[Design][Proposal] Lozenge shape

[Mimi Yin]

That's correct. Colored squares ONLY show up if an event is on  
multiple calendars.

On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:38 AM, Sheila Mooney wrote:

> I like this design, particularly the white space around each  
> lozenge since it really makes the boundaries of the event stand  
> out. I also like the reverse color for the anytime and @time events  
> (indicating no duration).
>
> Mimi, I assume that if your event is NOT on more than one calendar,  
> the squares do not appear, it's just a plain lozenge?
>
> Sheila
>
> On Apr 24, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Mimi Yin wrote:
>
>> I've pulled together a list of use cases + a final proposal for  
>> 0.7 event lozenges improvements. Screenshot is below. Thx, Mimi
>>
>> Use cases that the event lozenge design needs to solve for, in  
>> order of frequency of use.
>>
>> Managing and editing a calendar. Making it easy/clear to grab a  
>> lozenge to move it around on the canvas.
>> Figuring out when your next meeting/appointment is.
>> Figuring out what your next meeting/appointment is.
>> Scanning your own calendar to schedule an appt/meeting or figure  
>> out a realistic milestone/due date for a task. Which days are  
>> packed? Which days are relatively light?
>> Scheduling a meeting with other people (by overlaying your  
>> calendar with their free/busy or calendar)
>> Looking for a particular event on your calendar.
>> Final Proposal
>>
>> What's new
>>
>> Lozenge outline is white*, which helps to break up consecutive  
>> events more effectively in 2 ways:
>> Creates a higher contrast divider between event lozenges
>> Breaks up the "event status strips", which currently run  
>> uninterruped if there are consecutive events
>> *The white outline was inspired by some studies Priscilla did:  
>> EventLozengeStudies
>>
>> Event Status Strip is subtler in several ways:
>> Default is nothing (for confirmed events)
>> Striped tentative strip is narrower
>> FYI strip is narrower as well
>> Calendar Membership Colors are subtler and replace more and more  
>> of the Event Status Strip, up to a limit. As a result, you don't  
>> ever get a whole Event Status Strip + Calendar Membership Colors,  
>> thereby minimizing the visual noise without losing the meta-data.
>> @Time and Anytime events are more distinct from events with duration
>> @Time and Anytime events are distinct from events with duration in  
>> a semantically meaningful way (they are "less saturated" because  
>> they don't actually take up time)
>> Selected calendar lozenges are more distinct from activated, but  
>> not selected calendars:
>> Lozenge fill color is more saturated
>> Text is white on lozenges belonging to the selected calendar
>> We may also want to consider exploring some alternatives for  
>> making the Event title more prominent than the Start-time on the  
>> lozenge, as per Priscilla's mock-ups: EventLozengeStudies
>>
>> <dotseven_lozenges_5.png>
>>
>> ===
>>
>> What we've done:
>>
>> 1. Mimi compiled a list of all the different pieces of meta-data  
>> that may need to go on the event lozenges and put forth 3  
>> proposals which took into dogfood feedback:
>> http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Journal/ 
>> EventLozengeImprovements
>>
>> 2. Mimi did a 4th iteration based on feedback from the list:
>> http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Journal/ 
>> EventLozengeImprovements#FourthIteration
>>
>> 3. Priscilla did a pass at the lozenges: http:// 
>> wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Journal/EventLozengeStudies
>>
>> <dotseven_lozenges_5.png>
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