FICTIONAL CASE STUDY / Dashboard

Dayline

See what the week is asking of you.

Make blocked tasks visible beside work already moving.

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Illustrative artwork for Dayline

Audience

Small-team leads preparing a short check-in.

Constraints

Every count needs a time period and a status label.

My contribution

Status taxonomy, reporting summary and a linked task list.

FICTIONAL CONCEPT DESIGN

Design outputs

Three views of the Dayline interface.

Dayline concept, Weekly overview

Weekly overview

Status counts summarize the current reporting period. The task list below shows what contributes to those counts.

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Dayline concept, Blocked tasks

Blocked tasks

Both active filters stay in view, and the one matching task agrees with the summary count.

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Dayline concept, Task detail and next action

Task detail and next action

The blocked task opens beside its list. A next-action panel gives the team a concrete step for the check-in.

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TRY THE DESIGN

A small task to try.

Switch to Next week, filter to Blocked and check the matching count and task.

Fictional design prototype with sample data. Changes stay on this page.

THE TRADE-OFF

What else could work?

A chart makes trends visible. A count paired with tasks supports specific follow-ups.

DESIGN NOTE 01

The decision in view.

The summary describes the exact filtered list. Each change updates both together.

NEXT TEST

What I’d check next.

Ask someone to find next week’s blocked work and explain what the count includes.