Apple Weather App

Track Weather on Specific Dates for Seamless Scheduling

The Problem

Solution

MVP

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Project Context

Case-study Overview

This Fall 2024 solo project is part of the Parson's MPS Communication Design core class, Major 1 Studio. Each designer selected an existing product and designed a new feature to improve its functionality.

Timeline

4 weeks Nov 4 - 29

Role

Product Designer

Industry

Technology

Skills

User Interview

User Flow

Wireframing

User Testing

Industry

Technology

Skills

User Interview

Wireframing

My approach

Problem Discovery

Design & Ideation

Feedback & Prototype

Usability testing

Synthesis & iteration

Hi-Fi

User Testing

Next Steps

The Problem

Weather Uncertainty Makes Planning Difficult

Users struggle to plan events or activities due to the lack of tools that track weather on specific future dates, leading to uncertainty and scheduling conflicts

My Solution

A personalized dashboard for users to manage and track their events

Pinned events at a glance

Users can now create events and view the weather forecast for their upcoming plans.

Easily create events just like you would on Apple Calendar.

A personalized dashboard for users to monitor weather and plan ahead with greater efficiency

Problem Discovery

The Goal

To reimagine this routine task, uncovering ways to elevate the app from a practical tool to an experience that genuinely enhances people’s lives.

Research Plan

This then led me to ask….

How might we transform the Apple Weather app into an engaging experience that enhances users’ daily lives?

Below are some key questions I had while thinking collecting my research:

01

How often do they use the app, and in what contexts (time of day) ?

02

How do users currently plan events or activities around weather forecast?

03

Do people want to spend more or less time on the Weather app?

Target Audience

Who are the primary users?

Apple users

All Apple products include Apple's weather app

Daily Commuter

People that check the app for daily travel

Outdoor enthusiast

People who depend on real weather data to plan

Interview Insights

Synethesizing Interviews

Users struggle to plan events or activities due to the lack of tools that track weather on specific future dates, leading to uncertainty and scheduling conflicts

Research

This then led me to ask….

How might we transform the Apple Weather app into an engaging experience that enhances users’ daily lives?

01

How might we deliver simple and clear real-time weather updates and reminders?

02

How might we help people stay informed about weather changes in advance?

03

Do people want to spend more or less time on the Apple Weather app?

Ideation

How Might We's Sketches

For this exercise, my participants (three classmates) each chose one of the three prompts below and sketched their idea within five minutes.

2 - Ideation

Before & After (Site Map)

This compares the original and updated site maps of the Apple Weather App, highlighting how user flows and interactions evolve with the proposed features.

Lo-Fidelity

Following the HMW sketches, I created some wireframes

For this exercise, my participants (three classmates) each chose one of the three prompts below and sketched their idea within five minutes.

Lo-Fidelity

Following the HMW sketches, I created some wireframes

Lo-Fidelity

Following the HMW sketches, I created some wireframes

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