Smart Recycle: Sustainability
Mobile App Design
KEY TAKEAWAY:
When relevant & relatable information is provided at the right time, users were empowered to make informed purchase decisions and what to do with products they have purchased.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Designing an app that provides users with needed information to make informed decisions, such as reducing, reusing, and recycling products they have purchased.
01
Problem Exploration
02
Research Design & User Research
03
Concept Design & Key Findings
04
Personal Design
05
Wireframe & Prototype
06
User Test & Recommendation
PROBLEM EXPLORATION
Overarching question to establish project objective and research direction.
RESEARCH DESIGN + USER RESEARCH
Design research methods and conduct user reasearch to gather user insight.
CONCEPT DESIGN + KEY FINDINGS
Analyze data and user insight to draw hypothesis and key findings.
PERSONA DESIGN
Personas were designed to provide product development direction and to understand user's needs, experiences, behaviors and goals.
WIREFRAME + PROTOTYPE
Wireframe and prototypes were created to test out information architecture, user flow and user interface.
PROTOTYPE
USER TEST + RECOMMENDATIONS
This prototype was created to observe user behaviors and insights to make farther development recommendation.
EXPLORE THE PROTOTYPE:
• Formatted for iPhone 7/8
• Scan the QR code
TASKS:
• Quick Guide - onboarding
• Log in / sign in
• Dashboard - recycle status
• Recycle an item
• Remove an item from the list
• Find a recycling facility
• View rewards
• Scant an item to add
• Location
• User account
• View item categories
• Tips & Resources
Example of reviewing material stats..
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