User Experience Research
Hiking Project
Hiking Project is a crowd-sourced website and app that provides people with access to over 75,000 trails around the world. It is a popular resource for hikers, allowing them to find hikes in their area, complete with geographic profiles, reviews, and pictures.
The entire project consists of the following:
- Journey Map
- Personas
- Needs Assessment Report
- Ideation
- App Prototype
- Presentation with Recommendations
- Test Report and Recommendations
Explore the Project
Journey Map
Journey map detailing the experience when using the app.
Personas
User research identified two personas that were created to create a realistic representation of the audience for user testing.
Needs Assessment Report
Comprehensive needs assessment that identifies and defines user requirements.
Ideation
Design concepts based on the defined user-centered problem.
Prototype
App prototype designed to address many of the usability issues identified during user testing.
Presentation
Presentation detailing the project, outputs, and associated findings.
Test Report & Recommendations
Final report detailing all of the usability recommendations based on the analyzed user data and prototype.