Consider is an inbox-focused email client for focus and flow

Email is social

We’re all human. Email should help us understand and be understood.

Your email runs on your schedule

This isn’t chat. Stay focused on your most important work. Check email when it suits you.

Your inbox is your to-do list

It’s just a fact. We give you the tools to actually use it like one.

 
Digest bundle throttles your emails from coming into your inbox, so you can stay calm and focused.

Digest bundle throttles your emails from coming into your inbox, so you can stay calm and focused.

The conversation page has human, social features like comments, reactions and online presence.

The conversation page has human, social features like comments, reactions and online presence.

How can we make the composing experience consistent?

There were inconsistencies throughout different composing experiences in the product.

We thought that visual and interaction consistency in the product was important in order to establish trust and legitimacy. 

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What / Making all writing experience consistent.

Why / There were a lot of visual and interaction inconsistencies throughout the product for writing experiences.

Role / Designer, Product management.

Timeline / Consolidated from different times in 1 year.

Team / Worked with multiple engineers to bring designs to life.

What replying to an email conversation was like

What replying to an email conversation was like

 

Replying to email conversation

 

Before, the composing field at the bottom didn’t feel like it belonged to the rest of the page. After, the redesign made it feel more lightweight.

When the expanded version takes over the entire page, users can’t see the email content and write at the same time. This was a huge issue.

 

Composing a new email

Before, it would take you to a document-like page. This felt too heavy and disconnected from our product. After, we re-used the same composer component in a larger format.

 

Forwarding

Before, our users had no way to visualize the content of what they’re forwarding. After, they were able to have visibility.

 
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How did I work with engineers and how did we measure success?

I was lucky to work with really talented front end devs where we didn’t need to spend a ton of time adjusting visual or interaction details after implementation. I would share my explorations and prototypes with them and once we decided on a direction, it was time to implement.

I like to check in frequently with engineers I’m working with to answer any detailed questions.