Chime provides our users with a new way to communicate in a less formal manner, across mobile devices and the desktop app.
In a "bring your own device" environment we needed a solution for our end users, because they are the ones who decide what app to use to send a message.
Chime was built on top of already-existing real-time technology, and our challenge was to bring it to our clients’ phones, tablets and personal computers.
I joined an already established Chime team, and my primary focus was on the Android app.
The design approach to this project was based on material design guidelines with a few twists to make sure that it looks familiar to the user across all platforms. In the screenshot below, you can see how one feature has the same DNA across all platforms.
The next stage of Chime was to add task management to the app.
We wanted to help teams work effectively in real time. This meant enabling them to have focused and topic-based conversations about work. That also included tasks and files - all in the palm of their hand.
A user can create a task/reminder from a message or piece of content, assign tasks to people, see activity on tasks in a single activity stream and split out personal and team tasks. Here are a few examples of how it looks on Android:
