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Brand guidelines v2

High priority
Deadline
in 3 days
Tags
design
S
Sara

Looks great, ship it!

2 hours ago
S

Self-dribbling Basketballs

Touching base on the concept of little jeweled self-transforming elf machines.

3 members
Open

Invoice template

Low priority
Tags
adminbilling
E
Emil

Can we move the deadline?

4 hours ago

AI summary

Enantiodromia 3h ago

Agreed on the color palette and typography direction. Sara will prepare final mockups.

8 comments - 3 participants

Contract review

Deadline
2 days ago
Assigned to 1 person

Social media pack

Critical priority
Timer
6h 45m
S

Side Project

Brand new ballad
1 member
Open

Task completed

Messe Noire 1h ago
M

Mia completed this

M
Mia

Starting the wireframes now

30 min ago

Homepage wireframes

Assigned to 2 people
Subtasks 3/5
M

Messe Noire

Identity system and collateral for boutique photography studio.

5 members
Open
J
Jonas

Invoice sent, thanks!

1 hour ago

API integration docs

Deadline
in 5 days
Tags
dev

Deadline approaching

Side Project 5h ago
12 Mar
in 3 days
L
Lina

You will create a god of your seven devils

20 min ago
O
Oscar

Approved - go ahead

45 min ago

Pending approval

Enantiodromia 2h ago

Your approval is needed

done

Pitch deck refresh

High priority
Cost
$800
Assigned to 3 people

Brand guidelines v2

High priority
Deadline
in 3 days
Tags
design
S
Sara

Looks great, ship it!

2 hours ago
S

Self-dribbling Basketballs

Touching base on the concept of little jeweled self-transforming elf machines.

3 members
Open

Invoice template

Low priority
Tags
adminbilling
E
Emil

Can we move the deadline?

4 hours ago

AI summary

Enantiodromia 3h ago

Agreed on the color palette and typography direction. Sara will prepare final mockups.

8 comments - 3 participants

Contract review

Deadline
2 days ago
Assigned to 1 person

Social media pack

Critical priority
Timer
6h 45m
S

Side Project

Brand new ballad
1 member
Open

Task completed

Messe Noire 1h ago
M

Mia completed this

M
Mia

Starting the wireframes now

30 min ago

Homepage wireframes

Assigned to 2 people
Subtasks 3/5
M

Messe Noire

Identity system and collateral for boutique photography studio.

5 members
Open
J
Jonas

Invoice sent, thanks!

1 hour ago

API integration docs

Deadline
in 5 days
Tags
dev

Deadline approaching

Side Project 5h ago
12 Mar
in 3 days
L
Lina

You will create a god of your seven devils

20 min ago
O
Oscar

Approved - go ahead

45 min ago

Pending approval

Enantiodromia 2h ago

Your approval is needed

done

Pitch deck refresh

High priority
Cost
$800
Assigned to 3 people
01

The work

This is where the fun begins. The ground truth: work is carried out, in all its granularity and nuance. It's messy, and your existing tools make it messier.

S
Sara

Can we push the deadline?

2m ago
K
Kai

Done - take a look

8m ago

Finalize brand guidelines

High priority
Deadline
Apr 4
Tags
designbrand
Assigned to 2 people
L
Leo

Looks good, let's ship it

14m ago
N
Nina

Left a few notes on the brief

21m ago
02

The understanding

Behind the scenes, Balladic reads the room as it develops, using state-of-the-art natural language processing and custom algorithms to capture every nuance.

Challenges
Opportunities
Patterns
03

The synthesis

Everything condenses into surfaces shaped for every altitude and angle. The designer sees the decision waiting for her, the team lead sees the shape of the week, the director sees trajectory. The kind of understanding that used to require a meeting, always current, always personal.

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This week
12 resolved
5 active 1 blocked
M
On track
Est. delivery April 12

Overview

The Brand Guidelines project is 74% complete with 12 tasks resolved this week. The design system review is ahead of schedule. One blocker remains - Sara's approval on the color palette, pending since Tuesday.
Resolved
12
this week
Pending
3
awaiting approval
Resolution
8.2d
avg. this month

Brand Guidelines

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Brand Guidelines
74%
6 5 31
S
Pending approval
Color palette finalization
"Can we go warmer on the secondary?"
2 comments · since Tue

Act a bit more, report a bit less.

Balladic closes the gap between the work and the people who care about it, automagically.

3 waiting 5 active 7 done
65%

Visible at every level

The work unfolds in one place. Everyone reads it at the altitude that makes sense for them - from the task at hand to the shape of the whole project.

Talk where the work lives

Comments on tasks, not lost in chat threads
S
Sara

Can we go bolder on the header?

2:14 PM
M
Mads

Done - take a look

2:31 PM
S
Sara

Perfect, ship it

2:33 PM

A feed that pays attention

Balladic ranks tasks by urgency and context, summarizes where projects stand, and nudges you about things slipping through the cracks.

Brand guidelines v2

12 min ago

Sara approved the header direction. Mads is updating the color palette.

