Redesigning Gmail
This is completely and only a visual design project. This does not contain any UX work or research.
Gmail
Gmail is a free email service provider from Google. In many ways, it’s like any other email service: You can recieve and send emails, create address books, and perform other basic email tasks. It is, however, one of the most popular email services.
Overcrowded
Gmail’s web interface is overcrowded with the mailbox and all the 100 additional options it provides.
Grouping
Gmail has a fantastic grouping functionality, but it’s confusing and tough to use, so it ends up as not being used to its full potential.
Threads
The whole concept of mails and reply mails is really old now, and the concept of thread is trying to replace it, but I feel gmail is not using that properly. The threads are very glitchy, and mails and attachments often disappear.
Redesign Goals
Clean up the interface
Cleaning out the interface to provide visual clarity and highlight all features properly. This would let users feel out the application more and increase engagement.
Create extensive grouping options
Utilise the powerful grouping features and expand to help users who regularly have > 10,000 mails in their inbox. Utilise spam detection and smart filters to the maximum.
Emails are nothing but messages
Reimagine email as messaging threads, like iMessage and support all kinds of attachments with proper threads, branches, and replies.
Typography and Colors
I Chose SF Pro Display and SF Pro Text for their excellent legibility and clarity, and along with that, chose to go with the 4 Google Colors.
The Interface
I used the components I design and built a clean a minimalistic interface around it. My major goal at this phase was to make sure that every feature of Gmail was accounted for, and I wasn't leaving out any important parts.
Carplay
One of the requirements for this project was also to build a Carplay application, so I reimagined a hands-free version of Gmail, allowing for minimal interaction and voice feedback.
Non Digital Executions
One final requirement was for a couple of non-digital executions of Gmail, and my idea was to imagine a snail mail system powered by Gmail.
