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Trailforks Redesign


Medium: Digital
Duration: Five weeks



As an app that helps mountain bikers find and track rides, Trailforks required a design that streamlines its pleathora or data and functions in an intuitive interface.

In coordination with the app’s creators, our group aimed to bring simplicity and ease to a much-beloved application.




Current Design




Redesign




Pain Points


  • All navigation is in the hamburger menu creating disconnect between the menu and the map
  • Hamburger menu cluttered
  • Large number or parks and trails shown in one view crowds the page and confuses the eye as to where to look
  • Tab bar only appears in park/trail views while still having navigation in the page above and the hamburger menu

Competing Apps



Mountain Bike Project, AllTrails, Google Maps, Yelp

Design Opportunities


  • Restructuring of contents in hamburger menu; exploration of other solutions such as a tab menu or other modules users are more familiar with
  • Clean up map views especially when multiple trails are being shown
  • General cohesion of visual elements

Research


  • Inspiration: exercise apps (Mountain Biking Project, AllTrails), map-based apps (Google Maps), and information-heavy apps (Yelp)
  • Interview with Trailforks creator about current user base and what changes they would like to see
Redesign based off Trailforks iOS app circa 2016