Agenda

I started with a familiar planning tension: a tool can make schedules visible while asking people to manage another complicated system. Agenda explores a lighter starting point—show the next event and task clearly, postpone nonessential choices, and leave room for routines to change.

As a self-directed concept, Agenda did not begin with interviews. Amy A. is a working persona, not a research participant: a college student juggling classes, events, and everyday tasks. I used her scenario to test where planning might feel helpful and where setup or tool switching could become a burden.

I mapped the app structure before polishing screens. Onboarding leads to a home hub; Settings, Calendar, Tasks, and Profile each have a clear place beyond it. Keeping those destinations distinct let the home screen focus on what needs attention today.

I used a steady layout rhythm and muted, warm colors to make planning feel organized without becoming clinical. Small color accents draw attention to dates and priorities; quieter surfaces leave the schedule itself easy to read.

The prototypes carry those decisions into everyday use: start without configuring a system, find the next task beside the calendar, then switch views when the work calls for more detail.

I reviewed onboarding, task creation, and calendar changes against three questions: Is the next action clear? Can optional choices wait? Can someone keep their place while switching views? The first add-event sheet put title, time, color, description, and save controls in front of the user at once, so I reorganized it around the details needed to create an event.