Lark Mindnote
Desktop SaaS
|2022
Tools & Technologies
- Figma
Key Contributions
- The Collaboration Feature
- Usability Research
- Within a 3-Week Design Sprint
Overview
Lark Office Suite boosts productivity and remote collaboration with integrated tools across the workflow, including Mindnote — a collaborative mind-mapping tool.
Challenges
1. Difficulty in Map Reviewing
Add view management and isolation features.
2. Association Difficulty between Nodes and Comments
Comment via a node-selection interaction.
Use hover-highlight and click-to-navigate interactions to enhance the connection between nodes and comments.
3. Rigid Node Selection
Hold Shift to select and deselect nodes within a single comment.
4. Lack of User Comment Direction
Use @ to notify users in comments.
Integration Design
Lark Doc Integration
Add Mindnote to Lark Doc.
Lark Meeting Integration
Share Lark Doc with Mindnote in Lark Meeting.
Share Lark Mindnote with split screen in Lark Meeting.
Takeaways
It's critical to understand suite design patterns before starting. Reusing existing library assets saves design and engineering time. Consistency and efficiency accelerate product releases.