OVERVIEW
I designed Vela app as a project for a UX course at CareerFoundry. Vela provides wind, wave and weather report forecasts and statistics for sailors, surfers, divers and any other water sport lovers. The aim of this app is to help water sport lovers to plan their next adventure on the sea, stay safe and enjoy what they love to do most. It provides users with easy interface and an overview of the weather forecast for upcoming days. Also it suggests some safety tips on the sea. New locations can be searched related to each water sport or based on the location. Vela also provides a chat with other water sport lovers all over the world.
MY ROLE
The entire design process including research, creating Personas, user flows, wireframes, undertaking usability testing, UI design and building of a high fidelity prototype.
TOOLS
STEP #1: RESEARCH
Based on competitive analysis and surveys and interviews I have found what is already available on the market as well as what the users specific needs are.
STEP #2: FINDINGS
All the gathered information from the research was used to create a primary persona.
STEP #3: SCENARIOS AND USER FLOWS
Sem is currently in a harbour with his boat. He is about to teach new sailors how to sail. He is planning which day in the upcoming week would be best to have this lesson. This mostly depends on the conditions of the weather. It is important for the beginner sailors to have a calm weather.
STEP #6: PROGRESSING TOWARDS HIGH FIDELITY WIREFRAMES
Usability testing provided information for further development of the app. Issues which were found during the testing have been fixed to achieve effective outcome of the app.
