Splittrip — Design Process
To provide insight into how I solve problems and approach design as a discipline, I have documented the process of designing Quicktrip. This feature saves time by automating repetitive actions.
TLDR; We talked with our customers and identified unmet needs related to sharing trip blockers. We then worked iteratively to address these needs, resulting in a modular automation approach that can be expanded in the future.
Interactable Prototype
M in MVP
Splittrip started as an app that allowed users to add multi-day trips and share road trips with people around them.
Quicktrip makes it simple: share fuel costs with friends in just three clicks!
Removing all the clutter for users to have seamless experiance
About Quicktrip
QuickTrip is an intuitive app for calculating and sharing fuel costs among friends, making group travel efficient and transparent. It simplifies trip planning by providing accurate fuel cost estimates and easy expense sharing, ensuring a seamless travel experience for all.
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Discovering the need
QuickTrip meets the need for an easy, efficient way to calculate and split fuel costs, making group travel planning seamless and transparent. It’s ideal for friends and families looking to simplify expense sharing and enjoy hassle-free trips together.
Framing the challenge
In developing QuickTrip, the primary challenge was to design a user-friendly solution that addressed the complexities of splitting fuel costs for group travel. The goal was to create an app that provided a seamless, intuitive experience for users to calculate, share, and manage expenses transparently. Balancing accurate cost estimation with a sleek, engaging design was essential to making QuickTrip both practical and enjoyable for users on the go.
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Prototyping a solution
To tackle QuickTrip’s design challenges, I developed an interactive prototype focusing on a clean, intuitive interface that simplifies cost-sharing for users. Key features included a streamlined fuel calculator, expense-sharing options, and visually engaging icons that enhance usability. Through user testing and feedback loops, I refined the prototype to ensure seamless navigation and efficient functionality, making it easy for users to manage trip expenses collaboratively and effortlessly.
Outcome
The final design for QuickTrip delivered a streamlined, user-centered app that makes splitting fuel costs and managing group travel expenses simple and intuitive. User feedback highlighted the app’s clean layout, clear cost-sharing visuals, and ease of use as standout elements. QuickTrip’s design successfully addressed user needs for transparency and convenience, resulting in a polished solution that enhances the group travel experience and supports fair, effortless expense sharing.
