Case study · 2023

Transit, read at a walking pace

Atlas Mobility · Mobility

Atlas Mobility — Transit, read at a walking pace

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.

Outcome — sample figures for the template. Replace with your engagement baseline.

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

The before and after are different images — no shared asset masquerading as change. Scroll to compare.

Before

Before: Atlas Mobility rider app before the redesign — five menus to one train

After

After: Atlas Mobility rider app after the redesign — one line, one decision