Creative Brief
Help one navigate easily and operate the public transport system of the urban jungle
Getting lost by accident, should not be an option and if you’re traveling to a city where you won’t have your own car then, public transit can be a puzzling challenge. Especially if you’re trying to use taxis and buses, which are always nerve rocking.
In Our city of Joburg the use of public transport system for anything requires an expert knowledge of the unwritten lore of hand signs indicating which taxi is travelling where, and an understanding of the various routes and how they intersect
Wer2 is a public transport application that lets you get realtime information such as scheduled bus times, public taxi routes, train times and locations from which you can board your transportation
The different integrated features allows you to view alternative routes as well as giving you access to weather forecast information, ensuring that you are well prepared for your trip.
Task
Create a user-friendly mobile application, to simplify and enhance the navigation and operation of the public transport system within urban areas. The app aims to provide users with real-time information, route planning, and seamless interaction with public transportation services.
Year
2016
Design
IOS,
ANDROID
Client
Ziiiner
iOS and Android
CONCEPT AND PLANNING
We spent many days planning an overall concept of the app, from the login page to the search engine and making sure that every small details was concided.
With the simplicity of the App we knew it was capital to have a self-explanatory visual language. For this, we leveraged the use of icons. A set of icons that define all the features the app has to offer was created. We work conjointly with all the department of the company, to ensure that the App exceed expectations, no matter which device you viewed it on
DESIGN
Wer2 has an easy & user friendly system for anyone with zero knowledge to operate the public transport system. This is as easy as making a call from your phone.
Users simply put in their location and destination, select what type of transportation they want to use (taxi, bus, train) and the app will do the rest generating several public transport route which the commuter can then choose from.
FEATURES DEVELOPPED
- Where you can catch your specific transportation whether it be buses, cabs or taxi’s and trains.
- The gestures used to catch the taxi on the road
- The fares of that specific taxi and the total price of the entire trip
- The weather forecast of your destination
- An integrated calculator to help with the fares in the taxi
- Scheduled times
- Wer2 will help monitor the train that you need to board and pin-point the location of other incoming trains on the map with the use of alerts
- Alerts informing you of any problems that might arise
