Workplace by Facebook

Scope

Brand development
Campaign design

Year

2017-2019

As part of the early design team for Workplace at Facebook, I contributed to the evolution of the platform’s visual identity during its initial phase, working across product, marketing and sales to create a familiar and approachable brand experience.

Bringing Facebook into the workplace

The challenge was translating Facebook’s familiar visual language into a workplace environment while maintaining the sense of openness, connection and accessibility associated with the brand.

Each request is checked against context, brand logic and review thresholds, helping teams get direct guidance or route sensitive work for review.
Each request is checked against context, brand logic and review thresholds, helping teams get direct guidance or route sensitive work for review.

The visual direction

The challenge was adapting Facebook’s familiar visual language to a workplace environment while preserving the openness and connectivity associated with the brand.

Photography centred around real environments, human interaction and everyday moments at work.
Photography centred around real environments, human interaction and everyday moments at work.
Illustrations were used to simplify abstract ideas and introduce a more approachable layer across Workplace communication.
A flexible illustration style designed to support abstract concepts through simple, inclusive and universally recognisable characters
Illustrations were used to simplify abstract ideas and introduce a more approachable layer across Workplace communication.
A flexible illustration style designed to support abstract concepts through simple, inclusive and universally recognisable characters

Applying the brand

The work extended across launch campaigns, onboarding materials, presentations and marketing assets, adapting the identity across different audiences and workplace contexts while maintaining a consistent and recognisable visual direction.

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