Party Planner App
Party Planner brings the details of a gathering into one Android app: create an event, invite friends, coordinate in a group chat and share photos afterward. The interface uses the Party Planz name and keeps the event at the center of the experience.
The goal was to make organizing time with friends easier. Rather than leave the plan scattered across messages, the design connects a guided event setup with a shared space for the venue, attendees, conversation and photos.
- Design scope
- UI/UX design
- Platforms
- Android
- Focus
- Event planning and group coordination
Make the plan easier to coordinate
The concept centers on a shared need: spend less effort arranging the gathering and more time enjoying it.
The problem: too much coordination
Finding a place, agreeing on a time and gathering friends can require repeated searches and long message threads. The planning research identifies venue information, travel distance, scheduling and group communication as sources of effort. The design responds by bringing those tasks closer together.
The audience and design response
- Design for young adults aged 18–38 who enjoy shared experiences and want to use their time and budget effectively.
- Keep venue information available alongside the gathering it relates to.
- Connect invitations, dates and group conversation within the same app.
- Keep photos and recommendations part of the wider event experience.
Keep conversations connected to the event
Two routes—open an existing thread or start a new one—lead into the group discussion.
The user flow maps the chat journey from Home. After choosing Chat, users either open an existing thread or create a conversation by adding friends and sending a message. Within an event thread, they can continue the discussion or switch to photos and event details.
- Start at Home and select Chat.
- If a thread exists, choose it from the grouped conversation list.
- If no thread exists, add friends and send the first message to create a conversation.
- Keep the event’s conversation, photos and practical details connected.
From an idea to a shared plan
A guided setup leads into an event space for coordination and memories.
The mobile screens turn the planning concept into a focused sequence. The organizer starts with an event name, adds friends and chooses a date and time before sending invitations. A numbered four-step header shows progress through setup.
- Event setup: focused screens ask for one part of the plan at a time.
- Event details: the venue, date, time, directions and attendees sit together.
- Group chat: friends can discuss arrangements within the event.
- Shared photos: the event gallery includes a Take a Photo action and a tab back to Chat.
A visual language for getting together
Clear actions and recognizable event imagery connect the welcome, home and detail screens.
The interface combines cyan primary actions and blue navigation with white content areas. The welcome screen introduces the social purpose with photography and a prominent Create an Account button. Home groups Events, Photos, Chat, Recommender and Calendar, while the event detail screen brings together the information friends need to attend.
One event, from planning to memories
A connected concept for arranging, attending and remembering time with friends.
Party Planner’s core design decision is to organize the experience around the event. Planning establishes the details, chat supports coordination and photos give the group a shared record afterward. The result is a connected interface concept for the full gathering, from making the plan to keeping the memories.
- Break event setup into focused steps with visible progress.
- Keep location, time and attendees together in the event view.
- Make conversation and photos easy to move between.
- Use consistent actions and event imagery across related screens.
- Next step: test event creation, invitations and finding directions with organizers and guests.