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UI/UX Design

Meridian App

Travel companion app — research, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototype for iOS.

Year

2025

Role

UX Research · Product Strategy · UI Design · Prototyping

Deliverables

Research Report · User Flows · Wireframes · High-fidelity Prototype · Usability Test Report

Current Phase

Design

Progress

Discovery
Research
Design
Build
Testing
Launch

Overview

Meridian started with a simple observation: spontaneous travel is broken. Every existing tool assumes you know where you're going. Meridian is designed for the opposite — helping people discover and plan trips on the fly, with minimal friction and maximum delight.

Preview

Discovery screen — personalized recommendations

Preview

Trip planning interface

Preview

Map exploration mode

Challenges

  • Designing for spontaneity while maintaining enough structure to be useful
  • Handling offline-first architecture in the prototype

Lessons Learned

  • User interviews revealed that 'discovery' means different things to different travel personas
  • Map-based interfaces need aggressive progressive disclosure

Next Steps