Design a responsive web application dashboard for a Travel Itinerary + Social platform that enables users to:
- Plan and share trips day-by-day
- Upload and caption trip photos (like Instagram posts)
- Discover and create guides
- Post to a community feed
✨ Section 1: Global Navigation (Top Nav)
- Logo
- Tabs: [My Trips] [Create Post] [Community Feed] [Guides] [Saved]
- Profile avatar with dropdown (Settings, Logout)
📍 Section 2: “Create Travel Post” Dashboard
User flow: Create Trip → Add Days → Add Places + Photos → Publish or Save
🔹 Trip Info Card (Collapsible Summary):
- Trip title (editable)
- Trip type (dropdown: Solo, Friends, Family, Adventure…)
- Dates: Start & End
- Destination(s)
- Cover photo uploader
- CTA: “Add Day to Start”
🔹 Day-Wise Travel Planner:
For each day (e.g., Day 1, Day 2...):
- Title & summary input
- “+ Add Place” feature:
- Horizontal category picker (Stays, Restaurants, Events, Attractions, Activities, Locations)
- Search field with dynamic placeholder (e.g., “Search for restaurants…”)
- Search results with image, rating, map pin, tags
- Select to add under day with editable comment
- “+ Add a Place” button (CTA)
🔹 Photo & Caption Section (Instagram-style):
- “Add Trip Photos” button (drag & drop or file picker)
- Each photo:
- Thumbnail preview
- Text area below for caption
- Reorderable with drag handle
- Option to delete
- CTA: “+ Add More Photos”
- CTA: “Add Another Day”
📘 Section 3: Travel Guide Creation (Dedicated Page)
- Purpose: Help users create comprehensive travel guides
- Form Layout:
- Guide Title
- Destination(s)
- Description field (rich text support)
- Sections:
- Things to Do (sortable checklist)
- Must-Try Food
- Tips for First Timers
- Dos & Don’ts
- Optional photo upload for each section
- CTA Buttons: “Save as Draft” / “Publish Guide”
🧭 Section 4: Community Feed (Instagram-style UI)
- Grid or masonry layout of posts from travelers
- Each post:
- Square/cropped photo preview
- Caption snippet
- Username, destination tag, like & comment icons
- Click opens full post modal with:
- Full caption
- Trip tags
- Option to bookmark, share, or report
- “+ Create a Post” floating CTA (scroll-sticky)
🗂️ Section 5: Guides Explorer
- Filters:
- Destination
- Trip Type
- Duration (1 day, 3 days, week-long)
- Each guide card shows:
- Cover photo
- Title
- Tags
- Short blurb
- “Read More” CTA
- Top CTA: “+ Create New Guide”
⚙️ Section 6: Final Posting & Sharing
- Options when trip/guide is ready:
- “Preview”
- “Publish to Community”
- “Save Draft”
- “Share via Link”
- “Invite Co-Traveler” (collaborative editing)
📱 Responsiveness
- Ensure full mobile-first adaptability
- All actions like photo add, caption edit, place search are fully touch-optimized
- Sticky CTAs & collapsible sections on smaller screens
🎨 Style Guidance:
- Minimalist card layout, soft rounded edges, warm palette
- Hover/active states on all buttons
- Clear hierarchy between guide creation vs trip storytelling
- Add subtle animations on drag/reorder, upload, and section expand/collapse