logo, all the project cards will display the logo.
This is where it's at. Now the logo moves to the smaller upper left and the banner is prominently displayed, helping identify and personalize your projects.
A column-based view for organizing project cards offers a highly intuitive and flexible approach to project management. It allows for customized categorization—be it by project status, priority, or any other metric—that can be effortlessly created and named by users. This not only aids in easy navigation but also fosters effective tracking and reporting. The drag-and-drop functionality ensures that the tool is dynamic, allowing project statuses and priorities to be adjusted on the fly with minimal friction. Having the client logo or a project banner, along with essential details like the project name and assigned personnel, further enriches the user experience by enabling quick visual identification and assessment. Overall, this approach maximizes operational efficiency, improves team collaboration, and elevates the project management experience to a new level.
A table view offers a structured, data-driven approach to project management. It's particularly useful for those who prefer a detailed, at-a-glance understanding of multiple project variables such as status, assigned users, and last updated date. Tables excel in data density and readability, enabling quick cross-comparison and analytical insights. The presence of client logos alongside essential text-based information like project and client names provides visual cues for quick identification, yet retains the primary focus on the data itself. Moreover, tables are often better suited for sorting and filtering operations, making it easier to prioritize tasks or identify bottlenecks. Overall, the table view complements the more visual, column-based view by offering a different set of advantages geared towards detail-oriented decision-making and analysis.
The original theme was always meant to be a temporary starting point or foundation to use while building out all the different page layouts. It is time for the design review and implementation of the v1 theme.
Colors have a profound effect on us. They can subtly affect our mood, energy, and so on. After years of using the initial "dev" theme, we have come to the conclusion that the red undertones that were selected did not have a positive effect after extended use. For that reason we have updated our base color scheme to use a deep soothing blue.
Blue is a popular color choice for UI design because it is often associated with feelings of trust, reliability, and security. It is also a color that is easy on the eyes and can help to create a sense of calm and clarity.
Blue can be used to effectively highlight important elements in a user interface and to draw the user's attention to specific areas. Additionally, blue is a color that is widely recognized as professional and corporate, making it a good choice for many business applications.
Blue is one of the most important colors in UI design.
Most common types of colorblindness (Protanopia and Deuteranopia) can see the color blue. This isn't the case for colors like green or red.
