Wake - Annotations

Feedback is an indispensable part of the design process. The more we can tap into the different perspectives and insights of our teammates, the further we can push our work. However, giving and receiving feedback can often be time consuming and disorganized. Especially when it’s disconnected from the actual design work.

I led the design for Wake annotations. The goal was to enable users to expand on Wake’s existing threaded conversations by commenting directly on the individual design elements.

After researching dozens of examples of how other products utilize annotations, I noticed something missing. Lacking, was the ability for annotations to integrate with the broader, threaded conversation. For Wake, this was an important feature to focus on.