Overview
Goodreads is social book-tracking app that allows you to engage with your friends and extended community through a shared love for reading. As an avid reader and Goodreads user, I've long been frustrated by the app's unintuitive experience. I conducted this redesign for a UX Design course at NYU.
Role
Sole UX Designer
Tools
Figma
Timeline
3 weeks
Nov 2023
Feature
View only Friend Activity on the Main Feed
The filter function allows users to customize the updates they want to see on their main feed.
In user interviews, 5 of 5 users used the main feed to find new books and cited friends as a main source of book recommendations. Meanwhile, 60 percent of users mentioned that the main feed was poorly organized.
Feature
Smart tagging on
the Book Page
Books are tagged by genre, themes, mood, and pace, with an emphasis on genre.
80 percent of users shown a competitor's book page, found tags helpful. 91 percent of users interviewed named genre as one of the main considerations when choosing a new book.
Feature
Refreshed UI Components
Updated buttons, colors, and card styles to modernize the feel of the app
In user interviews, 5 of 11 users mentioned a dislike for the outdated look of Goodreads
