Solution
Solution – A system that allows input and storage of item details and load configurations, generating optimized calculations to save work time and improve efficiency for sound and lighting companies.
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Overview
Smart Load steamlines truck loading for sound and lighting companies with smart tools like Truck View, item input, and load history tracking. It saves time, cuts costs, and protects equipment through efficient, optimized planning.
Problem
Problem – Loading a truck is a complex process with many variables. It’s often done through trial and error, leading to longer work times, inefficiency, higher costs, and sometimes even damage to equipment.
Decision-Making
Truck loading relies on experience and seniority, not structured tools or data.
Survey Findings
Smart Load – User Research Overview to optimize truck loading for sound and lighting professionals, I conducted focused user research to understand workflows and decision-making.
Roles & Workflow
Decision-makers are Team Leaders and Experienced Technicians.
Freelancers manage 10–20 events monthly, often for multiple companies.
Existing Tools
Some use manual graphic tools like SEARATES, which don’t fully solve the problem.
Inefficiencies
Mismanaged loads lead to wasted resources, like sending two trucks instead of one.
Benchmark
As part of the research, a benchmark analysis compared existing solutions to gather insights into technologies, interface design, and visual language for the app's development. Searates was the primary reference for its professional quality and relevance, while Yad2, Subway, and iPhone Calendar offered additional
inspiration for user experience and visual design.
Moovit
Relevance to the App
Transportation-focused platform with efficient route and data visualization.
Key Takeaways
Clear visual presentation of complex data, focusing on real-time updates and navigation simplicity.
Yad2
Marketplace platform with efficient user interactions.
Intuitive search process and streamlined item addition workflow.
Searates
Professional and industry-relevant, closely aligned with the app's logistics-oriented purpose.
Item date functionality, containers and truck section behavior, and structured information presentation.
iPhone Calendar
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Widely recognized tool with familiar user experience.
Establishes standard user expectations for calendar functionality, ensuring familiarity and reliability.
Key Features
Start a New Load
A feature allowing users to initiate a new loading session, organizing equipment and resources for a specific event or transport task.
Add Item
The ability to add specific items or equipment to the load, ensuring detailed tracking and accurate inventory management.
Truck View
A visual representation of the truck's capacity and arrangement, helping users optimize space and confirm proper loading configurations.
Share / Export
A feature to share or export the load details in a user-friendly format, enabling seamless communication and documentation across managers or team.
Wireframes
Designing the wireframes involved a thoughtful and structured approach, focusing on aligning user needs with technical requirements. This process helped ensure clarity and efficiency as the project progressed to development.
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User Interface
The Smart Load app features an intuitive interface for easy planning, tracking, and managing equipment loading.
Home Page
Accessible Front Page
The Home Page provides an overview of upcoming loads, allowing easy access to add new loads and warehouse items. It displays the nearest scheduled loads and offers quick management options, ensuring all relevant information is accessible at a glance.
My Storage
Manage, count,and track all your items
The My Storage section allows you to organize equipment into Sound, Light, and General categories. It includes case categorization, case amounts, and details like contents and dimensions, providing efficient inventory management tailored to the industry.
Show only what in use right now
This toggle filters your storage view to display only the items currently in use, making it easier to track inventory and ensure nothing is missing.
Loads
All loads in one section
The Loads section contains two tabs: Upcoming and History. Each load lists the event name, performer name, and location. The History tab is especially useful for recurring events, saving time by allowing you to quickly review and replicate past loads, even from long ago.
Primary Button
Provides direct access to add a storage item and also allows quick navigation to create a new load from any screen via the nav bar. This button is designed to streamline key actions, ensuring easy access to essential features throughout the app.
Buttom sheet menu
The Share & Edit menu provides quick access to options like Export, Link, Edit, Delete, Duplicate, View, Pin, and details like Who Loaded This Truck? for efficient load management.
Three-Step Process
A full-screen overlay window appears above the main app interface, guiding the user through the process.
Feature: Load First or Last
The user can set the priority for items to load first or last, and specify if an item needs to be dropped off at a certain point or at another event on the way.
Info
The user enters the event name, location, date, and duration, setting up the foundational details for the load.
