Hypertask

Hypertask grew out of my experience balancing classes, personal projects, and extracurricular activities.

I tried time blocking: setting aside a specific part of the day for each task. It helped at first, but creating and rearranging calendar events every afternoon became another chore. I wanted to explore whether an app could handle some of that scheduling work.

The concept asks users to give each task a priority from 1 to 3 and an estimated duration. An AI-assisted scheduler would then fit tasks around existing commitments and preferences, such as keeping screen-heavy work away from bedtime.

I divided the interface into two side-by-side panes and used a colorful gradient background inspired by Arc Browser.

The task pane contains profile and settings controls, followed by a list of tasks grouped by day.

Tasks can range from a 15-minute email to a three-hour essay. In the proposed flow, selecting Organize would place those tasks into the calendar pane.

The calendar design combines scheduled tasks with events from Google Calendar. Solid backgrounds distinguish calendar events from tasks added through the to-do list.

A short explanation under each scheduled task gives the reasoning behind its placement, such as leaving time to relax after dinner.

Looking back at the concept, I would revisit both its scope and a few usability decisions:

• Reconsider how much context the scheduler needs. I pared a broader personal-assistant idea down to task scheduling, but that also removed information that could have made the suggestions more useful.
• Make the distinction between calendar events and to-do items clearer, and review text sizes and contrast for accessibility.