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My favorite example of their strange UI/UX pattern is trying to make a new task header in list mode. There isn't a dedicated button for this — or is there?! Try
by yosyp 11y ago
My favorite example of their strange UI/UX pattern is trying to make a new task header in list mode. There isn't a dedicated button for this — or is there?! Try to hover your pointer on "Add Task" and a new button magically appears next to it, on:hover, called "Add Section"! Just like 1999 all over again, but without the GIFs and marquees.
They seem to have intentionally followed this design pattern, as hidden buttons often appear on hover next to adjacent buttons. I can't imagine how touchscreen laptop users feel using Asana. I won't even go into how their calendar view hides weekends, and how our team spent minutes finding the button to show weekends during a meeting.
- npsimons 11y ago> I can't imagine how touchscreen laptop users feel using Asana. As a digital immigrant that hasn't jumped on touch devices, I have noticed there is a shift to more "implicit" interfaces with touch devices. Not much screen space to show things, so don't waste it on menus until they are needed. I suspect that touchscreen using digital natives don't have too much of an issue with this, but I've also never used Asana.
- myko 11y agoI agree adding sections is annoying. FYI, any task that ends in `:` becomes a header. I find this easier than pressing the hidden button.
- MasterScrat 11y agoThat section thing pissed me off so much! I remember it got me so frustrated I spent the rest of the afternoon writing about my "onboarding" experience: http://lumakey.net/blog/why-i-gave-up-on-asana-after-15-minutes/ http://lumakey.net/blog/why-i-gave-up-on-asana-after-15-minu...