Items
The user selects items from the menu (Sound, Light, General) and specifies the quantity.
Vehicle
The app calculates the required type and amount of vehicle to successfully carry the load, allowing the user to choose their preferences.
New Load
Add a Storage Item
Keep Your Items In Order
Organize and manage your storage effortlessly. Use the 'Load First' or 'Load Last' options during the new load process to prioritize your items with ease.
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User Scenario
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Start a New Load: Guy, a logistics manager, opens the app, clicks on Start a New Load, and enters the event details (Beer Festival, location, and date).
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Select Items and Special Cases: He chooses items from the Sound, Light, and General departments, marking two cases to be loaded last for easy access at a different event.
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Optimize Loading and Choose Vehicle: The system calculates the optimal loading order, and Guy selects the Isuzu Sumo as the vehicle.
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Share Details for Coordination: In the Upcoming section, he generates a link to the load details and shares it with the day manager for smooth coordination.
Event Page
Clear as a day
On the Event Page, you can view the loads layout. Each row in the track has its own unique combination, optimized to save space and load efficiently. This smart arrangement ensures that everything is organized in the most effective way possible.
Benchmark
As part of the research, a benchmark analysis compared existing solutions to gather insights into technologies, interface design, and visual language for the app's development. Searates was the primary reference for its professional quality and relevance, while Yad2, Subway, and iPhone Calendar offered additional
inspiration for user experience and visual design.
Searates
Moovit
iPhone Calendar
Yad2
Relevance to the App
Professional and industry-relevant, closely aligned with the app's logistics-oriented purpose.
Marketplace platform with efficient user interactions.
Transportation-focused platform with efficient route and data visualization.
Widely recognized tool with familiar user experience.
Key Takeaways
Item date functionality, containers and truck section behavior, and structured information presentation.
Intuitive search process and streamlined item addition workflow.
Clear visual presentation of complex data, focusing on real-time updates and navigation simplicity.
Establishes standard user expectations for calendar functionality, ensuring familiarity and reliability.
Survey Findings
Smart Load – User Research Overview to optimize truck loading for sound and lighting professionals, I conducted focused user research to understand workflows and decision-making.
Decision-Making
Truck loading relies on experience and seniority, not structured tools or data.
Roles & Workflow
Decision-makers are Team Leaders and Experienced Technicians.
Freelancers manage 10–20 events monthly, often for multiple companies.
Inefficiencies
Mismanaged loads lead to wasted resources, like sending two trucks instead of one.
Existing Tools
Some use manual graphic tools like SEARATES, which don’t fully solve the problem.
Key Features
Start a New Load
A feature allowing users to initiate a new loading session, organizing equipment and resources for a specific event or transport task.
Add Item
The ability to add specific
items or equipment to the load, ensuring detailed tracking and accurate inventory management.
Truck View
A visual representation of the truck's capacity and arrangement, helping users optimize space and confirm proper loading configurations.
Share / Export
A feature to share or export
the load details in a user-friendly format, enabling seamless communication and documentation across managers or team.
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Start a New Load: Guy, a logistics manager, opens the app, clicks on Start a New Load, and enters the event details (Beer Festival, location, and date).
-
Select Items and Special Cases: He chooses items from the Sound, Light, and General departments, marking two cases to be loaded last for easy access at a different event.
-
Optimize Loading and Choose Vehicle: The system calculates the optimal loading order, and Guy selects the Isuzu Sumo as the vehicle.
-
Share Details for Coordination: In the Upcoming section, he generates a link to the load details and shares it with the day manager for smooth coordination.
User Scenario
Thanks for your time and attention to get to know Smart Load!
Style Guide
Typography
Extra Light
Light
Medium
Regular
Semi Bold
Bold
Aa
Mulish
Aa
Oswald
Extra Light
Light
Medium
Regular
Semi Bold
Bold
Color Palette
#FFFFFF
#FFE400
#0D5EFE
#03000A
Wireframes
Designing the wireframes involved a thoughtful and structured approach, focusing on aligning user needs with technical requirements. This process helped ensure clarity and efficiency as the project progressed to development.
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