Design reference catalog

Graveyard

Every design variant explored across 9 rounds. Kept as reference — not part of the real product shell. Promoted variants feeding the real app are marked with a Promoted badge.

Round 1 · Initial aesthetic sweep

Three distinct visual directions before any UX experiments landed.

Round 2 · Feature explorations

Five distinct directions each testing a specific adaptive feature.

Round 2 refinements + J mechanic lab

Refinements of H/G/F applying round-1 feedback, plus the narrow-down mechanic lab and the Modes Hub.

Round 4 · Two starting-page iterations

Starting pages in Design I and Design M themes.

Round 5 · Mode-click flow variants

5 distinct approaches to the post-click mode expansion.

Round 6 · Q refined with topic selector

Q-based with Design I countdowns, inline per-mode flags, chapter + NYS tabs.

Round 6.5 · Layout refinements

Three spatial layouts eliminating dead space vs U’s layout.

Round 7 · W and X with selector alternatives

3 chapter/NYS selector approaches × 2 layouts. Screenshots missing (agent hit usage limit before capture).

Round 8 · Nav bar options

Two nav chrome directions for the authed shell. Option 2 was promoted into the real app layout.

Round 9 · /home module-nav directions

Five directions for the post-login module-nav page. Hc "Focus Hero" was promoted to the real /home.