glanceable
Seen at once
Glanceable describes something designed to be understood quickly, at a glance.
The term appears most often in discussions of user interfaces and information displays: a glanceable dashboard, glanceable notifications.
A smartwatch face is glanceable if you can check the time without studying it.
The app's glanceable design lets you see your stats instantly.
Easy to understand
- legibleAble to be read
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- visibleAble to be seen
- scannableCapable of being read electronically
skimmable · digestible · noticeable · discernible · evident · apparent · conspicuous · prominent
Moving with speed
- briefShort in duration
- time-savingReducing required duration
- rapidMoving with haste
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
swift · instant · momentary · speedy · succinct · concise · streamlined · snapshot
Vehicle control panel
- metricsStandards for assessment
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- overviewBroad general summary
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
indicators · status · alerts · notifications · updates · headlines · highlights · essentials
readable
Easy to understand
scannable · skimmable · digestible · noticeable · discernible · evident · apparent · conspicuous · prominent · bold
quick
Moving with speed
- briefShort in duration
- time-savingReducing required duration
- rapidMoving with haste
fast · swift · instant · momentary · speedy · succinct · concise · streamlined · snapshot · bite-sized
dashboard
Vehicle control panel
snapshot · indicators · status · alerts · notifications · updates · headlines · highlights · essentials · infographic
minimalist
One favoring bare essentials
- cleanFree of soil
- unclutteredFree from disorder
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
simple · sleek · elegant · understated · refined · neat · bare · flat · geometric · streamlined
glanceableabsorbing
Holding attention completely
engrossing · immersive · demanding · laborious · time-consuming
glanceableimpenetrable
Impossible to pass through
dense · complex · intricate · convoluted · overwhelming
glanceableopaque
Impassable to light
obscure · cryptic · abstruse · inscrutable · unintelligible