Navigator App
Navigator App
Case Studies
Case Studies
My Role
UI Designer
Type
SaaS
Tools
Figma, FigJam
Timeline
July-August 2025
My Role
UI Designer
Type
SaaS
Tools
Figma, FigJam
Timeline
July-August 2025
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Mobile
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Branding
Why this project?
Finding the perimeter is easy, but navigating inside is the real challenge.
Why this project?
Finding the perimeter is easy, but navigating inside is the real challenge.
Traditional navigation apps stop at the entrance.
Traditional navigation apps stop at the entrance.
Once inside...
GPS loses accuracy
Indoor maps are confusing
Friends can't share precise locations
Meeting someone becomes frustrating
GPS loses accuracy
How might we help users confidently navigate unfamiliar indoor environments when GPS becomes unreliable?
How might we help users confidently navigate unfamiliar indoor environments when GPS becomes unreliable?
Contributions
Contributions
What I contributed
What I contributed
✓ Conducted user interviews
✓ Synthesized research insights
✓ Defined product direction
✓ Designed user flows
✓ Built the visual identity
✓ Created high-fidelity interface
Key Insights
Key Insights
What I found from user research
What I found from user research
Meeting friends is harder than finding places
People wanted to live in an indoor location sharing.
GPS stops helping indoors
Users lose confidence once they enter buildings.
Visual directions reduce cognitive effort
Users preferred landmarks and AR over written instructions.
Meeting friends is harder than finding places
People wanted to live in an indoor location sharing.
GPS stops helping indoors
Users lose confidence once they enter buildings.
Visual directions reduce cognitive effort
Users preferred landmarks and AR over written instructions.
Design Principles
Design Principles
Reduce uncertainty: Show users they're on the right path.
Make navigation continuous: Indoor and outdoor shouldn't feel like different experiences.
Build confidence: Use confirmation, landmarks, and feedback.
Design for unreliable GPS: Support multiple positioning methods.
Reduce uncertainty: Show users they're on the right path.
Make navigation continuous: Indoor and outdoor shouldn't feel like different experiences.
Build confidence: Use confirmation, landmarks, and feedback.
Design for unreliable GPS: Support multiple positioning methods.
Branding only truly makes sense when it's design principles rather than just a logo. Influence the visual identity. For example, leveraging high contrast for easy scanning, minimal arrows to dictate movement, and bright green against a dark background to guarantee visibility.
Branding only truly makes sense when it's design principles rather than just a logo. Influence the visual identity. For example, leveraging high contrast for easy scanning, minimal arrows to dictate movement, and bright green against a dark background to guarantee visibility.
Helping friends meet indoors
Helping friends meet indoors
AR guidance
AR guidance
Supporting offline navigation
Supporting offline navigation
Validation
Validation
Testing interfaces and flows
Testing interfaces and flows
Users appreciated
Indoor location sharing
AR directions
Offline support
Participants also suggested
• clearer indoor search
• confirmation feedback
• shortcut navigation
Users appreciated
Indoor location sharing
AR directions
Offline support
Participants also suggested
• clearer indoor search
• confirmation feedback
• shortcut navigation
The Outcome
The Outcome
Users found the combination of real-time indoor/outdoor routes, VR, pin location, and precise indoor location sharing especially helpful for meeting friends. One participant noted, ‘I like how I can see exactly where my friend is inside the building, it makes meeting up so much easier.’
Users found the combination of real-time indoor/outdoor routes, VR, pin location, and precise indoor location sharing especially helpful for meeting friends. One participant noted, ‘I like how I can see exactly where my friend is inside the building, it makes meeting up so much easier.’
What I learned
What I learned
Initially, I focused on adding innovative features like AR. Through research, I realized users cared less about advanced technology and more about feeling confident that they were going the right way.
That shifted my design priorities from showcasing technology to reducing uncertainty through feedback, location confirmation, and simple interactions.
Initially, I focused on adding innovative features like AR. Through research, I realized users cared less about advanced technology and more about feeling confident that they were going the right way.
That shifted my design priorities from showcasing technology to reducing uncertainty through feedback, location confirmation, and simple interactions.
THANK YOU!
Thanks for taking the time to explore this project.
I’m always open to feedback and would love to hear your thoughts.
“If you’re interested, feel free to dive into the next project.” 😍🤩
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visiting my site.
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Have any Question? Feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or Email me: yimpanhchakporreaksmey@gmail.com
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