My role: concept, research, user flow, wireframes, UX/UI
Tools used: Figma, Photoshop
Problem
More and more people are trying to spend their holidays for traveling. Many of them prefer to plan their stay on their own, rather than buying all-inclusive vouchers. But in such a situation, there is a serious need to get good advice on where in a new place they can eat or have fun. Sometimes this advice is needed immediately on the spot, and that’s a problem if you have nobody to ask right now. It is a pity to lose precious time being on the journey.
Solution
I realized that the solution to this problem could be a mobile application — a hybrid of a map and a social network — with which people will be able to follow their friends or other active travelers, see their live updates and find good places.
Personas
After studying travelling apps and conducting series of free interviews with people of different age and social status, I created two personas considering two main aspects of my future applications – contribution and consuming of data. Meet Julie and Yan.
Main flows
User flows map consists of two main blocks — searching for existing content (places nearby, all places, users) and adding new content. This logically defines the architecture and interface of the entire application.
Wireframes
These wireframes show the layout for all the major elements of the user interface on the key screens. At this stage, the appearance of the future app is basically clear. The next step will be to develop the visual part.
User Interface Design
Main screen
Place search
Search results
Place add form
Place profile
User profile
Prototype
Style guide
