Livable City - Sunday Streets

Livable City - Sunday Streets

Livable City - Sunday Streets

AI tool that helps exhibitors design engaging booth experiences

AI tool that helps exhibitors design engaging booth experiences

AI tool that helps exhibitors design engaging booth experiences

Website

Website

Website

AI

AI

AI

Vibe Coding

Vibe Coding

Vibe Coding

Non - Profit Org

Non - Profit Org

Non - Profit Org

Overview

Overview

Overview

My Role

My Role

My Role

Designing, prototyping, and vibe coding solutions to improve exhibitor booth quality & visitor participation for a community driven event.

Building the app from initial insight to a ready-to-pitch product concept. Conducting user interviews / Synthesizing data / Prototyping/ Visual Design.

Designing, prototyping, and vibe coding solutions to improve exhibitor booth quality & visitor participation for a community driven event.

Team

Team

Team

3 Product Designers,
Director of the Livable City
Team Lead of Sunday Streets

3 Product Designers, Director of the Non-Profit,
Team Lead of Sunday Streets

Duration

Duration

Duration

6 month sprint

6 month sprint

PROJECTED IMPACT

PROJECTED IMPACT

Improved Booth Quality + Increased Visitor Participation

Improved Booth Quality + Increased Visitor Participation

Improved Booth Quality + Increased Visitor Participation

+40%

+40%

+40%

Increased Footfall

Increased Footfall

250+

250+

250+

Activities Generated

Activities Generated

100+

100+

100+

New Exhibitors

New Exhibitors

CONTEXT

CONTEXT

Sunday Streets is an event that takes place in San Francisco across 6+ neighborhoods to nurture strong community relationships

Sunday Streets is an event that takes place in San Francisco across 6+ neighborhoods to nurture strong community relationships

Sunday Streets is an event that takes place in San Francisco across 6+ neighborhoods to nurture strong community relationships

Exhibitors setup booths with activities

Exhibitors setup booths with activities

25+

25+

25+

Exhibits per neighborhood

Exhibits per neighborhood

People engage and participate

People engage and participate

People engage and participate

100k

100k

100k

Visitors every year

Visitors every year

THE CURRENT SCENARIO

THE CURRENT SCENARIO

THE CURRENT SCENARIO

The application process for exhibitors was a
time-consuming and uninspiring form

The application process for exhibitors was a
time-consuming and uninspiring form

The application process for exhibitors was a
time-consuming and uninspiring form

Long, Exhaustive Form for Exhibitors

Long, Exhaustive Form for Exhibitors

Long, Exhaustive Form for Exhibitors

Minimal Guidance from Team Sunday Street

Minimal Guidance from Team Sunday Street

Minimal Guidance from Team Sunday Street

THE BIG PROBLEM

THE BIG PROBLEM

THE BIG PROBLEM

Most exhibitor booths defaulted to the same familiar,
low-effort activities — spinny wheels, hula hoops, plant potting

Most exhibitor booths defaulted to the same familiar,
low-effort activities — spinny wheels, hula hoops, plant potting

Most exhibitor booths defaulted to the same familiar,
low-effort activities — spinny wheels, hula hoops, plant potting

Resulting in…

Exhibitor
Disengagement

Exhibitor
Disengagement

Exhibitor
Disengagement

Weak Community Engagement

Weak Community Engagement

Weak Community Engagement

Reduced Visitor Footfall by 25%

Reduced Visitor Footfall by 25%

Reduced Visitor Footfall by 25%

"I have to constantly remind them, that we need more engaging activities - not just a spinny wheel!"

"I have to constantly remind them, that we need more engaging activities - not just a spinny wheel!"

"I have to constantly remind them, that we need more engaging activities - not just a spinny wheel!"

-Manager @ Sunday Streets

-Manager @ Sunday Streets

-Manager @ Sunday Streets

KEY INSIGHT

KEY INSIGHT

KEY INSIGHT

The challenge was two-fold : Exhibitors lacked resources to ideate,
while the Sunday Streets team lacked capacity to support them.

The challenge was two-fold : Exhibitors lacked resources to ideate,
while the Sunday Streets team lacked capacity to support them.

The challenge was two-fold : Exhibitors lacked resources to ideate,
while the Sunday Streets team lacked capacity to support them.

