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Travel App

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Travel App

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Travel App

Role:

User Research

Team:

INFO 3450: Human-Computer Interaction

Timeline:

February 2024 - May 2024

Overview

In our Human-Computer Interaction class, we designed a travel planning app that makes trip planning easy and personalized. Through user interviews, journey mapping, and iterative prototypes, we developed a final design with a GPT-style voice assistant offering real-time, tailored recommendations via text and audio.

Problem

Planning trips often means managing multiple platforms, which can be stressful and time-consuming. Users need a streamlined solution that consolidates travel options with personalized recommendations for a more immersive experience.

Solution

Our app simplifies the travel planning process by integrating a voice assistant that delivers tailored travel suggestions based on user input. Given the requirement to design only three screens, we focused on creating a concise, intuitive experience, iterating to refine usability with user feedback.

Overview

In our Human-Computer Interaction class, we designed a travel planning app that makes trip planning easy and personalized. Through user interviews, journey mapping, and iterative prototypes, we developed a final design with a GPT-style voice assistant offering real-time, tailored recommendations via text and audio.

Problem

Planning trips often means managing multiple platforms, which can be stressful and time-consuming. Users need a streamlined solution that consolidates travel options with personalized recommendations for a more immersive experience.

Solution

Our app simplifies the travel planning process by integrating a voice assistant that delivers tailored travel suggestions based on user input. Given the requirement to design only three screens, we focused on creating a concise, intuitive experience, iterating to refine usability with user feedback.

User Feedback/Analysis

User Feedback/Analysis

User Feedback/Analysis

Two rounds of user interviews and POV analysis reveals key insights: desires for streamlined planning, cultural immersion, and affordability, shaping features for personalized, stress-free travel.

Two rounds of user interviews and POV analysis reveals key insights: desires for streamlined planning, cultural immersion, and affordability, shaping features for personalized, stress-free travel.

Two rounds of user interviews and POV analysis reveals key insights: desires for streamlined planning, cultural immersion, and affordability, shaping features for personalized, stress-free travel.

  • Branding: Inconsistent branding weakened user trust and recognition.

  • Branding: Inconsistent branding weakened user trust and recognition.

  • Course Flow: Overcomplicated structure made learning difficult.

  • Test Center: Its absence left users unable to gauge their progress.

Insight

The app effectively combines personalized recommendations with an easy-to-use interface, addressing common travel planning pain points in a limited three-screen format. This focused approach enabled us to deliver the most impactful, streamlined features to create a stress-free planning experience.

Ideating Solutions

Ideating Solutions

We tested a real-time voice assistant with various conversational styles to balance personalization with comfort. Additionally, we iterated on navigation and icon designs for clarity, with continuous prototyping to refine user flow based on feedback.

  • Logo: Feedback from managers guided the logo redesign to better reflect AlgoLink’s values and mission.

  • Course Dashboard: I brainstormed layouts and researched best practices in existing course platforms.

  • Test Center: I sketched initial ideas and tested flows to ensure ease of use.

The Final Design

The Final Design

The final app features a sleek design and a GPT-style voice assistant, allowing users to seamlessly access travel suggestions.

  • Voice Assistant: Provides tailored, real-time travel recommendations in text and audio.

  • User-Friendly Interface: Simplified navigation and optimized icons for easy use.

  • Iterative Prototyping: Regular user feedback improved flow and usability.

The final app features a sleek design and a GPT-style voice assistant, allowing users to seamlessly access travel suggestions.

  • Voice Assistant: Provides tailored, real-time travel recommendations in text and audio.

  • User-Friendly Interface: Simplified navigation and optimized icons for easy use.

  • Iterative Prototyping: Regular user feedback improved flow and usability.

  • Logo: A refreshed visual identity that represents AlgoLink’s mission.

  • Landing Page: Redesigned to communicate the platform’s offerings clearly and convert visitors into users (content still in progress).

  • Course Dashboard: A centralized hub where users can track progress and manage their courses.

  • Course + Lessons Page:

Cleaner layout and enhanced navigation to create an intuitive learning path.

  • Test Center:

New feature offering skill exams to showcase user expertise to recruiters.

The Final Design

The final app features a sleek design and a GPT-style voice assistant, allowing users to seamlessly access travel suggestions.

  • Voice Assistant: Provides tailored, real-time travel recommendations in text and audio.

  • User-Friendly Interface: Simplified navigation and optimized icons for easy use.

  • Iterative Prototyping: Regular user feedback improved flow and usability.

  • Logo: A refreshed visual identity that represents AlgoLink’s mission.

  • Landing Page: Redesigned to communicate the platform’s offerings clearly and convert visitors into users (content still in progress).

Landing Page (Slides 1-2)

Landing Page (Slides 3-4)

Landing Page (Slides 4-5)

  • Course Dashboard: A centralized hub where users can track progress and manage their courses.

  • Course + Lessons Page:

Cleaner layout and enhanced navigation to create an intuitive learning path.

  • Test Center:

New feature allowing users to take exams and quizzes, preparing them for real-world job applications.

New feature offering skill exams to showcase user expertise to recruiters.

Conclusion

The app effectively combines personalized recommendations with an easy-to-use interface, addressing common travel planning pain points in a limited three-screen format. This focused approach enabled us to deliver the most impactful, streamlined features to create a stress-free planning experience.

Reflection + Future Trajectory

This project emphasized the importance of listening to user feedback and iterating on design. Moving forward, I plan to incorporate these principles into future work, focusing on intuitive, user-centered solutions.