—— UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM
One step forward, two steps sideways.
As working from home became the new norm it became difficult to separate specific responsibilities or tasks on account of proximity. It’s hard to take care of siblings and work at the same time. And even harder to segment the work across the day with other tasks or circumstances.
For the past year, I made use of a number of productivity apps to help keep track of my day but some proved counterproductive. Brainstorming on the advantages and disadvantages I faced using these products, I began iterating on this concept and set ground rules.
There is no one size fits all tool
Not everyone is a digital person
The phone itself can be a distraction.
The value of work cannot be measured
No one likes being bombardent with ads
SOLUTION
REGIMEN
Users can keep track of their tasks throughout the day and measures only their consistency.
—— IDEATION
Not another productivity app.
I wasn’t looking to reinvent the wheel but to make it easier to change my tires.
There’s no app that can improve one's productivity, especially considering the solution may not be digital at all, like having a calendar and marking tasks with a pen. With this in mind, I set standards to frame the project journey.
Anything is a task.
Inform, don't hassle.
Fluid transissioning
Simple not minimalist.
—— DESIGN
I wanted to give off the feeling of using paper so I chose an off white colour as the light theme background.
TYPOGRAPHY
Aa
Muli
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
COLOURS
Background
#FFFBF6
Text
#38383A
Borders
#7F6A42
Dark mode
#2D3950
Custom colour picker
Logo & Timer faces
REGIMEN
HANAFUDA
DRAGONBALL
DIGITAL
21st CENTURY
—— HOW IT WORKS
1) Choose timer face
Choose from a list of simple or animated time swatches that can be viewed from the l0ock screen.
2) Set parameters
Set a name, time and days to tasks and view them and their consistency score on the home screen.
3) Start or Pass
Slide each task to the left or right to start or pass them respectively.
4) Relax & Focus
Timers animate over the duration of the task. Notes can be updated overtime.
Timers can be viewed from the lock screen with the option to block specific apps that
users believe will cause distractions such as; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter e.t.c.
5) Check your stats
I utilized a coloured dot map, similar to that of Github so that users can tell at a glance their consistency in monthly intervals.
