TripSlip
Designing a multi-sided platform that connects teachers, parents, school admins, and venues — turning field trip chaos into a 10-minute workflow.
— In progress, Version 1 launching September 2026
TripSlip multi-view heroTHE CHALLENGE
Four users, one platform, zero precedent.
Field trip coordination is broken. Teachers burn 10+ hours weekly chasing permission slips. TripSlip is the first platform to connect all four parties into one workflow.
FOUR PERSPECTIVES, ONE PLATFORM
Every user sees what matters to them
Each user type has a distinct mental model, priority set, and workflow.
Teachers
Create trips, collect payments, send permission slips, track attendance
30+ screens designed
Parents
Sign slips, pay fees, view trip details
12+ screens designed
School Admins
Approve trips, manage rosters, compliance
Scoping in progress
Venues
Manage bookings, set availability
October launch
THE SOLUTION
A 10-minute trip, start to finish from chaos to clicks
The teacher flow is the most complex — 30+ screens covering trip creation, permission slips, payment collection, QR check-in, and student roster management.
Trip CreationTrip Creation
Template-first flow with elevated payment and permission sections
Permission SlipsPermission Slips
Digital slips sent to parents with real-time tracking
KEY DECISIONS
What I chose and why
01
Payment & permission slips elevated, not buried
User interviews revealed teachers' top priority was collecting payment and permission slips. I moved them to dedicated sections with context cards.
02
Template-first trip creation
Teachers expressed interest in reusable trip types. I designed a template entry point so repeat trips take minutes, not hours.
03
IA before screens, always
With four user types and 60+ total screens, I built the full information architecture in FigJam first, catching feature overlap early.
WHERE IT STANDS
30+
Teacher screens
4
User types
2/20
Research interviews
7
Functional sections
Sep 1
Launch target
This project is actively in progress.
WHAT I'M LEARNING
Designing for a market that doesn't exist yet means every interview reshapes the product. The biggest shift so far: teachers don't want more features — they want fewer decisions. Working under mentorship at Newlab has sharpened how I scope ambiguity and communicate trade-offs.