Carlos Garcia

English

Carlos Garcia

English

Carlos Garcia

English

Free is a digital product designed to
simplify and improve trips for users
who needed a clear, fast and
accessible experience.

Free is a digital product designed to simplify and improve trips for users who needed a clear, fast
and accessible experience.

Project: Free

Project: Free

Product Designer

Product Designer

Problem

Planning a trip means juggling multiple apps that don't talk to each other (Airbnb, Maps, Excel, ticket sites, AI). Information ends up scattered across separate documents, leading to confusion, wasted time, and mistakes when it matters most.

Solution

Design a platform that centralizes all trip information โ€”tickets, bookings, locations, budget, and recommendationsโ€” in one place, eliminating the need to jump between multiple apps and scattered documents.

Exploring the industry

Before designing, I analyzed the two leading trip-planning apps to understand what works and what still fails in the market.

Wonderlong

โœ… Strength
Organizes itineraries clearly and integrates place recommendations directly into the trip.

โš ๏ธ Weakness
Users report a slow, bug-prone app with an aggressive subscription model (hard-to-cancel annual charges).

โœ… Strength
Organizes itineraries clearly and integrates place recommendations directly into the trip.

โš ๏ธ Weakness
Users report a slow, bug-prone app with an aggressive subscription model (hard-to-cancel annual charges).

TripIT

โœ… Strength
Automatically centralizes bookings: users forward confirmation emails and the app builds the itinerary without manual entry.

โš ๏ธ Weakness
Only covers flights and lodging โ€” not activity tickets, museums, or restaurants. Users also report constant technical issues (maps that won't load, unreliable syncing).

Users

Tab 1 of 2: Sofia
Tab 1 of 2: Sofia

Solution map

Visual guides

Next TRIP begin in FREE

Next TRIP begin in FREE

UI DESIGN

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