Leading end-to-end product design of a web scheduling startup
role
Founding Product Designer
team
1 Designer, 2 Devs, 4 PMs
timeline
Sep 2023 - Present
skills
Product Design, Interface Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, Usability Testing, Thematic Analysis
background
Weave is a web scheduling tool designed to make scheduling group events effortless and enjoyable for everyone.
what did we build?
Weave is a web-based, scheduling tool designed to make scheduling group events effortless and enjoyable for everyone.
Weave is a web-based, scheduling tool that makes scheduling group events easier for everyone. We released our MVP in November 2024, and have amassed over 250 users a month. Currently, we are going through a UI facelift.
why?
Juggling busy schedules makes it challenging to find time to see your loved ones 🤹
Whether you're a student juggling classes and extracurriculars, or you're trying to find time to see your friends now that you work full-time - it's become more difficult to find the best time to schedule group events.
what's out there right now?
Alternatives offer frustrating scheduling experiences 😣
Competitors like Schej, When2Meet, or Lettuce Meet fail to provide clear and useful cues to encourage simple experiences upon scheduling group events.
Schej lacks a clear indicator for non-sequential dates -
Schej lacks a clear indicator for non-sequential dates -
Subtle crisscross lines on Schej cause users to miss out-of-view dates
Subtle crisscross lines on Schej cause users to miss out-of-view dates
Subtle crisscross lines on Schej cause users to miss out-of-view dates
When2Meet's mobile "unfriendly" interface
When2Meet's mobile "unfriendly" interface
When2Meet's mobile "unfriendly" interface
Inability to select availability for an entire day on Schej
Inability to select availability for an entire day on Schej
approach
Focus on creating obvious cues to decrease the risk of confusion and overlooking important details ⭐️
We ensured the seamless process of creating an event and filling your availability by tackling these key pain points from existing alternatives. Key features including salient lines indicating non-sequential days and clear cues to imply more days beyond the current view.
Seamless event creation & simple availability input
Seamless event creation & simple availability input
Reminder of selected dates and explicit cues identifying out-of-view dates
Reminder of selected dates and explicit cues identifying out-of-view dates
Reminder of selected dates and explicit cues identifying out-of-view dates
Purple lines highlighting non-sequential days to avoid confusion
Purple lines highlighting non-sequential days to avoid confusion
Purple lines highlighting non-sequential days to avoid confusion
Finding best times & sharing options
Finding best times & sharing options
what do the users think?
Weave gives the functionality to efficiently schedule an event 🛠️
Conducting usability studies with 5 participants, participant responses suggest overall satisfaction with the intuitiveness of the product. Explicit cues and distinctions played a huge role in the positive overall user experience. Users reported high likelihood of recommending the product to others.
impact
Weave is in action 🎬
In early November 2024, we launched a working MVP that can be found at weaveapp.ca. Today, we enable people from around the world to find time to make memories - building a community of over 250 users monthly.
In the meantime, we are currently finalizing a redesign (what you saw above) that will aim to focus on further enhancing user's journey in scheduling group events.
thank you
2 years in the making 💜
Since the beginning of Weave in 2023, I've had the amazing opportunity to work and grow with a team of talented individuals. To Alex, Alessandra, Andrew, Angie, Kai, Fiona, and Jenny - thank you all for your support and expertise! I'm looking forward to see how Weave grows 🪴.
let's get to know each other :)
let's get to know each other :)
