The Designer Panel
A designer-focused dashboard for a thumbnail project — status at a glance, what needs attention, assignments, the brief, and a live feedback feed.
The Designer Panel is the project's command center for the people doing the design work. Instead of hunting across tabs, a designer opens this one view to see where the project stands, what needs their attention, what they are assigned to, and the latest feedback — all in one place.
Status at a glance
The top row summarizes the project: its overall status, the due date (with urgency coloring), how many design sequences are in flight, and how much open feedback is still unresolved.
What needs attention
When something is blocking progress — a rejected version, an unaddressed comment, or a sequence that has not started — it surfaces in a Needs attention list, so nothing slips.
Assignments
The Assignments section shows who is designing what. Each card is a design sequence a designer is responsible for, with its latest version, iteration count, flag, and any open feedback. Toggle between My work and All to focus on your own assignments or the whole team's.
- Add the next version
Designers can drop the next iteration into a sequence right from its card — no need to open the Iterate tab.
- Manage designers
A team lead can use Manage to assign designers to each concept's design slots, and set the "usual designers" who get auto-assigned when a new sequence starts.
Below the assignments, the brief is repeated for quick reference, so designers always have the summary and must-haves in view.
Live feedback feed
The right rail is a running feed of the latest comments and annotations across the whole project. New items are marked, you can filter to just your work, and you can resolve feedback or jump straight to the exact version it is attached to on the The Iterate Tab tab.
Common mistakes
Starting design work with nobody assigned
Use Manage to assign a designer to each design sequence. Assignments are what populate everyone's Designer Panel and the My Assignments view.
Letting feedback pile up unresolved
Open feedback shows in both the status row and the feed. Resolve comments as they are addressed so the count reflects what actually still needs work.