Github's Notification System

Github's notification system can feel overwhelming to say the least. In the below picture I've highlighted a bunch of stuff that are clickable in red, distractions in yellow. And hidden buttons and interactions in blue. Pasted image 17

Score of: 45 clickable areas

How much useful information? Not much. None of these really tell you what you're going to find besides a vague statement like, "+8 review requested".

Basecamp's notification system

The mystery in your inbox (Slack's notification V.S. Basecamp) is perhaps the most simple and yet useful system I've seen anywhere. Basecamp's notification system

See also: The mystery in your inbox (Slack's notification V.S. Basecamp)

See also: Complexity of Basecamp V.S. Github Issues