New Feature
Web, iPad, iOS, Android
2020
Chat is a feature that I designed and was built along with three other engineers.
Mighty Networks is an online platform for creators and brands to build communities. When I joined, it was severely lacking in content and the only way to interact with an audience was to make posts to a feed or scheduled Zoom events.
Mighty Networks has responsive apps for Web, iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
Problem Summary
Mighty Networks had ambitions to scale to keep up with and possibly leapfrog the competition. But first, we had to fix what existed. The chat feature was inconsistent across all apps, had an extremely low-quality implementation riddled with bugs, and was not ready to scale.
Chat desperately needed the love that only a designer could give it.
Chat Before & After
Chat Details Before & After
Old Chat Menu
New Chat Menu
Old Chat Drawer
New Chat Drawer
Old Chat Expanded
New Chat Expanded
Future Ambitions
Chat in it's current iteration was not scalable. I worked closely with the designer working on a redesign project to make sure the new chat was modular enough for dense areas (above).
Conclusion
The updated Chat screens were a huge success and received a lot of praise from hosts.