Jeff McNeil, President of user experience (UX) design consulting firm New Spin Digital, shares UX observations from 18 months renting his car out on RelayRides.
2. We do digital product design
• Research
• Interaction design
• Visual design
• Prototype development
• Front-end development
• Usability testing
• Design leadership
• Team building
• Advisory
• Speaking engagements
3. Some things we’re working on now
• Rapidly prototyping new UI interaction models and prototypes for an
enterprise data backup provider
• Advising a successful software solutions provider on the UX overhaul of
its health insurance exchange web portal
• Helping an IT systems integrator prioritize and address usability and
accessibility issues in a consumer-facing health platform
Some things that we’re working on
11. Renters ask me basic RelayRides questions
in their messages and rental inquiries.
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12. ➔ “What happens if I go over on the miles?”
➔ “Can I buy this as a gift for my boyfriend?”
➔ “I have an international drivers license. Is that OK?”
➔ “How does insurance work?”
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13. Renters think my car is local to them when it’s not.
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24. Research • Interaction design • Visual design • Prototype development • Front-end development
Usability testing • Design leadership • Team building • Advisory • Speaking engagements
Creating user experiences that engage, inform, and compel