We have been quietly redesigning Closot's interface over the past three months. Today we are shipping the result: a calmer, more consistent visual language across every surface in the product. This is not a rebrand or a rethinking of how Closot works — it is a refinement of how it looks and feels, informed by thousands of hours of watching teams use the product.
The goal was simple: reduce visual noise so your content and your work stay in focus.
What changed in board views
Boards are where teams spend most of their time, so we started there. Kanban cards have been simplified — we reduced the number of visible metadata fields to the essentials (assignee, priority, labels) and moved secondary information behind a hover state. Card borders are softer, shadows are subtler, and the spacing between cards follows a tighter 4px grid that makes columns feel more organized without feeling cramped.
The timeline view got a significant overhaul. Bars are thinner and use a refined color palette with lower saturation, making it easier to scan long timelines without visual fatigue. Dependency arrows are now curved and semi-transparent, reducing clutter on complex project plans. Milestone markers are more prominent — a small diamond icon instead of the previous circle — making deadlines impossible to miss.
Sprint planning UI improvements
Sprint planning is one of the most complex workflows in Closot, and the previous interface showed it. We have simplified the sprint planning view in three ways. First, the cycle sidebar now shows a compact summary — total tickets, story points, and carry-overs — instead of a full list. Second, drag-and-drop between sprints is smoother, with clearer drop zones and animated transitions. Third, the capacity indicator now uses a simple progress bar instead of the previous numerical breakdown, making it instantly scannable whether a sprint is overloaded or has room.
Calendar view redesign
The calendar view has been rebuilt with a cleaner grid, better color coding for different ticket types, and a new "week" view that shows time blocks alongside your milestones. Events from meeting notes now appear inline on the calendar with a subtle icon indicating whether AI summaries are available. The overall density is lower — we increased row height and added more breathing room between days — which makes calendars readable even when teams have 30+ items per week.
Meeting notes simplified layout
Meeting notes pages have been stripped back to their essentials. The header is smaller. Participant avatars sit inline with the date. The AI summary section uses a distinct but understated card treatment — a faint border and a small sparkle icon — so it is clearly marked as AI-generated without dominating the page. Action items extracted by the AI are formatted as checkboxes that link directly to tickets on your boards.
Marketplace template preview cards
Template cards in the Closot Marketplace have been redesigned with larger preview thumbnails, clearer category labels, and install counts. When you hover on a template card, a live preview shows what the template looks like with sample data. This makes it significantly easier to evaluate templates before installing them — especially for board layouts and dashboard configurations where structure matters more than description.
Chat notification redesign
Chat notifications from Closot have been refreshed to match the new visual language. Notifications are more compact, with better use of rich formatting. Ticket notifications now show a color-coded priority indicator, the board name, and a one-line summary instead of the previous multi-line format that took up too much channel space. Action buttons (Assign to me, Mark as seen, Open in Closot) are inline, reducing the clicks needed to act on a notification.
Dashboard widget refresh
Dashboards received a comprehensive widget redesign. Chart widgets use consistent color scales derived from your workspace's label colors. Number widgets are larger and bolder, making key metrics readable from across a room during standups. The widget grid snaps more predictably, and resizing handles are easier to grab. A new "compact mode" lets you fit more widgets on screen for information-dense dashboards used by leadership teams.
The UI refresh is rolling out to all workspaces over the next week. There are no workflow changes and no settings to adjust — everything works exactly as it did before, just with a calmer, more consistent look that lets your work take center stage.