2022 MCAD Capstone Project


Sources

Trails and Hiking


American Trails. “Why Trails?.” Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.americantrails.org/why-trails
American Trails. “Threats to Trails.” Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.americantrails.org/threats
American Hiking Society. Hiking Trails in America: Pathways to Prosperity. Silver Spring, MD: American Hiking Society, 2015. https://americanhiking.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/AHS_RPT_fnl_LOW.pdf
Forest Service US Department of Agriculture. Trail Building and Maintenance Guide. Jackson, WY: Forest Service USDA, 2010. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5343897.pdf
Kanzangu, Joe. "The deep roots of outdoor Recreation's Diversity Gap." Mother Jones, August 27, 2021. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/outdoor-recreation-diversity-gap-black-access-nature-national-parks/
McGivney, Annette. "Everyone came at once: America's national parks reckon with record smashing year." The Guardian, January 1, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/01/national-parks-us-tourism-crowds-busy
Schupp, Alex. “Trail Maintenance: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, June 22, 2018. https://www.voc.org/trail-maintenance-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly
Siegler, Kirk. “On Public Lands, Visitors Surge While Federal Management Funds Decline.” Weekend Edition Sunday, National Public Radio, Washington D.C., March 31, 2019. https://www.npr.org/2019/03/31/708051277on-public-lands-visitors-surge-while-federal-management-funds-decline
National Park Service. “Types of Trails.” Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/trails/types-of-trails.htm
National Park Service. “How to Determine Hiking Difficulty.” https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm
O’Dea, Meghan. “The Evolving Guide to Camping Terms & Outdoor Lingo.” The Dyrt Magazine, May 3, 2021. https://thedyrt.com/magazine/lifestyle/camping-terms-outdoor-lingo-glossary/
Sloss, Lauren. "National Park Booking App Leave Users Feeling Lost in the Woods." The New York Times, July 29, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/travel/nps-recreation-gov.html

Wisconsin Trails


All Trails. “Chippewa Moraine Circle Loop Trail.” Accessed July 27, 2022. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/wisconsin/chippewa-moraine-circle-loop-trail
Ice Age Trail Alliance. “About the Ice Age Trail.” Accessed July 27, 2022. https://www.iceagetrail.org/ice-age-trail/
Wisconsin Trail Guide. Chippewa Moraine Ice Age Reserve: Circle Trail. WI: Wisconsin Trail Guide LLC, 2014. https://wisconsintrailguide.com/hiking/pdf/guide-chippewa-circle.pdf
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. “Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area.” Accessed July 27, 2022. https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/chipmoraine

Reference Apps


Adventure Projects Inc. “National Park Trail Guide.” Apple App Store, v. 3.4.1 (2021). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/national-park-trail-guide/id1031987936
Airbnb, Inc. “Airbnb.” Apple App Store, v. 22.30 (2022). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airbnb/id401626263
All Trails, Inc. “All Trails; Hike, Bike, & Run.” Apple App Story, v. 15.7.0 (2022). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alltrails-hike-bike-run/id405075943
Apple, Inc. “Apple iOS 15.5.” v. 15.5 (2022).
Recreational Equipment, Inc. “REI Co-op – Shop Outdoor Gear.” Apple App Store, v. 10.3 (2022). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rei-co-op-shop-outdoor-gear/id404849387
Goodreads, Inc. “Goodreads: Book Reviews.” Apple App Store, v. 4.2.0 (2022). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodreads-book-reviews/id355833469
Google LLC. “Google Maps.” Apple App Store, v. 6.28 (2022). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354
Strava Inc. “Strava: Run, Ride, Hike.” Apple App Store, v. 265.0.1 (2022). (accessed on July 27, 2022). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strava-run-ride-hike/id426826309

