Chad Maxwell

Sr. UX/UI Designer

Designed the first version of Outlook mail application on WM7. I worked with 3 other PM's that had been working on the specs for years before I stared and completeted to development hand off in 9 mo. 

User problem/objective

To design windows Outlook mail work on a 480 px wide screen! GO..... very fun but also very challenging. If you are a daily user of Outlook everyday you know how complicated some of the many features that application has. My skill was to work closely with all the PM’s to incorporate new and innovative to ensure all the features were included in final product.

My personal course of action

As this was a new product I really had a blank canvas so I primarily worked in Lo-fi wireframe environment and presentations. Working from a solid prexisting user persona base and use cases established, I went to work designing possible solutions. After 180 or so screens and 9 mo. and many meetings later, we were able to have project hand off to visual teams. My role was primarily UX on this project and I was the only designer for this entire effort.

Results/project outcome

Microsoft was extremely happy with final product and I’m happy to admit it changed very little over the years until the sad demise of the entire Microsoft mobile effort.