Orion was designed to give you simple and actionable information about planning your travelling itinerary.

ORION

Orion was designed to give you simple and actionable information about planning your travelling itinerary.

Overview

Designed to give you simple and actionable information about planning your travelling itinerary.

Type

Responsive Website

Service

UX/ Research
UX Design
UI Design

Duration

2 months

Business Type

B2B

Type

Responsive Website

Service

UX/ Research
UX Design
UI Design

Duration

2 months

Business Type

B2B

Project Overview

Orion is an MVP Product that seeks to help travellers and potential travellers plan their itinerary, which is the easiest way it can get. The features can help the users perform their tasks, yet they are minimized so that users don’t feel the weight or pressure of dealing with so many details.

Problem Statement

How long will you look for the best flight price and timing for your trip, or how long will it take to find the ideal hotel for your vacation? You can agree that, it takes weeks of subconscious planning, and some people even delegate their travelling plans because of the stress.

Objectives

  • To create an intuitive website that helps with easy itinerary planning.
  • To reduce information overload associated with travel apps.
  • To create a simplified website where users can generate a trip plan with minimal input.
  • To attend to the specific travel needs of each user.

Our Process

The STEP process has been the go-to strategy for ensuring the implementation process flows smoothly towards completion. STEP is an acronym that stands for Soak, Think, Execute, and Proof.

Process We Followed

The process is divided into three phases to ensure no stone is left unturned to give the users the best experience: UX Research, UX Design and UI Design. A competitive analysis was conducted to identify strategic methods for positioning the app to the users.

UX Designing

UX Research helped identify solutions to the user problem. We designed the sitemap which gave a clear and logical arrangement of the main pages(Homepage, Curated Trips and My Trips). The feature lists helped identify the core function of the website which is to generate trip itinerary easily. The task flows drew out a simple user journey from the login page to itinerary page.

UI Designing

This phase marked the transition from abstract concepts to a concrete digital experience. The UI design was comprehensive enough to match the user flows and features into a cohesive design. We created a mood boards that revolved around a bright and lively theme to add emotions to the design and immerse the users into a vacation mode.

Research

Market Research

We did a competitive research to help us understand what a typical travel website or app looks like. They all had different modes of generating an itinerary for the user which were sometimes stressful. They all focused on selling tourism products rather than selling a solution— an itinerary. Focusing on creating the perfect itinerary is enough push to make customers out of the users.

UX Designing

Problems

  • Information Overload

    Many travel apps and websites offer many offers for users, which can be a stumbling block to completing their tasks. The plethora of options and travel information also makes users indecisive and frustrated.

  • Many Travel Features

    Travel apps are now incorporating so many features to attract a bigger target audience, which has resulted in redundant features competing with essential features for attention in an app or a website.

  • Multiple action Point

    If users are not asked to book a flight now, a banner will tell them to connect with a travel partner. Users can only do one thing at a time, but unfortunately, many travel apps and websites have ruled that out in user research.

Solutions

  • Focus on Simplicity in UX

    We designed the website to be simple and focus on easy navigation. This was achieved through well-planned content placement, avoiding the use of technical jargon, and using design elements like typography and colours to guide users' eye movement.

  • Minimalism in Design

    Minimalist design is not outdated; we used it to make the Orion website less cluttered and focus on users' essential travel needs. The features were designed to make sure it solves at least user problems; this helped reduce the proliferation of features.

  • Less input from Users

    Since features were merged, one action from the user means performing two or more tasks, as the case may be. So, it is more efficient for users to plan their travel easily and in due time.

Task Flow

We arranged the information into structured sitemaps to improve navigation and make the user experience more enjoyable.

Site Map

The Sitemap was redesigned to improve the usability of the application.

WireFrame

This is like a draft designed to test the functionality and how it matches the client's brief before the main design.

UI Design

The UI design brought our ideas to life. Our designers selected UI elements like colours, typography, and a design system aligned with the research and UX recommendations. Another thing we kept in mind was compliance with the brand identity.

Typography

Color palette

Icons

UI Components

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