Beam Discover exploration

[TimonVS]

We need to rethink the implementation of the Beam Discover user interface. This was made clear by insights that were gathered over the last few months and the Beam Discover meeting that was held last week (meeting notes).

Current design:

Related links:

• Future of Beam Discover
• Beam Discover meeting notes (14-01-2017)

Requirements

Requirements that are unclear or not confirmed are marked with (?)

• Discover in search overview
  • Or in notifications (?)
• Convey when recommendations were generated
  • Recommendations are not real-time, they will be generated in a certain interval (e.g. once a day or once a week).
• Browse categories/topics
• Show categories/topics as explanation for recommendations (?)

[TimonVS]

I really like the implementation of recommendations in Pinterest. It has explanations for when recommendations were generated, and even allows you to browse old recommendations.

[TimonVS]

I replaced the explanation in the current implementation with the description of the subreddit. This will help the user make a more informed decision whether or not (s)he would like the subreddit.

[TimonVS]

The post previews were designed for pictures. But a lot of content on Reddit exists from solely a link or text. We need to design a preview for these content types as well.