POLLEN - Slack App
April 08, 2021
POLLEN screenshot of the Pixels and Plans Slack Workspace as shown in POLLEN
POLLEN started as an idea to visualize Slack workspace channels for the Data Visualization Society. The society has over 70 channels and it was difficult for members to get a sense of the channel landscape and the amazing discussions.
Working to solve this problem quickly evolved into creating a new Slack App - POLLEN. You can read about the inspiration and the process of creating POLLEN in this Nightingale article.
View of a random channel from the Pixels and Plans Slack Workspace
POLLEN is built with d3.js, while the supporting website is built with Create React App and React Router. After being installed on a Slack Workspace, POLLEN uses the Slack API to visualize channels.