Impact
While this was a UX quality initiative, we saw some small engagement wins with the change. It turns out good craft is good for business too! We also got some love from the motion design community online (here).
Elevating product quality by refreshing LinkedIn's reactions in feed
While the engineering team was migrating this reaction menu component to a different tech stack, I advocated for including some visual and interaction design wins to make the experience better for end users. The project scope was limited, so we did not consider an overhaul of the visual system or rethink reactions entirely.
While this was a UX quality initiative, we saw some small engagement wins with the change. It turns out good craft is good for business too! We also got some love from the motion design community online (here).