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DC41

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Feb 23, 2021
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I have no design skill whatsoever and haven't clue how to create a layout in iPadOS 15 that takes advantage of the integration of widgets to create something workflow friendly but aesthetically pleasing. Could some of you with more skill share some screenshots of your layouts from which I can draw some inspiration?

Thanks!
 
Ipad homescreens don’t seem very popular yet, but I hope I can start the ball rolling.

Background - I am a primary school teacher, and the thinking behind my current homescreen is to have quick actions accessible at the tap of a button, or be able to quickly view the info I need (so I don’t have to launch the app).

First is my work homescreen.
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Main app is notability (dock).
1) Fantastical to see the day’s events
2) Shortcuts - quick access to music when marking papers, quick access to numerous google documents containing information I can to be able to quickly view
3) Stick Notes app (I think it’s called that?) - I use it to quickly note down whatever I want to track for the day
4) Drive / Dropbox / pdf expert - contains shortcuts to documents I want to quickly view, like timetables, teaching guides etc.
5) Scanner pro for scanning of documents

Next is my entertainment homescreen.
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1) Top is the extra-large widgets (current a stack of music, TV and game centre).
2) Below is the lookup widget (showing the word of the day) and photos in a stack.
3) Next to it is the Apollo reddit client widget, letting me quickly jump into the reddit thread of choice.
4) Podcasts and reader / Wikipedia widgets for quick scanning of headlines.
5) Currently trying out the Siri Shortcuts widgets, which do a respectable job of surfacing the apps I want to use.

App Library for quick multitasking. Bunch of misc apps on the third page, but have otherwise hidden everything else.

Hope this gives you some inspiration.
 
Awesome! Just the type of thing I was looking for.

Thanks!
 
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