Event Finder

Table of contents

• General info
• API Used
• Description
• Working Application
• Demo

General info

The project is a web application which allows users to search for events in their chosen cities, and displays the locations of these events using markers on a map.

The application was created using HTML and Javascript, as well as CSS and Bulma CSS framework.

The project was motivated by the following USER STORY:
AS A person who is interested in music events
I WANT to find music events in the location of my choice,
THEN I want to see their location on a map, in relation to my searched location

API used

Google Maps

TicketMaster

Description

The project:

uses geolocation to locate the user's machine, and pans to that location on a map, as soon as the page is opened

allows the user to search for events based on their chosen city by using the Ticketmaster API

displays a list of 10 events, with artist name, date and time

pans to the selected city, and displays a customised marker at the location of each event, enabling the user to get a visual representation of the event's location.

saves a list of the user's searches and displays the most recent five searches at the bottom of the page

allows the user to click on any of their most recent searches to quickly retrieve information about events in that city

Working Application

The project can be viewed at: https://ekubik.github.io/event-finder/

Demo

The design of the application is responsive, with the contents adjusting for best view on different screen sizes: