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Outlook App UI Review

Outlook App UI Review

General

App Icon

  • The icon is too small

  • It doesn’t work in dark mode

Let me know the required size & format for the icon and I can provide an image that will work better.

Navigation Menu

  • The dark mode on-hover background colour for buttons needs to be updated.

  • The selected page button (blue background) should not change when hovering.

    The on-hover colour should be #EEE at 20% opacity (rgba(238, 238, 238, 0.20);)

  • In dark mode, the navigation menu arrow button should have a dark background and a lighter arrow.
    Left: screenshot from current app | right: screenshot from Figma mockup

Dashboard

  • Add an on-hover state to the Configure button.
    This should be similar to the above style #EEE at 20% opacity (rgba(238, 238, 238, 0.20);)

  • The empty team's box does not contain the “No data available” message.
    It seems that the box width is based on a percentage of the total screen width, as it changes as the window is resized.

My Settings

Default Work Locations Popup

  • Can we adjust the colour for dark mode?
    In the below example I have change the background to #282828 text to #FFF and button to #124779.

  • Change the wording used.

Your default work locations have been automatically configured.
Please verify and save.

My Settings Page

  • Adjust the hover state for the action button.

This should match the above recommendation #EEE at 20% opacity (rgba(238, 238, 238, 0.20);)

  • Locked fields should have a slightly greyed-out background.

For Dark mode this should be #FFF at 10% (rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);)

For Light mode this should be #EAEFF5 at 10% (rgba(234, 239, 245, 1))

  • Can the unchecked tick boxes be shown with a dark/transparent background with a lighter border?

See example from Figma mock up

  • The Default work location time field cuts off the value when the page is narrow.

Can there be a set min-width for these fields so that the time value will also be fully visible?

  • The check box on the “Delete this data” popup is black in dark mode which makes it difficult to see.

Can the checkbox be changed to white when ticked?

  • Update the text “No data available. Please check your settings.”

For the locked fields Teams, Departments and Access Settings this should be updated to:

No data available. Contact your administrator to update these settings.

  • The date format option wraps the text when viewed in a narrow window.

Can this text be set to no wrap with overflow hidden?

Dashboard

  • Similar to above the dark mode on-hover needs to be updated for any action buttons, this includes the date arrow buttons, the “Today” button and the “Add” buttons.

  • The date arrow buttons need to have to have a larger negative space.
    As shown in the below screenshot, the “Today” button is very close to the right arrow button.

There is also no on-hover state for these buttons.
See the example from the mockup showing the right arrow in the hover state, it should be a larger square with rounded edges that are visible when hovered.

  • In dark mode, the dash between the time values is not coloured white, and can’t be seen.

Can the time text values be made larger, maybe font-size 14px or 16px;

  • Adjust text alignment for the time values.

The time values look a bit randomly floating. Can they be adjusted to be aligned left, with ample negative space?

They should also have an on-hover state (following the same on-hover rules as elsewhere), and the hit area should have a slight padding with rounded edges, as indicated by the “12:00 PM” value shown in the image below.

  • The greyed-out past days should be a lighter colour. This should match the background colour for the locked fields.

For Dark mode this should be #FFF at 10% (rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);)

For Light mode this should be #EAEFF5 at 10% (rgba(234, 239, 245, 1))

 

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