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The drawing above illustrates the information provided in the summary of this design. The main view and sidebar make heavy use of an accordion effect to display relevant information to the user. By navigating the sidebar on the right the user can find events that are relevant to them. In the scenario John would create a new timer by clicking the "+ new timer button" in the top right corner and a modal dialog like the following would appear.
In the new timer dialog John has a few options about how he can share his new timer. He must first enter when the timer is set to expire, then decide who to explicitly invite via Facebook or email. The where box is optional but allows John to share his timer with people who are withen a certain radius of that location. When his partner logs on they would see a new invite in the sidebar if John invited them via email or facebook, or could find nearby timers using the local tab. Once John's partner accepts the timer, they both can see when the other completes the task. The creator of the timer is given editing and deleting privileges of their timers. So if the due date of the users assignment changes, John can edit the timer to reflect the change. On the same page of the application, John and his partner can scroll through other timers and mark them as complete.
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