Graf Hunt Street Art Finder App

The Setup

Street art is everywhere, and gone tomorrow. Murals get painted over, wheatpastes peel, and new pieces go up overnight. Finding street art isn’t the hard part. Knowing where the good stuff is right now is.

Graf Hunt is a global street art discovery app that guides you in real time to the hottest spots around you. Hunters can find art nearby on a live map, or browse what’s popular and trending in their city and around the world.

What I Led

I designed the Graf Hunt experience end to end: discovery, collection and community for street art hunters. The goal was an app that looks and feels like the culture it serves, loud, raw and built for the street, while staying fast and easy to use on a sidewalk, in full sun or after dark.

A few ideas shaped every screen:

• The art is the interface. Pins on the map are the pieces themselves, and every screen leads with real walls rather than chrome.
• The walk is part of the hunt. Routes run through other pieces, so getting somewhere turns into an afternoon of discovery.
• The community keeps it honest. Hunters post new work and confirm what’s still up, so the map reflects the street this week, not last year.
• Every visit counts. Checking in, collecting and sharing turn a one-off photo into a growing record of where you’ve been.

What We Delivered

• Live map and list views. Artwork pins and glowing hotspots show where art is clustered, with related and nearby pieces a swipe away and a list sorted by walking time.
• Popular, trending and nearby. A home feed ranks what hunters are checking in to today, alongside favorites and voice search for artists, neighborhoods and styles.
• The story behind every piece. Artwork pages cover the artist, the history, insider tips, when the piece was last confirmed to still be up, and the next stops nearby.
• Directions built for hunting. Scenic walking, transit and ride options, with turn-by-turn navigation that calls out art as you pass it.
• Like, check in and share. A check-in stamps each spot “HUNTED,” and every piece and place you’ve visited can be shared.
• Collections. Hunters save art to private or public collections by artist, neighborhood or wishlist, and learn about each spot as they collect it.
• Shows and exhibits. Schedules, insider tips and member discounts for upcoming shows, tours and exhibits.
• A global community. Hunters around the world keep artwork accurate and up to date, adding descriptions of the artists, the pieces and any insider information they have.

Graf Hunt turned a scavenger hunt into a habit. You find the walls before they’re gone, keep the ones you’ve seen, and join a crew that keeps the map alive.