GoKid

Why

Coordinating children’s transportation to school and after-school activities can be a logistical challenge for busy parents. Traditional methods, like email chains and text messages, are often inefficient and prone to miscommunication. With the increasing need for trusted, reliable carpooling solutions, there was a clear demand for a streamlined tool that simplifies this process.

What

GoKid is a mobile carpool-sharing app designed specifically for parents. It enables them to easily coordinate their children’s transportation with trusted families and friends. The app centralizes carpool information, allowing parents to discover available carpools, manage schedules, and track vehicles in real-time, all from one convenient platform.

How

GoKid simplifies carpooling with features like automated invitations, schedule management, route optimization, and real-time notifications. Parents can set up various types of carpools—whether for a one-time event or recurring trips—and invite others to join. The app keeps everyone informed with reminders and updates, ensuring a smooth and efficient carpooling experience for all involved.

Project Context

Context

Compony

GoKid

Title

UI and Interactive Designer

Role

As the UI and Interactive Designer, I collaborated closely with UX designers to refine wireframes based on user feedback, ensuring that the final designs adhered to consistent UI standards.

Project type

Startup project

Duration

6 mo. engagement, working with PM and UX designers

Product overview

GoKid is a mobile carpool-sharing app designed to transform how parents manage their children’s transportation to school and after-school activities by connecting them with trusted families and friends. The project aimed to simplify the complex logistics of coordinating carpools, offering parents an intuitive and familiar platform that enhances trust through the use of recognizable faces in the UI. GoKid not only streamlines scheduling and communication but also fosters a sense of community among users, encouraging shared responsibilities and helping to create a safer, more reliable transportation network for children.

GoKid Mobile UI Design Overview

Familiar Faces, Seamless Journeys: A UI Designed for Trust and Simplicity

The UI design for GoKid was crafted with the goal of simplifying the carpooling experience for busy parents. By focusing on clarity and ease of use, the interface was designed to guide users effortlessly through the process of setting up and managing carpools. Key elements, such as automated invitations, route optimization, and real-time notifications, are presented in a clean and intuitive layout, ensuring that parents can quickly access the information they need. The design emphasizes familiarity and trust by incorporating recognizable elements like the faces of family members and friends, allowing users to feel confident and connected as they coordinate their children’s transportation.

Expanding Carpooling Scheduling to Web

Mobile for immediate scheduling and real-time tracking, web for long-term and recurring schedule planning

The GoKid Web version is designed to streamline your carpool planning by focusing on scheduling and organizing upcoming rides. With an intuitive interface, the web version allows you to set up and manage carpool schedules in advance, coordinating with trusted families and friends at your convenience. While the mobile app excels in managing immediate schedules and real-time tracking, GoKid Web ensures that all your planning needs are covered, providing a consistent and familiar experience across devices. Whether you’re arranging weekly carpools or managing one-time events, GoKid Web offers a comprehensive solution to keep your carpooling organized and efficient.