Loop interior · tab organization · v2

Rethinking the tabs.

Not just re-grouping the same four boxes — different models for what the tabs even are. Two facts still hold (Spread & List are one job; there's no place to talk), but these push past “merge & rename” into more opinionated territory.

Today: Loop · Spread · List · Wall — a static tab per feature.

01

“Now” — a living home

Interactive3 tabs

The home tab isn't a static invite — it transforms across the event's life. The same tab is a countdown & to-do before, a live feed during, and a recap after. Tabs stay tiny.

Now Bring Wall
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Now · adapts

  • Before
  • countdown · your job
  • what still needs claiming
  • During
  • who's here · just posted
  • add to the moment
  • After
  • the recap · thank the host

Bring

  • food/drinks/supplies/tasks
  • shopping · lists · polls

Wall

  • photos · notes · the keepsake

Best when — you want Loop to feel alive and time-aware, not a brochure that looks the same in July as it does the morning after. The most distinctive move here.

02

Plan ⇄ Live — two modes, not four tabs

1 toggle

One switch flips the whole interior between two states of a gathering: getting ready, and the thing itself.

PlanLive

Plan · prepare

  • when & where · guests
  • bring · shopping · tasks · polls

Live · happening

  • chat · what's happening now
  • photos · reactions · moments

Best when — you want the least furniture possible. Two modes map to the two things a group is ever doing: preparing, or being there.

03

Gather · Bring · Share — verbs, not nouns

3 tabs

Name tabs after what you do, not what they store. “Share” quietly unifies chat + the wall — solving the no-conversation gap without a fourth tab.

Gather Bring Share

Gather

  • when & where
  • who's coming · invite
  • host note · logistics

Bring

  • food/drinks/supplies/tasks
  • shopping · lists · polls

Share

  • chat & questions
  • photos · notes · reactions

Best when — you want warmth and clarity. Every tab is a human action, and there are only three.

04

Knows who you are — role-adaptive

3 / 4 tabs

The bar adapts to your role. Guests get the simplest possible thing; hosts get the controls — nobody carries clutter they don't need.

Guest sees

Details Bring Wall

Host sees

Hub Bring Guests Wall

Guest

  • just what they need: the plan, what to bring, the memories

Host · Hub

  • a control dashboard
  • who's replied · what's unclaimed
  • nudge · settings

Best when — hosts do the heavy lifting and guests should never feel the machinery. Pairs beautifully with the Bento “Hub” design.

My pick: “Now” (01) is the one worth building — it's the only proposal that makes the interior feel like it's about this gathering right now, not a generic form. It also composes with everything else: Now can wear the Bento/Deck design and any theme, and “Bring”/“Share” can absorb the chat gap. Try the live demo, then tell me to run with it (or blend it with 02–04).