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Trade Me

Ideation

Trade Me's branding and the clean illustrative style offer an excellent context for animated content and micro-interactions. Wondering how might Kevin the Kiwi look while running, I came up with this little animation.

Solution Concept

Animated with After Effects and exported with Bodymovin, the loop run sequence is also available as a JSON file. Feel free to check it out here: https://lottiefiles.com/share/bC51sz

Uber Mood

Ideation

Sometimes your Uber driver will have great a great story to share while some other times, you might just want to keep to yourself.

Whichever the case,  a feature that would communicate the passenger's mood to the driver, would help preset boundaries of interaction without the risk of appearing unfriendly and getting a negative review.

Solution Concept

Taking inspiration from Uber's illustrative style and UI/UX, I've animated a proof of concept that shows a possible path to communicate and enable the "Moods" feature.

Hot Point page layout with custom graphic

Google Maps Commuter Alarm

Ideation

You're working two jobs to pay off that student loan, or you're a nurse who's just finished the night shift and decided to take public transport to go home.

Whatever the case may be, whether you like it or not, we've all been there: exhausted, dozing off on our commute and just narrowly missing our stop.

"For those who are sleep-deprived, a short nap, even on a train (but preferably in a semi-recumbent or recumbent position), can be helpful, even if one only gets into the lighter stages of sleep," said Dr. Phyllis Zee, director of the sleep disorders clinic at Northwestern University Medical Center. "It is still an opportunity to dissipate the mounting sleep pressure in the brain. So, even short 20-minute naps have been found to improve performance."

ABC News- Sleeping on the Train May Offer Some Benefit

Solution Concept

Google Maps Commuter Alarm - With similar behavior to other Google Maps reminders and notifications, a switch at the bottom of the page would activate the feature.

Hot Point page layout with custom graphic

Alarm

Two types of alarms would offer enough flexibility for efficient use of the nap time. When GPS signal would not be reliable enough, like in a subway system, a time alarm could be set up instead.

The Map Commuter Alarm feature could take full advantage of the haptic element that comes with Apple Watch for a more immersive experience. Notifications and overview of the alarm selection would also be available at a glance.

Solution Concept

Google Maps Commuter Alarm - With similar behavior to other Google Maps reminders and notifications, a switch at the bottom of the page would activate the feature.

Hot Point page layout with custom graphic
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