Open Now Nightlife Finder
Design a local discovery experience that shows which venues are genuinely open and suitable right now.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
Late-night searches often return venues with stale hours, closed kitchens, private events, or entry restrictions. A simple open label does not answer whether a place is still practical to visit.
User context
Eli finishes a concert at 11:20 p.m. and wants a casual place nearby where four friends can still order food and talk without a reservation.
Product problem
People need a quick answer, but opening hours, kitchen hours, last entry, distance, and current capacity all affect whether a venue is useful.
Objective
Design a fast open-now search and venue detail flow for an immediate group decision.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Search around the current location
- Filter by venue type, travel time, kitchen status, and group needs
- Inspect why a venue is considered open
- Share a shortlist with friends
Screens and states
- Open-now results
- Map and list view
- Venue detail
- Shared shortlist
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Eli searches for food within a fifteen-minute walk
- 02
He filters for venues serving food after midnight
- 03
He checks last-order time and current capacity
- 04
He shares two options with the group
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Distinguish venue hours from kitchen hours and last entry
- Show when hours were last confirmed
- Support list and map browsing without losing filters
- Make closing-soon status prominent
Constraints
- Capacity information may be estimated
- Some venues change hours for private events
- The main decision should take less than two minutes
Reality check
States worth considering
Finish line
What to deliver
- Three to five mobile screens focused on rapid discovery and venue confidence
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.
Yeseva One & Josefin Sans
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.
Yeseva One & Josefin Sans
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.