google
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UI/UX & Product Design | 2022
{Utopian UI UX Project}
Since I started using Google Maps, I hoped for a day when someone would implement this simple, yet life-changing tool. This idea has been sitting in my mind for around 8 years now, and instead of waiting for someone to do it, I decided to create a demo and publish it somewhere in the hopes that Google Senpai will notice me 🥺 (lol sorry for the terrible joke).
What if Google came to the rescue?
I am sure you also had this moment: when you simply stopped paying attention to your route using public transportation, and missed your stop.
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I have been in this situation so many times… And specially when you are user of NYC MTA subway, it is hard to keep track of the where you are.Â
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To solve it, I decided to create this button on Google Maps to insert a pin that will alert the user with sound and buzz, notifying about the stop so they are able to get safely to their destination.
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Currently Google doesn’t have that tool. What is available today on GMaps is a guided tool, very useful for hands-free access.Â
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But let’s be honest – it can be a bit annoying, specially if you are not going to need a guided trip.
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So, what is this?
It is a suggestion of a new interaction for Google Maps.
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A new feature that will be available on the app, potentially after the user creates a route, (it can be available all times), where a pin-point can be placed on the map, in a way that when the user is approaching this location, their phone will buzz (and ring, depending on the preferences), alerting that they are approaching the selected spot.
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Ok, I like it, Picasso
As the regular alarm, the user can snooze it.
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Other important locations can be randomly pinned on the map, so the user is notified every time they approach it.Â
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To Google people: if you decide to implement this, give me a shout out! And, you know, maybe a job 😉
