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Overview

Overview

Finshots

Designing a finanical news app

Finshots is a website which provide financial news in 3 minute read. it became a huge successin india. it had already built an engaged audience of over 100,000 subscribers for its finance news platform while still just a website. After the success a new challege came to me, built an app for the platform.

I was a one person design team. I was tasked with conceptualizing and bringing to life a new native mobile app experience catered to user demands for convenience and on-the-go access.

Role

Visual designer

Product designer

Duration

4 months, Dec' 20

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Aftereffects

Illustratior

The Problem

Our team found that people were having difficulty locating articles through the website and newsletters. Often, they had to search on Google or go through their email inboxes to find a specific story or read it again.


Business students are primarily obsessed with thoroughly reading and re-reading articles to understand the nuances of the financial sector.

The Problem

Our team found that people were having difficulty locating articles through the website and newsletters. Often, they had to search on Google or go through their email inboxes to find a specific story or read it again.


Business students are primarily obsessed with thoroughly reading and re-reading articles to understand the nuances of the financial sector.

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The app received highly positive user feedback upon release. During the testing period and after launch, it became clear our reimagined interfaces and streamlined workflows better met customers' needs.


The app gained overall 100k downloads in one year, and a 4.9 rating on the Play Store.

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The app received highly positive user feedback upon release. During the testing period and after launch, it became clear our reimagined interfaces and streamlined workflows better met customers' needs.


The app gained overall 100k downloads in one year, and a 4.9 rating on the Play Store.

What was the result?

The app received highly positive user feedback upon release. During the testing period and after launch, it became clear our reimagined interfaces and streamlined workflows better met customers' needs.


The app gained overall 100k downloads in one year, and a 4.9 rating on the Play Store.

What was the result?

The app received highly positive user feedback upon release. During the testing period and after launch, it became clear our reimagined interfaces and streamlined workflows better met customers' needs.


The app gained overall 100k downloads in one year, and a 4.9 rating on the Play Store.

Cherry on top

The original v1 release of our app in 2020 was met with high praise and adoption from users, as reflected in positive reviews and strong engagement. This powerful market validation of the initial design and experience was affirmed when we received the Best App of 2020 award on Google Play shortly after launch.

Cherry on top

The original v1 release of our app in 2020 was met with high praise and adoption from users, as reflected in positive reviews and strong engagement. This powerful market validation of the initial design and experience was affirmed when we received the Best App of 2020 award on Google Play shortly after launch.

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