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Twitter · 2017

Twitter Threads

Designing Threads as a native storytelling format on Twitter—helping people publish longer, connected ideas without leaving the feed.

Product Design · 0-to-1 · Social

The Challenge

Twitter needed a better way for people to share multi-part ideas while preserving the speed, publicness, and conversational energy of the platform.

My Role

As Design Lead, I led design for Threads, partnering with product and engineering to define the format, composition experience, and reading patterns.

The Approach

We designed Threads to feel native to Twitter: easy to compose, clear to follow, and flexible enough for reporting, narrative, and conversation.

Results

Shipped Threads as a core storytelling format that expanded how people communicate on the platform.