Contact Information on a User Profile
LinkedIn, 2008
To increase visibility of the Contacts application and to make one of LinkedIn’s most often requested features available, I designed a module for the profile pages. This module displays contact information and lets users add private notes about their connections.
I also designed a simple dialog to help users merge contact records when multiple records exist for a single connection.
The major challenge with this project was balancing the demands of representatives from various parts of the company. After a couple rounds of mockups, I found myself fielding input from two product managers, the Director of User Experience and the VP of Product.
Deep knowledge of the product’s capabilities, a good understanding of the internal politics involved and being able to quickly produce new mockups were key to being able to address everyone’s concerns and get the product released on schedule.
