Sparks
Huali Qu
UX / Product Design · Mobile App & Branding
2021
Sparks is a platform to launch or join into street fitness events to gather people into communities based on their fitness hobbies and start fitness anytime, anywhere, in any form.
The platform will provide all needed services: publish events for the sponsor, gather people who are interested in, rent needed props, document the process and send back videos and photos.
Recognized by multiple international design awards, including IDA Gold Prize, FIT Sport Design Awards, Indigo Design Award, and European Product Design Award.
The platform will provide all needed services: publish events for the sponsor, gather people who are interested in, rent needed props, document the process and send back videos and photos.
Recognized by multiple international design awards, including IDA Gold Prize, FIT Sport Design Awards, Indigo Design Award, and European Product Design Award.
Background
As cities become denser, fitness increasingly shifts indoors—confined to gyms, structured routines, and individual experiences.However, humans are naturally social and active in shared environments, as seen in outdoor fitness cultures such as “广场舞.”
Opportunities
• How might we discover accessible outdoor spaces for fitness in dense urban environments?
• How might we connect people with shared fitness interests in real time?
• How might we enable unstructured, flexible fitness experiences?
• How might we connect people with shared fitness interests in real time?
• How might we enable unstructured, flexible fitness experiences?
Discover fitness events
Users can discover and join fitness events across Sparks, anytime and anywhere — no sign-up required.From HIIT and yoga to dance and performance, Sparks brings diverse activities together, helping people find their fitness community.
Search for Sparks
Users can discover Sparks through filters and location-based recommendations, quickly accessing nearby events.
Each Spark provides key information — activity type, difficulty, time, location, and organizer.
