FoodWise

FoodWise

My Role

UX Designer

Client

SI 482: Interaction Design Studio

Timeline

September 2024-December 2024

Tools

Figma, FigJam, Miro

A mobile app empowering users to reduce food waste and make sustainable choices.

A mobile app empowering users to reduce food waste and make sustainable choices.

A mobile app empowering users to reduce food waste and make sustainable choices.

The Challenge

How can we reduce food waste in the United States?

Food waste is a pressing global concern, significantly driven by personal consumption patterns. In many American households, poor management and tracking of food inventory are notable contributors of waste. This problem leads to expired food, redundant purchases, and misused resources.

Food waste is a pressing global concern, significantly driven by personal consumption patterns. In many American households, poor management and tracking of food inventory are notable contributors of waste. This problem leads to expired food, redundant purchases, and misused resources.

Food waste is a pressing global concern, significantly driven by personal consumption patterns. In many American households, poor management and tracking of food inventory are notable contributors of waste. This problem leads to expired food, redundant purchases, and misused resources.

Our Solution

A food tracker app to keep users informed of their purchasing habits and trends.

A food tracker app to keep users informed of their purchasing habits and trends.

A food tracker app to keep users informed of their purchasing habits and trends.

Key Feature 1

Food Tracker

Manage your fridge, freezer, and pantry with inventory tracking, expiration alerts, and categorized lists.

Manage your fridge, freezer, and pantry with inventory tracking, expiration alerts, and categorized lists.

Manage your fridge, freezer, and pantry with inventory tracking, expiration alerts, and categorized lists.

Key Feature 2

Recipe Hub

Discover recipes that prioritize soon-to-expire items to reduce waste and inspire creativity.

Key Feature 3

Grocery Lists

Simplify shopping with personalized lists generated from your habits, current inventory, and meal plans.

Key Feature 4

Calendar

Manage your food with a calendar that schedules expiration reminders, grocery trips, and more.

We interviewed 10 potential users to identify key pain points within their food management. Our goal was to understand their current habits, challenges, and needs in tracking their food.

We interviewed 10 potential users to identify key pain points within their food management. Our goal was to understand their current habits, challenges, and needs in tracking their food.

Finances

Recipe-centric shopping results in wasted leftover ingredients.

Recipe-centric shopping results in wasted leftover ingredients.

Recipe-centric shopping results in wasted leftover ingredients.

Time Consuming

A solution needs to seamlessly integrate into existing routines.

A solution needs to seamlessly integrate into existing routines.

A solution needs to seamlessly integrate into existing routines.

Expired Food

Participants buy more product than they need, leading to spoilage.

Participants buy more product than they need, leading to spoilage.

Participants buy more product than they need, leading to spoilage.

Based on our user interviews, we developed 5 user personas

Based on our user interviews, we developed 5 user personas

Based on our user interviews, we developed 5 user personas

We then developed a user flow based on our user research,
focusing on 5 connected flows

We then developed a user flow based on our user research,
focusing on 5 connected flows

We then developed a user flow based on our user research,
focusing on 5 connected flows

Initial Sketches

We each did crazy 8's to rapidly ideate potential features.

We each did crazy 8's to rapidly ideate potential features.

We each did crazy 8's to rapidly ideate potential features.

Mid-Fidelity Wireframes

Initial wireframes involved onboarding and adding items to the fridge.

Initial wireframes involved onboarding and adding items to the fridge.

Initial wireframes involved onboarding and adding items to the fridge.

Click or use keyboard arrows to interact.

Click or use keyboard arrows to interact.

High-Fidelity
Wireframes and Prototype

After further usability testing, we prototyped interactions for FoodWise's key features.

After further usability testing, we prototyped interactions for FoodWise's key features.

After further usability testing, we prototyped interactions for FoodWise's key features.

View Prototype

View Prototype

View Prototype

Impact

Impact

We completed our project with a final presentation to the entire class.

We completed our project with a final presentation to the entire class.

We completed our project with a final presentation to the entire class.

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