Kanban – Task Management App
Last Updated on July 26, 2026 by Editorial Team
A clean and modern task management application concept organized like a Kanban board. Designed by Pierre Marais for MakeReign.
Enjoy!
Look closely at the board layout and you can see how much thought went into the information hierarchy here.
Each column, Backlog, In Progress, Review, and Complete, carries its own colored top border, a subtle visual cue that helps the eye separate stages without relying on heavy dividers or boxes.
The cards themselves are minimal white rectangles with generous padding, priority tags in soft pastel pills (pink for high, blue for low, teal for medium), small task counts with checklist and comment icons, and a circular avatar in the corner showing who owns the work.
That color-coded priority system is worth studying on its own. Instead of using red-yellow-green, which can feel alarmist in a daily-use tool, this kit leans into a friendlier palette of periwinkle blue, soft pink, and mint teal.
It still communicates urgency at a glance, but the overall mood stays calm and approachable rather than stressful, which matters a lot in software people stare at for hours.
The interaction detail shown mid-board, a card lifted slightly with a dashed placeholder outline beneath it, is a nice touch for anyone designing drag-and-drop behavior.
It signals exactly where a card will land, which is a small but important piece of feedback in any task management app or project management dashboard.
If you’re prototyping similar functionality, that placeholder pattern is worth lifting directly into your own designs.
Where This Kanban Layout Works Best
This concept is built for SaaS dashboards, internal tools, and productivity app design, anywhere teams need to visualize workflow stages at a glance.
It suits agile project trackers, sprint boards, content pipelines, design review queues, or client onboarding flows, basically any process that moves through discrete stages from idea to done.
The clean sidebar with icon-based navigation (Manage, Boards, Schedule, Reports, Settings) also makes it a solid reference for structuring a broader app beyond just the board view itself.
- Startup or SaaS product mockups for pitch decks and case studies
- UI kits for project management or team collaboration tools
- Portfolio pieces demonstrating dashboard and data-density skills
- Wireframe references for building your own Kanban feature
The top navigation bar deserves a mention too. A search field, mail and notification icons, and a user profile with avatar sit inside a blue gradient header that ties the whole interface together.
That gradient bar is one of the few places in the design where color gets bold, which keeps the rest of the board feeling light and uncluttered by contrast.
If you’re adapting this concept for your own project, start by swapping the column labels and card content to match your workflow, then adjust the priority tag colors and labels to fit your team’s own vocabulary.
Keep the card structure consistent (title, checklist count, comment count, avatar) since that repetition is what makes a Kanban board scannable at speed.
Pair it with simple line icons, a soft drop shadow on cards, and rounded corners throughout to keep the friendly, modern feel intact if you extend the design into new screens like calendars, reports, or settings panels.
