Role
UI/UX Designer
Team
Collaborated with Cat Huynh, Irina Nelepcu, and Cindy Te
Tools
Figma, After Effects
Timeline
1 month in Spring 2024
Challenge
The current NPS app is poorly prioritized in its organization, making it difficult to locate essential information when deciding & learning about parks to visit.
Exploration
Transform the app experience to be more action oriented and personalized rather than overwhelmingly informational.
My Role
Designed the overarching information architecture to suit target user needs, connecting all interactive elements to one another. I also created and streamlined the trail and notification system to add a novel function to the app.
Lots of info and hard to locate essential functions
Overwhelming amount of scrolling and pop ups
DENSE!!
Analysis
Key Findings
National Parks
App Redesign
National Park Service App
User flow study: Search for a park, and for activities within the park
From the home screen users click on the call to action to search for a park.
The sheet slides in from the bottom and users can either choose to use the filter option or write down the name of the park.
With the filter applied, the user selects the closest park.
Pop-up sheet slides in displaying brief park details and some gallery photos. User clicks on the call to action.
Current App Teardown
Moodboard + Information Architecture
Ideation + Initial Wireframes
UX Pyramid
Redesign Priority:
How might we help explorers feel
confident and safe while experiencing
the national parks?
Simple, dynamic landing page
with essential features
Final Prototype
Customizable filters to find
exactly what you need
Explore parks with ease
and confidence
Hike responsibly and warn
others about trail conditions
Share your adventures,
and onto the next!
Next Steps + Additional Considerations
Designing what it would look like to view adventures post completion
Explore the possibility that there may not be service for the community
features while on the trail
How can the community be implemented in other park features?