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A better way to host

Designing a seamless mobile experience to help travelers and hosts connect, share spaces, and build community.

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My role:
Lead Product Designer

Design lead for a home sharing mobile app for MyPlace, with a 5 star rating on the app store.

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Context
MyPlace is created to help friends privately share their homes with each other. While the web app had a loyal following, it was difficult to use, and the company had no mobile app.
Key features

Seamless Onboarding Experience

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Profile page

Easy to create, simple and robust

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Home feed

Friends can view each other’s houses and travels

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Post Creation

Enable users to quickly upload photos and available dates for their home

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Post view

Users can view and engage with a posted home.

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Maps

Users can explore by location, finding friends and places on the map.

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Groups

User can share with targeted groups of people

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Messaging

Users can message about a home by replying to a post, or just say hi if they are connected

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Process
I worked closely with users to develop the concepts seen above. I assembled 3 groups of 5: one group of experienced users who often use MyPlace; one group of casual users who have seen the app but used it only once or twice; and one group of unfamiliar users.
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API Logs
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Feedback
  • 4/5 Legacy users declared the app was much more fun and user friendly than the web app
  • 4/5 Moderate users stated they would use the mobile app more than the web app
  • 5/5 Non users enjoyed the experience of the app
I resolved several business and user problems with the redesign. The app is released and has 5 stars in the iOS App Store
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MyPlace IOS app design
Clara Fairbanks
Lead Product Designer
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