Sample Projects


Chiarella, Cadu. “VITT: Brending e Wayfinding.” Behance, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.behance.net/gallery/124832011/VITTA-Branding-e-Wayfinding?tracking_source=search_projects%7Coutdoor%20wayfinding
Gomez, Adria. “La Molina Signage.” Behance, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.behance.net/gallery/9123027/La-Molina-Signage?tracking_source=search_projects%7Coutdoor%20wayfinding
Hybrid Design. “Pinterest Knit Con Event Branding.” Behance, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.behance.net/gallery/86801021/Pinterest-Knit-Con-Event-Branding?tracking_source=search_projects%7Coutdoor%20wayfinding
InPlace Design. “Google Mp6 - Wayfinding.” Behance, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.behance.net/gallery/138154771/Google-Mp6-Wayfinding?tracking_source=search_projects%7Cwayfinding
Pentagram. “Hudson River Park: Brand Identity, Signage & Environmental Graphics.” Pentagram, Accessed July 27 2022, https://www.pentagram.com/work/hudson-river-park?rel=discipline&rel-id=4
Pentagram. “Le Meridien Dania Beach: Interiors & Architecture, Signage & Environmental Graphics.” Pentagram, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.pentagram.com/work/le-meridien-dania-beach?rel=discipline&rel-id=4
Plenum CS. “National Employment Centers Inclusive Wayfinding.” Behance, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.behance.net/gallery/142662983/National-Employment-Centers-Inclusive-wayfinding?tracking_source=search_projects%7Cwayfinding

Style Guides


Ben & Jerry’s. “Stylin’ Guide.” Ben and Jerry’s, Accessed July 27, 2022. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59d2c8612278e74c1cd5e0e7/t/59daead5e9bfdf464d48e4b7/1507519206788/B%26J_brandguidelines.pdf
Busche, Laura. “30 Brand Style Guide Examples to Inspire Yours.” LauraBusche.com, April 5, 2018. https://laurabusche.com/visual-branding/brand-style-guide-examples/
Fandango. “Online Brand Usage Guidelines.” Fandango, August 18, 2015. http://images.fandango.com/doc/Online_brand_usage_guidelines_updated_.pdf
Netflix. “Netflix Brand Site.” Accessed July 27, 2022. https://brand.netflix.com/#/
Saarinen, Karri. “Building a Visual Language: Behind the scenes of our new design system.” Airbnb Design, Accessed July 27, 2022. https://airbnb.design/building-a-visual-language/
University of California San Francisco. “UCSF Brand Identity.” Accessed July 27, 2022. https://identity.ucsf.edu/brand-guide
Wikimedia Design. “Visual Style; Icons.” Accessed July 27, 2022. https://design.wikimedia.org/style-guide/visual-style_icons.html

UX Design


Babich, Nick. “iOS App Design Guidelines & Inspiration.” Adobe, October 18, 2019, https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/principles/app-design/ios-app-design/
Bowers, Micah. “Creating a UI Style Guide for Better UX.” Designers, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://www.toptal.com/designers/ui/ui-styleguide-better-ux
Google Identity. “Sign-In Branding Guidelines.” Google, Accessed July 27, 2022, https://developers.google.com/identity/branding-guidelines
Sanghani, Palak. “15 Mobile App Design Best Practices.” ThoughtSpot, June 25, 2021, https://www.thoughtspot.com/thoughtspot-blog/15-mobile-app-design-best-practices
Silveira, Dan. “A Brief Guide to Creating a UI Style Guide.” Adobe, March 4, 2021, https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/process/ui-design/ui-style-guide-template/
Tubik. “Basic Types of Buttons in User Interfaces.” UX Planet, September 6, 2019. https://uxplanet.org/basic-types-of-buttons-in-user-interfaces-ea7b065f66ee
Vulaj, Dorjan. “8 mobile UX best practices every designer should consider.” Dribbble, May 12, 2020, https://dribbble.com/stories/2020/05/12/8-mobile-design-tips
W3C Web Accessibility. “WCAG 2 Overview.” W3c.org, Accessed July 27, 2022. https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/
WebAIM. “Contrast Checker.” WebAim.org, Accessed July 27, 2022. https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/