STUDENT PROJECT
NightSaver: An app for women’s safety
For crime prevention and help with in-the-moment danger
About
Project Brief
Create a digital product that offers new ways of promoting safety from modern-day dangers.
Solution
This app gives women a safety net for when they are out in public to provide a sense of relief. It helps them with in-the-moment dangers and danger prevention. It promotes a sense of safety within one’s community.
The Team
Sydney Avery
Lydia Lelapinyokul
Anna Fang
Yujung Lee
How Might We…
Create a quick and easy way to access the resources people need to feel safe?
Help identify signs of potential danger?
Reduce the number of steps someone needs to feel safe in public spaces?
Style Guide
This is the toolkit used throughout that summarizes and unifies the design choices.
Final Design
Help in the Moment
When in danger there needs to be an easy way to get help ASAP so I have created multiple pathways for getting the right kind of help for you.
Danger Prevention
View recent reports of danger in your area posted by your community as well as police reports. Looks for Safety posts in green so there is an area to go to when you feel in danger.
Help from your Community
Get help nearby ASAP from your community members to gain a sense of safety where you live. Your friends may not be close by in a moment of danger but someone from your community might be.
Demo
Skit with Final Prototype
We created a skit demonstrating a situation in which someone might use the app
Wireframes
This lays out the user flow between the screens and connects the information architecture to its visual design by showing paths between pages.
Site Map
This gives a good overview of what the app includes
Product Map
Future Development
By designing a safety app for women and feminine presenting people, we learned a lot about different types of dangers, how people experience danger in the real world, and understanding ways to help people access the help they need quickly and easily. Some further explorations that we want to tackle include...
Privacy
Not wanting to share their info/location with the app
Adaptability
Safety needs vary depending on the location, culture, and social norms
Reliance
Over reliance can lead to false sense of security
Inclusivity
Designed with diverse range of all women in mind