Protecting & celebrating our digital legacies
When someone passes away, family and friends often visit their Facebook profile to honor the deceased, share memories with others, and find support in grief. Over 30 million people view these memorialized profiles each month.
Grounded in feedback from users, grief experts, and various religious & cultural leaders, our team created new features to help the bereaved share and manage tribute content while preserving the deceased’s original timeline.
Role
Lead Product Designer
Date
2019
Highlighted by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
Launch Post
Facebook Newsroom
Featured at F8 2019
Keynote Video
Tech@Facebook Blog Post
Press
NBC News, People Magazine, The Verge, Wired, Engadget
“We hope Facebook remains a place where the memory and spirit of our loved ones can be celebrated and live on.”
— Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Chief Operating Officer
Ethical design in tech @ F8 2019
VP of Product Design Margaret Stewart highlights Memorialization in her F8 keynote about ethical design in technology.
Launch video
Launch video for new Memorialization features. Shared on Facebook App socials.