# A more focused, productive Slack

DevFeed: [A more focused, productive Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-more-focused-productive-slack-9118.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://slack.design/articles/a-more-focused-productive-slack/>)

Author: lcarmen2

Published: 2023-10-31T22:33:38Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Slack Design](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/slack-design.md>)

Topics: [Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/slack.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [Canvas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canvas.md>)

Tags: [canvas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/canvas.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/navigation.md>), [notifications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/notifications.md>), [slack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/slack.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [what-we-do](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/what-we-do.md>)

## AI overview

Slack designers explain how UI congestion caused by expanding work types, larger teams, and new features such as Canvas led them to redesign navigation around focused work modes. Their selected tab set includes DMs, Activity, and Later.

## Source excerpt

Does this look familiar? With more types of work happening on Slack, teams becoming larger, and new features like Canvas expanding what Slack can do, our UI was becoming congested. Keeping track of the most important stuff was no longer easy or straight-forward. As designers, we felt this problem too. New features had to be [...] The post A more focused, productive Slack appeared first on Slack Design.