Weather Now

User Research and UI Redesign

Weather Now is a mobile application that provides hourly and daily weather forecasts and detailed weather information such as air quality, wind speed, humidity, sunrise and sunset times.

Role

Tools

Platform

Visual Designer

Mobile iOS

Figma, Illustrator

Heuristic Evaluation

The premium icon is located on the bottom navigation bar. In general, the important information is in the navigation, but the premium option is not essential information that users need to know to use this app.

The design is out of date and the app visuals don’t match website design.

When you tap on one of the bookmark locations, the screen goes back to the home screen and details such as humidity, wind speed, etc. are hard to find.

Design Goal 1 / 3

Remove unnecessary elements, functions and improve the overall visual hierarchy.

The globe image in the middle of the home screen has no function, and it negatively affects the overall visual design. The important information is on top, but it's very small and not powerful enough to get the user's attention. Remove the globe and improve the overall visual structure of the app to be more functional and aesthetically pleasing.

Design Goal 2 / 3

Redesign the icons in the navigation bar.

The current icons on the navigation bar are hard to understand for first-time users. Make the icons more intuitive and remove unimportant elements, so users can understand them without any confusion.

Design Goal 3 / 3

Improve the current bookmarks page.

The visual design of the current bookmark page is out of date and there is not enough information for users to know. Improve the design and add essential weather information with a visual hierarchy and modern UI elements.