Color of [due today] label
Josh Matthews
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Extremely minor UI issue, but I feel that the color of the [due today] label should not be red. The [{n} days late] label is also red, and the natural association is that red == bad (it screams "this is overdue!"). [due today], at least in the way I use it, means "currently working on today" - a color more reflective of that state (and its difference from [{n} days late]) would be preferential from a UX perspective.
2 Posted by Kathie on 30 Apr, 2011 06:48 PM
I agree! Although it's seems like a small thing, color is an instant way to communicate information. The red also says "overdue" to me, and it makes a full list feel a bit overwhelming.
3 Posted by Ken on 30 Apr, 2011 09:14 PM
4 Posted by jber on 30 Apr, 2011 11:27 PM
I completely agree. Green for due, red for past due.
5 Posted by freecloud.may on 01 May, 2011 09:08 AM
I agree too
6 Posted by dafyren on 01 May, 2011 10:46 AM
+1 on that one
Support Staff 7 Posted by David McLaughlin on 02 May, 2011 02:34 PM
I put it on the suggestion list.
Thanks,
David
8 Posted by Dee on 15 May, 2011 03:19 AM
Agree-Green for due, red for past due
9 Posted by Wizzu on 20 May, 2011 09:36 PM
I concur! :-)
Red (in this context, that is) indded "screams", and is associated with alarm and stress. Not something that I like having in my organizer... unless the task is really overdue (if that).
Green should be OK I guess... or some shade of yellow, why not.
10 Posted by jber on 20 Dec, 2011 09:23 PM
This topic has not been brought up in a while, so I thought I'd do a refresh. I would assume it would be pretty easy to provide us with a green alert for items due today and leave the red for items which are past due. Is this something we might see implemented in the near term?
11 Posted by sirmontegu on 21 Dec, 2011 12:30 AM
+1 I just switched to Nirvana and this has been unnerving me all week!
12 Posted by rfo on 21 Dec, 2011 12:46 AM
I have just been increasing my use of Due Dates, specifically in my morning review to set things Due today for things that I am committed to finishing today even if they dont necessarily have a real due date. So now most of my focus list has red boxes. Would appreciate green or even a dark grey for due today.
13 Posted by Folke on 21 Dec, 2011 10:40 AM
+1
I inadvertently started a new thread about this subject. Sorry.
http://help.nirvanahq.com/discussions/suggestions/1213-due-today-no...
The main thing for me is the fact that there should be a visible difference between the two. Being due is totally normal and expected, whereas being ovedue is nothing we aim for.
But as far as colors, I tend to prefer quiet ones. The subtler, the better, especially for Due today. Like rfo says above, a dark gray could be one very good option. Or normal gray, with just a colored borderline (yellow border - for mild warning? It goes well with the Focus star as well. Or red border - to avoid too many different colors in the checkboxes?). And the same border could then surround the gray due today bubble on the right, as well.
14 Posted by Mick on 21 Dec, 2011 10:50 AM
There is a task manager I used for several years called Tudumo that had a feature called "heatmap". When the due date was close it became pale pink, then darker and darker until it became flaming red. I would let it be an optional that can be switched off from the admin panel, but maybe it could be of use to some.