HOVr: Ride with your friends

This project was inspired by the CHI 2019 Student Design Competition theme of “Weaving the threads”. The prompt was to design an interface that uses technology to strengthen our social fabric.

We designed a hypothetical application called HOVr that coordinates carpools for mutual friends. Students at the University of Michigan are constantly looking to mitigate the expense of traveling to and from the airport. A common solution to relieve this financial burden is to carpool with a friend. However, there currently exists no central platform to connect students with their peers for airport transportation. Therefore, HOVr would alleviate this stress by connecting U of M riders via their social network and help them coordinate shared rides.

My main role in this project was the visual aspects: prototyping, brand development, and presentation.