Project Customization

[Kent_A_Overby]

I would like to see more options available in colors and general customization in Asana. I am a very visually oriented person, and it would help me greatly to change colors, icons, and even shapes within a project, both at the task and sub-task level.

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Hi @Kent_A_Overby

Not a solution, but some ideas to consider.

I perfectly understand your desire for more customization options in Asana (I’m also this type of person).

Currently, what comes to my mind in terms of customization:

• the colors of custom fields (when definig the color of each option) - those fields will also give colors to your timeline and calendar views (“Color” option on the top right)
• the colors of diagrams and charts
• the project icon (and color)

I think that Asana has limited color and background customization for the time being, due to concerns about design consistency and accessibility. However, it is mentioned that there are customization options under development.

But one of the best workaround to make your projects alive is the use of emojis.
You will find great articles :

The power of emojis

If you know me, you know I love emojis. They aren’t just for teenage girls on Whatsapp. They make Asana fun to use, and can help you read your tasks more easily. Couple of examples: My daily walk task is called “:man_walking: Daily walk”, not “Daily walk”. Just seeing that small emoji makes me want to do it! I have tasks starting with regarding Christmas presents so I don’t forget, they stand out in my list. I use to emphasize a task I really need to do. or to emphasize …

The best emojis for business and work in general

Hi everyone , Emojis are not only for young teenagers on Instagram, they are also great to emphasize content or convey information. Don’t we say a picture is worth a thousand words? In Asana, you can add emojis by typing « : » then a word in a task description or comment. But that doesn’t work in task names, project names, team names or custom fields. Here is the little trick to get an emoji keyboard almost anywhere: Ctrl+Cmd+Space on Mac OS, and Windows+. on Windows (or right click, and …

Use emojis in Asana

Emojis are awesome. They are fun, they are colorful, and they emphasize content. I explain in this video my love for emojis! [Use emojis in Asana] And you, are you an emoji lover or not?

Use emojis to triage My Tasks

If you have been following me for a while, you know that I love emojis. They aren’t just fun, they have a real purpose in my case, especially within Asana. Our account holds some specific tasks with their emojis counterpart: for sessions for clients for quotes for invoices for expenses We don’t have any exceptions to these rules. The benefits are: we can quickly identify what a task is, without including its role in …

All the best with Asana

[Bastien_Siebman]

Looks like I do post a lot about emojis

[Kent_A_Overby]

Thank you, Arthur. I will keep some of these suggestions in mind.