New Photo Gallery
The problems
Default view is by album, without the option to view all photos
Default album is the “Family Photos” album (61% of all photos are automatically uploaded here), necessitating more user effort to create a new album and add photos from within it
Create New Album and Upload Photos are located within the same CTA, creating a discoverability issue
Missing critical functionalities like:
Multi-photo selection
Move / copy to another album
Search by person
The goals
Restructure the gallery to let users seamlessly manage their photos, using all of the gallery behaviors they have come to expect from similar products.
KPI’s
# of photos uploaded
# of new album created
Research phase: Gallery behavior
Solution
To better align with industry standards and expected gallery behavior, I divided the Photos section into 2 tabs: All Photos and Albums. I also created a dynamic grid to display photos in a more engaging composition.
Exploratory Phase: Album Views
Solution: Add Multi-Select and Move/Copy Functionality
Solution: Add Person Search Functionality
Impact
237% Increase in number of new albums created
217% Increase in number of users who created new albums
437% Increase in number of uploaded photos
1027% Increase in number of users who uploaded photos
We’re building on this success by adding more critical features: