IA2: Concept

[nadonomy]

As a part of Phase II of IA, in low fidelity, we'd like to gain confidence in how to build out Discovery or Build efforts for:

• [ ] https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/20614
• [x] https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/20616
• [x] https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/20618
• [ ] https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/20629

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Relevant notes from original IA epic:

• 2.1: Room header updates
  • Update the icons in the top right so every icon is a discrete interaction launched/exited discretely
  • Show expanded topic when clicking on the topic in the room header
  • Update overflow iconography to trigger right panel
• 2.2: Search [Figma]
  • Expand search spotlight experience with tabs for a unified search experience.
  • Rooms you've joined
  • Rooms within Space
  • People
  • Messages
  • etc
  • Remove search icon from room header?
• 2.3: Explore Space [Figma]
  • Refresh Explore to aid discovering and browsing rooms
  • Add 'Join all' interaction for suggested rooms
• 2.4: Preferences [Figma]
  • Let users customise look/feel and sections either per space or per account
• 2.5: Subspaces [Figma]
  • Labs: Move Subspaces into room list, as sections or column interactions, informed by subspace membership.
  • Reduce friction to join/leave subspaces in Explore Space, and room list interactions.
  • Add ability to pin Subspaces from the room list to the space panel.

[daniellekirkwood]

We're no longer working on this epic - even though it has 2 remaining issues outstanding I recommend closing it as the definition of done for this work is complete.

Thoughts?