van guru

Van life can be challenging. We found the most common pain points and pulled together solutions for the exploratory inquirers and experienced van lifers, too.
There are a number of risks and challenges that come with van life. The common thread amongst users we interviewed was that there isn’t a centralized place to find information.
HiFi Wireframing
We tackled van lifers’ greatest pain points, adding pages for crowdsourced information, selecting a van, finding apps for specific use cases, and a checklist for getting started.
One of the biggest hits for users is our Digital Resources page, where we list the most reliable apps & websites for parking, finding gas, and seeking activities, to name a few. This takes some of the guesswork out of questions that arise on a daily basis.
Check out Van Guru on Figma

SF.

There’s a lot to know about San Francisco, with a wide variety of users to consider. In oversimplified terms, there are visitors and there are residents.
Paring down an abundance of information comes with unique challenges for a website with broad intentions. Users of all kinds rely on this site to find important information—in different languages and for a vast variety of reasons.
HiFi Wireframing in Figma
We reconstructed the site through an extensive re-architecting of existing information, optimizing for effortless navigability.
Superficially but also importantly, we gave it an aesthetic boost for a more current look and feel.
The original site only had two (2!) options to choose from on the navigation bar, so we expanded it to offer more categories that our users are seeking.
I edited copy throughout the site to read in plain English, with sensible headers and brief descriptions for each section.
SF.gov for WEB on Figma
SF.gov for MOBILE on Figma

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