A little while ago it occurred to me that I spend quite a lot of time flicking around my iPhone or staring at the screen looking for apps in the sea of dots that are my selection.
I had put them in folders by function (banking, travel, random, random II etc) but then wondered: would arranging them by color make a difference in my location speed?
I guess it was a little test of whether my brain was best guided by color. Also I thought it would probably look nice. And I was bored on the bus. So I tried it.
Experimenting with colour co-ordinating phone things to see if it helps my brain. pic.twitter.com/fjqTJk8Tlt
— Marina Pape (@marinapape) April 19, 2016
And, I love it! Without being able to explain exactly why, I navigate more quickly to find certain apps with them in these little folders.
And I have convinced some of my friends to try, and they like it too:
Exhibit A: Gemma
Exhibit B: Talisa Jane
Suffice to say: try it!
The best part is naming your folders things like Skittles and Fruity. And noticing trends in app colour design (blue logo on white for banks is actually the only one really).
If you do try it, holler back yo.
This is great, Marina. Maybe I should try it myself – although in all fairness, most of the time, I use the search option on iPhone. Takes me less time than going to the actual app.
Thanks, Job. Try it and tell me how it goes! 🙂
Absolutely loving it M. I feel happier and less stressed out by my phone. The clumsy clutter is gone.
I never even thought of color-coding apps. Maybe I’ll give it a try!
Let me know if you do 🙂