Enhancing the Google Account - Profile Picture Setup

A component integrated across Google workspace, providing at-a-glance information about people & enabling quick communication throughout the platform.

Profile picker is a flow that allows all Google users to change their profile picture and control its visibility in their workspace.

Profile picker is a flow that allows all Google users to change their profile picture and control its visibility in their workspace.

Users can choose from a set of illustrations, link to their Google Photos, or upload pictures from their system/mobile. This flow is available on all Google apps' profile pages and changes the profile picture across all linked Google accounts.

Users can choose from a set of illustrations, link to their Google Photos, or upload pictures from their system/mobile. This flow is available on all Google apps' profile pages and changes the profile picture across all linked Google accounts.

Product

Web & Mobile

Skills

Visual design
Concept Development
Interactive prototyping

Timeline

Q2 2023 - Q4 2024

Team

Kim Hyunsik (Interaction Designer), Hao Zeng (Senior Interaction Designer)

My scope of work.

My scope of work.

I worked closely with the leads and flow owners, Hao & Hyunsik, to create designs that are modern, vibrant, and exciting. In addition to the redesigning, I also explored different versions of the landing page that accommodate future features.

  • Modernise the user experience

  • Enhance the delightfulness of the current flow

  • Enable configurable and dynamic picture editing options to make the system future-ready

  • Allow users to add decorations to their profile pictures, helping them express themselves during events or just for fun

  • Improve the landing page layout to accommodate future explorations like multi-profile support, decorations, birthday messages, and promotional selfies

I worked closely with the leads and flow owners, Hao & Hyunsik, to create designs that are modern, vibrant, and exciting. In addition to the redesigning, I also explored different versions of the landing page that accommodate future features.

  • Modernise the user experience

  • Enhance the delightfulness of the current flow

  • Enable configurable and dynamic picture editing options to make the system future-ready

  • Allow users to add decorations to their profile pictures, helping them express themselves during events or just for fun

  • Improve the landing page layout to accommodate future explorations like multi-profile support, decorations, birthday messages, and promotional selfies

Additional challenges addressed during the redesign process

Additional challenges addressed during the redesign process

Before Redesign

Before Redesign

Some references of how old flow looked like before the magic

Some references of how old flow looked like before the magic

After Redesign :)

After Redesign :)

Setting up a new profile picture from available illustrations

Setting up a new profile picture from available illustrations

Deleting a past profile picture

Selecting from Google photos or Device Photos

Selecting from Google photos or Device Photos

Search & results

Search & results

Birthdays and Promos

Birthdays and Promos

"This whole redesign is now live, though you'll need to wait for the additional exciting features. Go ahead and change your profile picture! 😛"

I worked closely with the leads and flow owners, Hao & Hyunsik, to create designs that are modern, vibrant, and exciting. In addition to the redesigning, I also explored different versions of the landing page that accommodate future features.

I worked closely with the leads and flow owners, Hao & Hyunsik, to create designs that are modern, vibrant, and exciting. In addition to the redesigning, I also explored different versions of the landing page that accommodate future features.

Additional challenges addressed during the redesign process

Additional challenges addressed during the redesign process