Birder is an app for Birdwatchers.
Problem
・Users want to know the bird’s location quickly because the birds move so fast.
・People who don’t attend any birdwatching are hard to find the same hobby friends.
・Usually they used Instagram or Twitter. However, it is not specialized in exchanging information about birds.
・It takes time to find out the bird’s name.
Solution
・ it identifies the exact location of where a bird was spotted using GPS.
・ it tells you the exact time and day when the bird was spotted, and
・ it shows you the pictures and names of the birds. All of this information is available in real-time when a user is using the app.
ROLE
Product Designer
UX Researcher
DURATION
3 months
NOTE
This is a project in the Product Design course at Pratt institute.
01
RESEARCH
02
DEFINE
03
DESIGN
04
PROTOTYPE & TEST
Initial Research
At first, we start to find out competitors.
Initial research was conducted to learn more about birdwatching applications. This included a deep dive into current Birdwatching app trends, learning more about current demographics, and researching people's interests.
ebird
birdeyes
Merlin App
Birder Prototype
1.Why I started the project
I wanted to tell anyone can try birdwatching out easily.
2. where the problem originated
When we do bird watching, it takes too mch time to findout the specific bird’s name
3. Why I decided to tackle this project
We need the app to find out the bird’s name quickly.
"How might we provide bird watchers an app that can help them find birds, identify the birds’ names and locations – right in the palm of their hand?"
I did a user test.
Synthesis
1.It's hard to tell what the bird icon is on the first page.
2. To distinguish between bird species from the bird icon is difficult to for old people.
3.People recommend to find a bird from “Near by” more than click the app.
4. Some time , icon caused a misunderstanding.
5. It's hard to find the next button to press, so I need to review it (Post, Choose)
from this user test, I changed the design
Final prototype
Measuring success
measured by the database it collects from users
bird pictures, types of birds, and GPS locations.The larger my database, the easier it is for my users to identify birds
