F. One dot on the left
Each thread has at most one dot, always on the left. Red means it needs you, blue means new messages. Unread names are also bold.
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One spot to look at, one meaning per color. Closest to Slack.
A thread that needs you AND has new messages only shows red (it's bold too).
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A thread that needs you AND has new messages only shows red (it's bold too).
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G. One dot on the right
Unread is just bold, with no dot. A red dot on the right means it needs you.
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The names line up perfectly on the left, which looks the cleanest.
Bold alone is a quieter unread signal than a dot.
Bold alone is a quieter unread signal than a dot.
H. No marks at all
Unread is bold. Needs you turns the name red. No dots or tags anywhere.
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The calmest option, with nothing extra on the row.
Red text is easy to miss on the dark sidebar, and harder to see if you're colorblind.
Red text is easy to miss on the dark sidebar, and harder to see if you're colorblind.
I. Slack mention bubble on the right
Unread is bold, exactly like Slack. Needs you shows a small red bubble on the right, like a Slack @mention.
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Feels exactly like Slack, so there's nothing to learn.
The bubble shows a number (1), which might read as a message count.
The bubble shows a number (1), which might read as a message count.
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The number box is gone in every option. A card's number shows inside that card on the board (e.g. Relationships: "9 people waiting on ur reply").