Case study · 2023
Transit, read at a walking pace
Atlas Mobility · Mobility
Outcomes — sample figures
- 4.7 → 4.8
- App store rating
- −61%
- Onboarding time
- 6 transitions
- Motion budget
- 14 months
- Engagement length
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Atlas Mobility is a regional transit operator rebuilding its rider experience around a single app. Our job was the brand, the app, and the small set of motions that explain how a route changes when a train is delayed.
A transit app is read at a walking pace. Every screen has to survive a glance that lasts less than a second.
We drew the identity from the geometry of the network itself: a single accent that traces the fastest path. The wordmark is set in a custom cut of the display face, widened to hold its own next to a map.
The motion system is six transitions. Nothing in the product animates for longer than 280 milliseconds. Delays are communicated with a single, calm word, not a spinner.
Scope
What the engagement covered
- Brand identity
- Rider app
- Motion system
- Iconography
- Front-end build
Gallery
Surfaces from the engagement
Before / after
Two surfaces, one decision
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Before
After
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