8 comments - 3 participants

Files stay with the work

Attached to tasks - always findable, always in context
header-final.png
Brand guidelines
proposal-v3.pdf
Invoice template
copy-deck.odt
Landing page

Only what you need

Snap on augments to shape tasks around your workflow. Start with what you need, add the rest when it makes sense.

Brand guidelines v2

High priority
Deadline
in 3 days
Tags
designurgent

Workflows that run themselves

Set up columns with effects and automations, and tasks route themselves - assigning owners, updating states, and moving work forward as it progresses.
Backlog
Brand auditUser researchCopy review
In Progress
Header designAPI integration
Done
WireframesKickoff meeting

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AI with a conscience

Built on EU-based AI. Your data stays private, processed ethically, never sold and never trained on.

Built for people, not boardrooms

We did away with the feature walls and the onboarding gauntlets. What remains is a tool that shapes itself to the work - whether that means a solo practice or a department of two hundred.

Grows with you

Adaptive interfaces, power user features, automations, deep customization. Easy on day one, powerful on day hundred.

Intelligence without the theater

No chatbots, no gimmicks. AI that quietly learns your patterns and surfaces what matters.

Built by hand

We use Balladic to build Balladic, and we sweat every detail so that every move feels as good as the work you make.

Built to adapt and grow with you.

Everything you'll need, only when you need it.

Kanban boards

Columns, cards, drag and drop. Organize work the way your brain already does - see everything at a glance, move things when they move.

MCP server

Your work data speaks to AI assistants natively. Claude, Cursor, and anything that talks MCP - full context, not a summary.

Flow view

For work that runs in sequence - one thing leads to the next. A single stream with progress tracking, chain awareness, and done stacking.

Always in sync

Changes show up the moment they happen - across every tab, every device, every teammate. No refreshing, no wondering if you're looking at the latest.

Files on everything

Attach documents, images, specs - right on the task where they belong. No more hunting through shared drives or chat history.

Open API

Everything the interface can do, your own tools can do too. Build integrations, automate repetitive work, connect Balladic to the rest of your stack.

Teams & organizations

Structure that scales with you. Organizations hold teams, teams share access to projects - roles cascade, membership stays in sync.

Desktop app Soon

A proper native app - fast, lightweight, and right at home on your machine. No browser tab required.

Search across everything

Projects, tasks, comments, files - one search bar finds it all. Full-text, fast, and always up to date.

Workflows on autopilot

Set rules for what happens when tasks move between columns - change status, re-prioritize, route to the right place. Set it once, then forget about it.

Activity feed

A single stream of what needs your attention, ranked by relevance. It learns how you work and surfaces the right things at the right time.

Mobile app Soon

Your projects in your pocket. Review, update, and stay in the loop from anywhere - built for the small screen, not crammed into it.

Only what you need

Deadlines, assignments, time tracking, costs, dependencies - turn on what matters for each project, leave out what doesn't. No two projects have to look the same.

Live chat

Project rooms, direct messages, and everything in real-time. No need to leave the tool where the work lives to talk about it.

Beautifully intuitive

Clean, quiet, and out of your way. Most people never need a tutorial - things are where you expect them to be, and nothing fights you.

Kanban boards

Columns, cards, drag and drop. Organize work the way your brain already does - see everything at a glance, move things when they move.

MCP server

Your work data speaks to AI assistants natively. Claude, Cursor, and anything that talks MCP - full context, not a summary.

Flow view

For work that runs in sequence - one thing leads to the next. A single stream with progress tracking, chain awareness, and done stacking.

Always in sync

Changes show up the moment they happen - across every tab, every device, every teammate. No refreshing, no wondering if you're looking at the latest.

Files on everything

Attach documents, images, specs - right on the task where they belong. No more hunting through shared drives or chat history.

Open API

Everything the interface can do, your own tools can do too. Build integrations, automate repetitive work, connect Balladic to the rest of your stack.

Teams & organizations

Structure that scales with you. Organizations hold teams, teams share access to projects - roles cascade, membership stays in sync.

Desktop app Soon

A proper native app - fast, lightweight, and right at home on your machine. No browser tab required.

Search across everything

Projects, tasks, comments, files - one search bar finds it all. Full-text, fast, and always up to date.

Workflows on autopilot

Set rules for what happens when tasks move between columns - change status, re-prioritize, route to the right place. Set it once, then forget about it.

Activity feed

A single stream of what needs your attention, ranked by relevance. It learns how you work and surfaces the right things at the right time.

Mobile app Soon

Your projects in your pocket. Review, update, and stay in the loop from anywhere - built for the small screen, not crammed into it.

Only what you need

Deadlines, assignments, time tracking, costs, dependencies - turn on what matters for each project, leave out what doesn't. No two projects have to look the same.

Live chat

Project rooms, direct messages, and everything in real-time. No need to leave the tool where the work lives to talk about it.

Beautifully intuitive

Clean, quiet, and out of your way. Most people never need a tutorial - things are where you expect them to be, and nothing fights you.

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The drama of language and technology

On the odd difficulty of getting your point across, and iterations of communication

Adrian Adrian

The translation layer

On the distance between what specialists know and what everyone else gets to see.

Adrian Adrian

The client portal problem

On the distance between showing your work and sharing it.

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