Reality Labs

Facebook Wearables is a subsection of the Facebook Reality Labs ecosystem leading in the innovation of wearables. Facebook Wearables needed our help with creating an over arching design system, as well as a net-new look and feel, in which all Wearables apps could live under. We created a custom look and feel strategically based on the FB Wearables product. We also created a borderless system scalable for both iOS and Android as well as Dark and Light mode in 5 weeks. The system is to be used across all Facebook Wearables apps, essentially acting as the core component of consistency and continuity across the Wearables ecosystem. The FWA apps are to be used across multiples wearables devices thus being used by millions of users. The system is also going to be used by Facebook internal designers as the set of core building blocks that holds each wearables subsection together. For Wearables users, we wanted to be a companion to the interfaces they were going to be working with on a regular basis. By doing so, we’re lessening the cognitive load on the user as they won’t be forced to recognizing another “brand” or entity. When establishing the Look and Feel we also wanted to ensure complete AA accessibility that wasn’t dependent on a user’s personal phone settings. Given that the design system is to be leveraged by Facebook internal teams, for Facebook designers, we also wanted to create a system that was easy to work within, easy to expand upon, and though unique, still fit within the Facebook brand.