Design Study: macOS Calendar Week View
From the desk of Dr. M.A. Baytaş
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UX Design · UI Design
I produced this design as an educational exercise, in order to teach my students about design systems and components.
At the same time, it solves a genuine pain point for me. Most of the current views in Apple's Calendar app are useless to me. I only use the Month view.
A well-designed, readable week view would be a nice addition. Weekly note-taking would supercharge my productivity.
![macOS Calendar app design with a usable week view and version-controlled weekly notes.](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2F2022-06-22-14-15-20.png&w=2048&q=75)
![The layout is based on the physical calendars I used to get every year from the stationary store.](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2F2022-06-22-14-15-33.png&w=2048&q=75)
![The app displayed in situ within the desktop on a MacBook Pro.](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2F2022-06-22-14-15-41.png&w=2048&q=75)
Comments? Head to Twitter:
"speculative design" for a weekly view in the style of the macOS system calendar pic.twitter.com/ExIRZ6Ncde
— dr. M.A. Baytaş (@doctorBaytas) June 22, 2022