Project Summary

Designed a web-based application that will help organize and plan your next trip while collaborating with your friends in real-time.

Responsibilities

Brand Identity, User Research, Ideation, Wireframe, Interface Design, Prototype

Tools

Notion, Figma, FigJam

Target Users

Travelers and Planners

Timeline

2 Weeks

Problem

Planning a trip can be a tedious task that requires a lot of time and effort. There are many factors to consider when planning a trip, such as choosing a destination and finding accommodation.

Research Goals

Uncover pain points for travelers when planning their trips

Discover the current market for users to use. Is it free to use?

Determine what information is needed for a successful trip

Americans Love to Travel

With Americans taking 2.29 Billion domestic trips and 93.0 Million international outbound trips each year, it's no secret that Americans love to travel around the world. 

35%

American families plan vacations 50 miles or more from home.

Statistics sourced from condorferries.co.uk and ustravel.org

90%

U.S. travelers utilize destination apps for convenience.

73.8%

U.S. travelers engage in leisure trips.

Competitive Analysis

I discovered that 2 out of the 3 apps I looked into required payment to access the premium features. While the other app was free to use, it lacked interactive features.

"When I travel, my biggest fear is that I timed everything wrong — flights, rental car pick up, hotel check-in."

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Interview Participant 1

Insights

Interview participants currently use iPhone Notes and Google Sheets due to their ability to access offline and sharing capabilities. 

How might we provide a free and easy solution to travelers planning their trips?

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Solution

Design a web-based travel planner app that will help organize and manage the next trip while collaborating with friends.

User Flow

Wireframes

Homepage

Feature 1: Create Trip and Itinerary

Users can create new trips and itineraries for each adventure. Itineraries can be attached to a trip or created without a trip. Each Trip can be personalized with flight plans, lodging stays, and car rental information. Explore the location via map and track the weather during your stay. Users can budget their trips by utilizing the cost tracker for each expense.

Create new itinerary

Edit events within itinerary

Feature 2: Invite Friends

Users can invite their friends to either View Only or Edit Only their trips and itineraries. Users can view in real-time the edits made to ensure the group can collaborate successfully for their upcoming trips.

Feature 3: Explore

Users can explore destinations, attractions, and cuisines of their choosing by browsing the interactive carousels throughout the app. Users can easily add them to their existing itineraries or by creating a new one.

Reflection

This project provided me the opportunity to explore and showcase my creative skills in designing a web-based application. Post-bootcamp graduation, I found myself growing further away from Figma and I became worried that I was losing my skills as I focused on searching for a full-time job. I started a 100 days of design challenge focusing on Figma prototype. I took what I've learned from each challenge and applied it towards giving life to Voyage's interface. With more time, I would implement more features that Voyage is capable of such as documenting the edits the friends invited made and exploring the mobile and desktop app as well.