Yahoo! Mail – 2007

I authored a full feature and fully functional prototype of Yahoo! Mail 2007 release. I collaborated closely with 5 designers and 2 researchers to create a desktop-like experience of Yahoo! Mail. It served multiple purposes:

  • User testing, to capture what worked, failed, and needed to improve.
  • Proof of concept design, to test the viability of innovative interaction.
  • Showcasing the latest interaction approaches to the executive team.
  • Additionally this prototype was continually used after the launch to test other ideas around monetization, integrations with Messenger and Calendar, and RSS feed subscription.
 
Yahoo Mail 2007, showing Inbox and reading pane
Yahoo Mail 2007, showing a compose screen
Yahoo Mail 2007, showing the default Home screen
Yahoo Mail 2007, showing the default Home screen with the Calendar Strip in a blue theme
Yahoo Mail 2007, showing Messenger integration in a blue theme
Yahoo Contacts 2007 default view
Yahoo Contacts 2007, showing an import flow