slack redesign

We all contribute to the world in our own way—brewing the perfect coffee, building software, or caring for others. None of this happens alone; collaboration is at the heart of everything we create.

The digital age promised effortless connection. Tools like Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams put teammates, feedback, and ideas at our fingertips. Yet for remote designers, collaboration often comes at a cost.

Jumping between apps, navigating cluttered channels, and hunting for missed messages constantly interrupts their creative flow. What should feel seamless becomes friction, frustration, and lost productivity.

Designers need a communication experience that keeps their focus intact, enabling collaboration that feels natural, intuitive, and uninterrupted.

To address these challenges, our team redesigned the Slack experience with remote designers in mind. Through extensive research, interviews with remote-working designers, and close study of their workflows, we discovered the key pain points that interrupted focus and slowed productivity. Their biggest pain point: lost focus and time caused by constantly switching between apps to check messages and feedback.

Our solution: A Slack App Redesign — a pop-up messaging extension that allows users to access their chats directly from their device while working in other design software like Figma or Adobe Creative Suite. Designers can now pin important messages for quick reference, reducing the constant back-and-forth between tabs and eliminating lost time. This redesign not only streamlines communication but also preserves creative flow, enabling designers to work more efficiently. In today’s increasingly remote and digital world, creating tools that support focus, collaboration, and seamless multitasking is more critical than ever.