SkateIt Mobile App
Helping skaters find new spots and build communities.
The Project
Writing for websites is both simple and complex. On the one hand, all you need to do is say what you mean and in your words.
Problem
How do we help people find new spots to skate, and build new communities?
Skaters tend to stick to known spots, and friend groups. There also isn’t a convenient product that highlights these issues. The only real places to find communities and spots are on online forums and those can be very cumbersome to scroll through.
User Research
We found a few major pain points in users when trying to find different spots to skate.
The process of looking up spots online becomes cumbersome and daunting, leading users to forums, and blogs that are too lengthy. Some even multiple years old and outdated.
If they found a spot no reviews or difficulty levels were provided so it can be hard to tell if they could even skate it.
There is no community communication, no way to meet up with people because they have no way of talking to them.
Similar Apps
In researching this type of product I found that a skate spot product does not exist so I researched similar apps with the same overarching goal.
Hiking apps that people can post and share reviews of different spots.
City Apps that can tell you what is going on around the city.
How we can implement these into the design...
Onboarding
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Login
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Home Screen
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Spot Page
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Profile
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Community
A scrollable page where users can look at recent or popular reviews their friends make.
Learnings
SkateIt was a solo project. I had a few challenges along the way but it gave me great experience with the design process.
I had to rely on my own judgment when it came to making decisions, and getting feedback from people is what helped me grow. Finding different steps of the process were essential for its success, ad overall working to achieve the goal of this project.
SkateIt Mobile App
Helping skaters find new spots and build communities.
The Project
Writing for websites is both simple and complex. On the one hand, all you need to do is say what you mean and in your words.
Problem
How do we help people find new spots to skate, and build new communities?
Skaters tend to stick to known spots, and friend groups. There also isn’t a convenient product that highlights these issues. The only real places to find communities and spots are on online forums and those can be very cumbersome to scroll through.
User Research
We found a few major pain points in users when trying to find different spots to skate.
The process of looking up spots online becomes cumbersome and daunting, leading users to forums, and blogs that are too lengthy. Some even multiple years old and outdated.
If they found a spot no reviews or difficulty levels were provided so it can be hard to tell if they could even skate it.
There is no community communication, no way to meet up with people because they have no way of talking to them.
Similar Apps
In researching this type of product I found that a skate spot product does not exist so I researched similar apps with the same overarching goal.
Hiking apps that people can post and share reviews of different spots.
City Apps that can tell you what is going on around the city.
How we can implement these into the design...
Onboarding
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Login
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Home Screen
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Spot Page
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Profile
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
Community
A scrollable page where users can look at recent or popular reviews their friends make.
Learnings
SkateIt was a solo project. I had a few challenges along the way but it gave me great experience with the design process.
I had to rely on my own judgment when it came to making decisions, and getting feedback from people is what helped me grow. Finding different steps of the process were essential for its success, ad overall working to achieve the goal of this project.
SkateIt Mobile App
Helping skaters find new spots and build communities.
The Project
SkateIt is a project that helps people find skate spots and build communities. My goal was to have a central place where skaters can go to do just that. Users can post spots they find and pictures to go along with it to showcase to others why that would be a perfect spot. Leaving reviews also allows users to have a better understanding of what the spot is like.
Problem
How do we help people find new spots to skate, and build new communities?
Skaters tend to stick to known spots, and friend groups. There also isn’t a convenient product that highlights these issues. The only real places to find communities and spots are on online forums and those can be very cumbersome to scroll through.
User Research
We found a few major pain points in users when trying to find different spots to skate.
The process of looking up spots online becomes cumbersome and daunting, leading users to forums, and blogs that are too lengthy. Some even multiple years old and outdated.
If they found a spot no reviews or difficulty levels were provided so it can be hard to tell if they could even skate it.
There is no community communication, no way to meet up with people because they have no way of talking to them.
Similar Apps
In researching this type of product I found that a skate spot product does not exist so I researched similar apps with the same overarching goal.
Hiking apps that people can post and share reviews of different spots.
City Apps that can tell you what is going on around the city.
How we can implement these into the design...
Onboarding
Create a profile to start searching for spots and friending other people in the community
Login
Login screen that allows users to either sign in with their username and password or use a third party.
Home Screen
The central place for skaters to find a spot. They can search by location or by top places in the area.
Spot Page
The Spot Page gives a detailed view of the spot the user is looking at. Descriptions, reviews and difficulty. Users can also get directions or create an event.
Profile
Users can create profiles to showcase pictures taken at different spots they have been to. You can follow to keep up with them.
Community
A scrollable page where users can look at recent or popular reviews their friends make.
Learnings
SkateIt was a solo project. I had a few challenges along the way but it gave me great experience with the design process.
I had to rely on my own judgment when it came to making decisions, and getting feedback from people is what helped me grow. Finding different steps of the process were essential for its success, ad overall working to achieve the goal of this project.