Evolution
Contents
Introduction
Evolution is a personal information management application that provides integrated mail, calendaring and address book functionality.
Designers
Simon Baconnais
Status
Refresh icons done Global design in progress Design in progress for Mail 
Needs design for contacts Needs design for calendar Needs design for tasks Needs design for notes Needs implementation Implementation in progress Stable
Objectives
Goal
Evolution is a historical GNOME application that deserve a UI refreshing.
Primary
Refresh old icons
Secondary
Refresh whole UI
Design
Global
Current
The current UI for GNOME Evolution is complex and many elements stole a lot of space. Important information is overwritten by the icons and secondary information.
1. Too much space stolen by elements that should be hidden by default.
2. Too much place taken by misplacing.
3. Less than 50% space is left for central information and small screens.
Proposal
Gnome Shell
1. Gain place by resizing elements - Status bar and search bar are reduced.
2. Gain place by moving elements - Apps bar move from left to top.
Others
Current
1. Important information not highlighted or lost in so many colors and icons
2. Some action buttons should be contextual
Too much place is taken by misplaced or oversized elements. The user interface is confused with action icons all in the same place. Too many colors cause important information to be lost in the crowd.
Home Proposal
General
1. Important information is valorized by colors and are no more lost in the crowd.
2. Action buttons are contextualized.
Reply options
Search action
Select action
Add menu
Possible Future
Conversation view
Slide In Mail view
Contacts
Current
Proposal
Agenda
Current
Proposal
Tasks
Current
Proposal
Notes
Current
Proposal