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<div>Hello folks,<br>
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<div>Let's kickoff the conversation regarding the email client
itself.<br>
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<div>We all know that TB needs love and polish in terms of UI and
UX, and a fresh coat of paint to make it feel as modern and stable
as it actually is.<br>
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<div>I'd like to start a bit of design work to tackle specific
sections of the application, proposing a new UI to standardize the
look and feel across platforms, without loosing the native feel we
all care about.<br>
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<div>This design work will also help us to identify paint points and
road blocks, giving us the chance to solve usability problems and
improving the overall user experience of the client.<br>
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<div>I think we should start with what a new user sees when opening
Thunderbird for the first time. The Account Setup Dialog.<br>
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<div>Here's a series of mock-ups to modernize the first on-boarding
experience:<br>
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<div><a
href="https://presentator.ura.design/en/XP9IsbuQ?v=0&s=1&m=preview"
rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://presentator.ura.design/en/XP9IsbuQ?v=0&s=1&m=preview</a></div>
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<div>Using our brand identity colors, native photon icons, and
styling a bit more the input fields, we can increase readability
and improve the overall experience for a first time user.<br>
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<div>Keep in mind, this is a macos only mock-up, used as a first
step to identify a possible direction, pros and cons. <br>
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<div>Once we know what we want and we're all on board with the
approach, screenshots and examples for Windows and Linux will be
created.</div>
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<div>The first screen has 2 variations which can help us visualize
in which direction we want to push TB. Should we keep presenting
TB as an email client first, with extra features, or should we
start transitioning towards a broader concept of a communication
hub, by highlighting the other account types you can create and
use with TB?</div>
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<div>I also created a dark variation based on macos, because I think
it's time to have the light and dark mode seamlessly working out
of the box and respecting the user's OS settings.<br>
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<div>Let's do this! 🤘</div>
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<span style="color:#666;font-family:mono; font-size:small"><b>Alessandro
Castellani</b><br>
Lead UX Architect<br>
Thunderbird</span></div>
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