CONTEXT

LinkedIn Profile

Redesigning the professional profile around how people actually evaluate and connect with one another.

CASE STUDY

LinkedIn

IMPACT

Increased profile views per session and drove a 38% lift in profile edits.

WHY IT MATTERED

Profile needed to make professional identity easier to understand and connections more relevant.

MY ROLE

Led design strategy and end to end experience design for the LinkedIn Profile redesign.

TIMELINE

2015–2016

DESIGN FOR CONNECTION

Design the profile
for the viewer.

Prioritize the identity, context,
and shared connections viewers
need to quickly understand who
someone is and why they’re relevant.

+38%

increase in profile edits

FROM

FROM: Original LinkedIn mobile profile, organized around the profile owner's own history and details

TO

TO: Redesigned LinkedIn mobile profile, organized around what a viewer needs to quickly understand and act on