01 · The opportunity

A travel app shaped around real faith-led needs.

A travel app shaped around real faith-led needs.

A travel app shaped around real faith-led needs.

Travellers often switch between multiple sources to find a mosque, confirm prayer time, search for halal food and locate nearby banking services.

Travellers often switch between multiple sources to find a mosque, confirm prayer time, search for halal food and locate nearby banking services.

The concept brought these needs together in one mobile experience for bank customers, using location as the bridge between spiritual routines and practical travel assistance.

The concept brought these needs together in one mobile experience for bank customers, using location as the bridge between spiritual routines and practical travel assistance.

01 / FAITH

Stay
connected.

Stay connected.

Stay connected.

Find nearby mosques, check the next prayer time and access a Qibla compass while away from home.

02 / DISCOVERY

Explore with confidence.

Explore with confidence.

Discover halal restaurants and useful places around the traveller’s current or chosen location.

03 / BANKING

Keep
Halal app close.

Keep HSBC close.

Keep HSBC close.

Locate nearby ATMs and branches as part of the same journey rather than a separate banking task.

“What if a bank could become a culturally relevant travel companion- not only a financial service?”

“What if a bank could become a culturally relevant travel companion- not only a financial service?”

“What if a bank could become a culturally relevant travel companion- not only a financial service?”

The concept positioned as a thoughtful enabler of the customer’s complete travel experience.

The concept positioned as a thoughtful enabler of the customer’s complete travel experience.

02 · Experience architecture

One home. Five useful travel modes.

One home. Five useful travel modes.

One home. Five useful travel modes.

The navigation was organised around the traveller’s most frequent intentions, making the product easier to scan and faster to use on the move.

The navigation was organised around the traveller’s most frequent intentions, making the product easier to scan and faster to use on the move.

Home

Home

A location-aware dashboard with the most relevant services surfaced first.

Food

Food

Halal restaurant discovery with list, filter, map and detailed venue information.

Faith

Faith

Prayer time support, mosque discovery and Qibla guidance for daily practice.

Explore

Explore

Nearby places of interest and useful local discoveries within a chosen radius.

Finance

Finance

Quick access to nearby branches and ATMs within the same travel context.

03 · Home experience

A dashboard that connects purpose and place.

A dashboard that connects purpose and place.

A dashboard that connects purpose and place.

The home screen combines nearby services, prayer preparation, favourites, local events and community contribution in a single vertically scrolling view.

The home screen combines nearby services, prayer preparation, favourites, local events and community contribution in a single vertically scrolling view.

Halal Traveler feature showcase
Halal Traveler feature showcase

Key idea: prioritise what is useful now, based on the traveller’s location.

Original concept interface shown in its early iPhone form.

04 · Core flow

From discovery to decision in a few clear steps.

From discovery to decision in a few clear steps.

From discovery to decision in a few clear steps.

The restaurant journey demonstrates the broader interaction model: browse, refine, understand location and act.

The restaurant journey demonstrates the broader interaction model: browse, refine, understand location and act.

Step 01 · Browse

Scan nearby options quickly.

Restaurants are presented with distance, rating, price indicator and favourite status, so travellers can make an initial choice without opening every listing.

Distance

Rating

Price

Favourites

Step 01 · Browse

Scan nearby options quickly.

Restaurants are presented with distance, rating, price indicator and favourite status, so travellers can make an initial choice without opening every listing.

Distance

Rating

Price

Favourites

Step 02 · Locate

See the choice in context.

Map view helps the traveller understand where the selected venue sits in relation to surrounding streets and landmarks—an especially valuable feature in an unfamiliar city.

Map view

Live location

Distance

Direction cue

Step 02 · Locate

See the choice in context.

Map view helps the traveller understand where the selected venue sits in relation to surrounding streets and landmarks—an especially valuable feature in an unfamiliar city.

Map view

Live location

Distance

Direction cue

Step 03 · Act

Turn information into the next action.

Venue detail brings together address, cuisine, payment method, timing and practical facts, along with direct actions to call, get directions or visit the website.

Call

Directions

Website

Personal notes

Step 03 · Act

Turn information into the next action.

Venue detail brings together address, cuisine, payment method, timing and practical facts, along with direct actions to call, get directions or visit the website.

Call

Directions

Website

Personal notes

05 · Control and personalisation

Useful filters without losing the traveller.

Useful filters without losing the traveller.

Useful filters without losing the traveller.

Search radius, alternate location, cuisine and favourites were treated as practical controls - not hidden settings.

Search radius, alternate location, cuisine and favourites were treated as practical controls - not hidden settings.

Halal Traveler design system panel
Halal Traveler design system panel

Location flexibility

Location flexibility

Use current location or search another place before arriving in a city.

Preference-led discovery

Preference-led discovery

Filter by cuisine and favourites to reduce effort when choices are unfamiliar.

Travel-friendly radius

Travel-friendly radius

Adjust the search distance to suit walking, local transport or wider city exploration.

06 · Design principles

Designed for quick use in an unfamiliar place.

Designed for quick use in an unfamiliar place.

Designed for quick use in an unfamiliar place.

The visual style reflects its era, while the interaction principles remain relevant: clear intent, visible utility and location-led prioritisation.

The visual style reflects its era, while the interaction principles remain relevant: clear intent, visible utility and location-led prioritisation.

01

Make proximity visible.

Make proximity visible.

Distance and location appear throughout the experience so the user always understands what is realistically nearby.

02

Group by human need.

Group by human need.

Faith, food, exploration and finance are presented as recognisable travel modes rather than internal service categories.

03

Keep actions direct.

Keep actions direct.

Calls, directions, websites and favourites are close to the information that helps the traveller decide.

04

Express cultural relevance.

Express cultural relevance.

Faith-supporting tools are part of the core proposition, not an additional layer placed around a generic travel app.

Project reflection

An early exploration of how mobile location could make banking more human.

An early exploration of how mobile location could make banking more human.

Halal Traveler moved the role of the bank beyond transactions. By combining religious, local and financial utility, the concept imagined a customer relationship built around everyday relevance—especially while travelling.

Halal Traveler moved the role of the bank beyond transactions. By combining religious, local and financial utility, the concept imagined a customer relationship built around everyday relevance—especially while travelling.

Faith.
Place.
Utility.

Faith.
Place.
Utility.

A culturally considered travel companion for bank customers across the Middle East and North Africa.

A culturally considered travel companion for bank customers across the Middle East and North Africa.

© 2026 Dnyanesh Gore

This is a personal portfolio. Employer and client names, trademarks and historical interfaces are shown solely to identify the context of my work.
Their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this portfolio. Product information reflects the time of each project and may no longer be current.

© 2026 Dnyanesh Gore

This is a personal portfolio. Employer and client names,

trademarks and historical interfaces are shown solely to

identify the context of my work. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this portfolio. Product information reflects the time of each project and may no longer be current.

© 2026 Dnyanesh Gore

This is a personal portfolio. Employer and client names, trademarks and historical interfaces are shown solely to identify

the context of my work. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this portfolio. Product information reflects the time

of each project and may no longer be current.