Blossom - a smart, fun way to get more work done.
A BIG thanks to everyone for your votes, comments, and suggestions! Thanks to the judges for their comments also! I’m really blown away by the positive response. Awesome!
If you’re new to Blossom, feel free to check out the full description below in the first post, and explore later posts as the ideas have progressed.
Blossom complements the existing programs you use — it’s a simple way to measure your productivity with all the apps and documents on your computer.
Run with the defaults, or customize how much time you need to work in each app. When you’re getting things done, your plant grows. Wasting time? Your plant starts to wilt.
I’m sure there is much more we can and will do visually with CoreAnimation and 3D, but here is a start for ideas:
3D plant images and an animation I found and modified a bit from http://www.vterrain.org/. Note the animated stages of yellow and blue blossoms.
3D Orange flowers and a cherry blossom tree against platinum white.
thanks DaveTbear for this ancient Bristlecone Pine tree image.
Blossom is different than other productivity apps - rather than ‘tracking and recording’ data, it’s making decisions about your activities based on your criteria, determining the health of your plant (and your productivity). Need more productivity details? Click the plant for full stats on your app and document progress.
Blossom works with any apps/documents on your Mac and responds to productivity, providing real-time visual feedback on your progress.
