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Post Up Mobile App

Client: Post Up

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Role: UX/UI Designer

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Timeline: Design Sprint(5 Days)- Lean UX

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Brief: To do a five day design sprint and test the solution

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(Student Project, 2021)

Post Up is a mobile app that allows remote workers to easily access nearby locations that with amenities where they can work remotely. I shows the user what locations have high and low foot traffic, whether or not these locations have WIFI, bathrooms and outlets, gives directions to location and shows images of the space. 

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Find a comfortable spot to work remotely nearby at lightning speed.

Pull out your phone, open up Post Up. Now look at the map, and the remote work locations around you. You find one with low foot traffic, a nice place to sit...and it has bathrooms, WIFI and outlets...awesome! click on the pin and get your directions, you are all set!

The Process

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PLUGGING IN THE DATA

BREWING ON THE SOLUTION

TAKING A TEST FLIGHT

The Process

Plugging in the data

This was a lean UX design sprint challenge. I was given a brief and all the user research prior to beginning this challenge. Day one of the sprint I went over this research and created an affinity map.

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Constraints

The design must be a mobile app, the user must be able to easily search for locations with WIFI, Post Up doesn't own any space or locations, there will be a monthly fee for access, and there must be a 'directory' of locations to work at.

Day 1: Map

PERSONA

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Current Solutions

  • Libraries, but can’t take calls.

  • Coffee shops

  • look at google to see traffic.

  • Use google maps to research nearby locations.

  • Takes a long time to find correct info and amenities online.

  • Cannot get a sense of foot traffic using current available tools.

  • Cannot get a sense of how well WIFI works or if it is free.

USER MAP

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Day 1

Day 2: Sketch

LIGHTNING DEMOS

Gable

  • Similar to airbnb but for workspaces.

  • Location based list you can narrow by amenities with pictures of space.

  • Seems to be made for Bay Area specifically.

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WIFI Finder

  • like the colorful map that shows type of business.

  • I Like how it shows details on how good the WIFI is with star ratings.

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Yelp

  • Shows drive time, open or closed, pictures of space.

  • Like sort options like most reviewed or good for breakfast, good for brunch.

  • Could do something similar like Good for quiet, good for WIFI.

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CRAZY 8

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​​I chose the the bottom screen second from the right because the goal is to get the user a place to work remotely quickly and efficiently. I don't want to bog down the user with too much information, so keeping this app simple I will be utilizing the map as the main screen. Color coding the locations based on foot traffic is a quick easy way to understand whether or not the location is busy and the user can look at this map and make a quick decision. Based on user interviews this was an issue with current solutions.

SOLUTION 

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Day 2
Day 3

Day 3: Decide

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I expanded on my three screen solution sketch into a process where the user is searching for a new remote work location, they can tap a location on the screen that has good foot traffic, a mini bubble with an image and info pops up, they can select to expand further, hit a button to get directions and be on their way quickly.

Day 4: Prototype

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Click button below for prototype

My focus for this prototype was coming up with a quick and easy way for the user to find a solution or a place to work remotely. They need to be able to access info at lightning speed to avoid frustration. My goal for the test is to see if the user finds this app intuitive and easy to use, and if anything is missing.

Day 4

Day 5: Test

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I tested these five candidates mostly whom work from home. Each test was 20-30 minutes, and I asked them all to complete one task: to pick a location on the map that had good WIFI, bathrooms and outlets with low foot traffic, get directions and go to location. Each person completed the task, some took longer than others, overall went fairly smoothly.

Day 5

Conclusion

  • This was a quick lean UX process that allowed me to test the general idea of the app and see if it was intuitive for the user.

  • There was definitely great feedback, and if this were a real product I would to continue to refine and test to improve the product.

  • This process gave me first hand experience working within a lean ux approach.

  • The next step in this process would be to make changes to the existing prototype based on feedback, 

Click button below for prototype

Conclusion
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