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by jefflinwood 5276 days ago
This looks way too complicated. The birds eye view might be your main feature, but it's visually unattractive, and very cluttered.

It looks like you have all the bones of a great app, but you need a great graphic design and a great user experience architect to take it to the next level.

I tried out your app, which was a nice touch, but it's not nearly as polished as BaseCamp. Even something as simple as a task view in Bird View Projects is completely confusing. Do I turn on the alert checkbox? Add a subtask? What is the difference between the clock and the $?

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I think you're right. Because we're so close to the app, we know exactly what each icon means and how it should be used. And once someone gets past the learning curve, everything starts making sense, however I guess we're losing a lot of people who don't want to spend any time trying to guess what different elements are for.