iNaturalist Redesign

In collaboration with fellow student designers Jakob Elliott, Cara Dougherty, and Meghan Sawyer we chose the nature identification app “iNaturalist” to redesign.

iNaturalist tracks different biodiversity submitted by users around the world. These users can submit their own “observations” for what they find, create a journal of their findings, and navigate the plentiful amount of resources about different organisms that the app provides.

iNaturalist Redesign Video Walkthrough

Give the redesign a try!

Click anywhere on the phone screen to get started. Even go full screen!

What & Why?

Pros:

  • Clear Hierarchy

  • Various identification resources

  • Various Views

Cons:

  • Information Overload

  • Lack of Gutters

  • No follow or feed functions

Benchmarking

Proposed Features:

  • Location bounding feature

  • Feed and follow option, similar to Instagram

  • Rewards system for ID’s/Daily Streak

  • Local news and notifications

  • Filters for species, timeline, and location

objectives

Proposed Features:

  • Rewards system for identifying/Daily streak

  • Introduce a feed and follow option

  • Limit explore range

  • Filters for species, timeline, and location

  • Clear headers, tabs, and guides

  • Leaderboard functionality for identification

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