Bookup App iOS UI Redesign

The Bookup App is for readers of print books who want to swap their books for other books in their area, free of charge, and potentially make a new friend with a shared interest in reading. Bookup provides location-based book swapping functionality. Unlike most competitors in the book swapping space, this app is location-based and has chat functionality.

Capitalizing on the swiping UI design style popularized by apps such as Tinder, I designed the main Bookup interface to enable the simplest and easiest interaction – you are immediately presented with a book in your area, and if you want it, press Want, and a notification will go to the owner of that book. Don't want it? Press Pass, and the next book option will appear. The design rationale of light, brownish, earthy tones is a nod to the medium of print itself. The brownish, earthy texture of an old print book is acknowledged in this design, while still retaining a sleek and modern look. The Bookup App is ultimately about strengthening print culture in the digital age.