EXHIBITORS

EXHIBITORS

EXHIBITORS

→ Limited time, money & people

→ Unwilling to invest in brainstorming creative activities

→ Limited time, money & people

→ Unwilling to invest in brainstorming creative activities

→ Limited time, money & people

→ Unwilling to invest in brainstorming activities

SUNDAY ST TEAM

SUNDAY ST TEAM

SUNDAY ST TEAM

→ Recieves 200+ applications

→ Very little capacity to guide exhibitors

→ Recieves 200+ applications

→ Very little capacity to guide exhibitors

DEFINING OUR PROJECT GOAL

DEFINING OUR PROJECT GOAL

How can we inspire exhibitors to create mission-aligned, unique, interactive activities that generates value and increases visitor engagement

How can we inspire exhibitors to create mission-aligned, unique, interactive activities that generates value and increases visitor engagement

AI INTEGRATION

Our team saw AI as a way to lower the barriers to creativity.


Instead of exhibitors spending limited time brainstorming, AI could generate tailored activity suggestions

THE OUTCOME

THE OUTCOME

THE OUTCOME

Booth Buddy : An AI tool that gives exhibitors interactive, budget oriented booth set ups

Booth Buddy : An AI tool that gives exhibitors interactive, budget oriented booth set ups

Booth Buddy : An AI tool that gives exhibitors interactive, budget oriented booth set ups

Lovable Prototype

Lovable Prototype

Lovable Prototype

It is an internal tool - AI credits are not always available :( feel free to use it though!

Designing for multiple user needs

Designing for multiple user needs

Refine & Validate existing activity idea

Generate an activity idea from scratch

Examples of generated activities

Connecting Lovable & Nano-Banana to generate contextual images for the activity

Explore the Figma prototype here!

Explore the Figma prototype here!

PROCESS

PROCESS

We went through multiple rounds of wireframes, visual renditions before AI prompting and building

We went through multiple rounds of wireframes, visual renditions before AI prompting and building

Components and design system

Collaborative Iterations and Wireframes

PROCESS

We went through multiple rounds of wireframes, visual renditions and testing out flows to narrow down on what works best

(DESIGNING IN FIGMA)

(DESIGNING IN FIGMA)

Building Design System

Defining Visual Layout

Prototyping with Components

Building Design System

Defining Visual Layout

Prototyping with Components

Building Design System

Defining Visual Layout

Prototyping with Components

Components and design system

Components and design system

Collaborative Iterations and Wireframes

Collaborative Iterations and Wireframes

Integrating AI via Cursor

Iterations and renditions

(AI INTEGRATION)

(AI INTEGRATION)

Vibe Coding - Exploring different AI Tools

AI Prompting

UX Copy + Content Design

Vibe Coding - Exploring different AI Tools

AI Prompting

UX Copy + Content Design

Vibe Coding - Exploring different AI Tools

AI Prompting

UX Copy + Content Design

Evolving from bad outcomes

Evolving from bad outcomes

Lots & lots of prompting

Lots & lots of prompting

(FEEDBACK/TESTING)

(FEEDBACK/TESTING)

User Interviews

Value Mapping

Usability Testing

User Interviews

Value Mapping

Usability Testing

User Interviews

Value Mapping

Usability Testing

HAND- OFF AND HAPPY OUTCOMES

HAND- OFF AND HAPPY OUTCOMES

The Livable City + Sunday Street Team were very happy with our work and our initiative to make it reality as soon as possible.

The Livable City + Sunday Street Team were very happy with our work and our initiative to make it reality as soon as possible.

"That looks amazing! This something we’ve always struggled with at Sunday Streets - having people bring engaging activities."

"That looks amazing! This something we’ve always struggled with at Sunday Streets - having people bring engaging activities."

"That looks amazing! This something we’ve always struggled with at Sunday Streets - having people bring engaging activities."

Darin, Team Sunday Streets

Darin, Team Sunday Streets

Darin, Team Sunday Streets

"We want Sunday Streets to be more engaging and bring people together, and that’s what I think the Booth Buddy would do."

"We want Sunday Streets to be more engaging and bring people together, and that’s what I think the Booth Buddy would do."

"We want Sunday Streets to be more engaging and bring people together, and that’s what I think the Booth Buddy would do."

Isaac, Team Sunday Streets

Isaac, Team Sunday Streets

Isaac, Team Sunday Streets

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Let's ✧ make

something ✺
wonderful

Let's ✧ make something✺wonderful

Let's ✧ make something ✺
wonderful

PORTFOLIO 2025

PORTFOLIO 2025

Reach out to me

Reach out to me

aashnakeswani@gmail.com

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