Product: Porter Airlines iOS & Android app

Role: Main Product Designer

Scale: 110K+ MAU · 4.8★ iOS · 4.5★ Android

Overview

Not every meaningful product improvement shows up as a feature release.

Over the past few years, I’ve worked on a series of small, intentional interaction design enhancements—animations, transitions, loading states, and micro-interactions—that collectively make the Porter Airlines app feel responsive and delightful.

My approach

I treated interaction design as part of the product, not a layer added at the end.

Across multiple releases, I focused on:

• Making state changes visible and intentional

• Using motion to explain transitions or create delight

• Reducing perceived wait time during loading

• Providing clear feedback for touch and input

Most of this work happened in parallel with larger initiatives, often quietly improving the overall user experience.

What shipped

The video below captures a collection of interaction design work released between 2023 and 2025, including:

• App launch animation

• Home page loading

• Flight status page animation

• Pressed state for buttons and top nav icons

• Page transition animation

• Text field interaction

• Loading spinner and pop-up modals

These delightful animations have not affected app performance. The team has been monitoring performance closely to identify opportunities for further improvements.