Static UI explorations for the portal home page. Same mock content in every version — click through and compare the feel. Round 2 builds on the sidebar direction (V1) you liked, pushed toward the efficiency of V3.
Same dense sidebar layout, with business-user enhancements. Try the search/favorites in V9 — they actually work.
Adds a status badge to each tool ("12 open", "5 expiring", "3 to approve") plus star-to-pin favorites. Turns the launcher into a "what needs me today" view.
Open V7 →A compact KPI strip up top (roll-up numbers from the tools) makes the home page feel like a pulse-check, with the dense department tables below.
Open V8 →Refined slate finish, zebra striping, and a working toolbar: live search, All/Favorites filter, and sort. Same efficiency, premium feel.
Open V9 →Inspired by V1, tuned for efficiency. These are the current front-runners.
V1 polished: collapsible department groups in the sidebar (the nav becomes the directory), a "Frequently Used" strip, and tighter cards.
Open V4 →The V1 × V3 hybrid: sidebar structure, but every tool is one compact row inside a department table. Maximum scan-ability.
Open V5 →Search-first: a big command bar is the primary way in, with a "Frequently Used" grid and collapsible departments below.
Open V6 →The first pass — kept here for reference.
Left department nav, light card grid, news rail. Familiar, calm, business-app feel.
Open V1 →Bold colored header, department tabs, a hero news banner and large tiles. More marketing-forward.
Open V2 →Dense, collapsible department list with one row per tool. Closest to "phone book, not platform."
Open V3 →