Management and presentation of notification content

A method comprising:

• responsive to receiving a notification, identifying, by a computing device, first and second portions of a graphical element, wherein the graphical element represents an application that has been determined to be an originator of the notification;
• outputting, by the computing device and for display, the first and second portions of the graphical element;
• and
• outputting, by the computing device and for display, content associated with the notification, such that the content as displayed at least partially overlays the second portion of the graphical element.

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• responsive to receiving an indication of an incoming communication, identifying first and second portions of an image that are associated with respective first and second portions of a face of a human user, wherein the human user has been determined to be an originator of the incoming communication;
• outputting, for display, the first and second portions of the image that are associated with the respective first and second portions of the face of the human user;
• and
• outputting, for display, message content associated with the incoming communication, such that the message content as displayed at least partially overlays the second portion of the image.

A computing device, comprising:

• at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• responsive to receiving an indication of an incoming communication, identify first and second portions of an image that are associated with respective first and second portions of a face of a human user, wherein the human user has been determined to be an originator of the incoming communication;
• output, for display, the first and second portions of the image that are associated with the respective first and second portions of the face of the human user;
• and
• output, for display, message content associated with the incoming communication, such that the message content as displayed at least partially overlays the second portion of the image.