WAYIS

UX Design Study

WAYIS aims to make navigating our earths most beautiful trails more simple and safe by providing guidance on finding the perfect hike and making hikers are prepared for whatever happens. Nature can be unpredictable but WAYIS always has your back.

Challenge

Choosing the right hike can be a labor-intensive task. There are more than 88,600 miles of trail in just the United States alone. Making the wrong choice when selecting a trail can be devastating due to difficulty, weather, and overall preparedness.

Goal

To create an application design that allows a user to easily choose a hike that best suits their needs while keeping them and those around them safe.

Research Goals

  • Understand who is hiking

  • Identify frustrations when planning trips or while hiking

  • Identify what is most important to the hiking community

  • Analyze current resources for competing applications

  • Validate the need for an all-encompassing hiking app

User Interviews