Haven
I led a team of 3 designers to ideate, design, and present an app in 36 hours earning 1st place in York University's 2024 DESN Hackathon.
Overview
As one of the most diverse cities in the world, Toronto is home to a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and personalities.
Haven is an app designed through an assessment of the complex social ecologies of our city. As a social platform, Haven is intended to connect marginalized demographics within Toronto through community-specific safe spaces.
Using crowdsourced data, Haven actively suggests businesses and leisure establishments based on each user's unique identity.
To incentivize businesses and ensure info is up to date, our algorithm is driven by user-submitted evaluations.
This is not a traditional review system like Yelp or Google.
Instead, Haven lets users evaluate places on behalf of the communities they identify with, giving everyone a voice to recommend for-or against-the places they visit.
My Contributions
I managed the team, comprised of Ben Giannis, Matteo de Sanctis, and myself, to make efficient and intentional decisions that progressed the team. After we decided on the main features, I assembled a moodboard for the UX/UI design, as well as helped with the branding (keeping in mind AAA accessibility standards). We then wireframed and prototyped the app together.
Services
Brand Identity
Product Design
UX/UI Design
