UX Design
Vivo
Vivo is a comprehensive plant care app, designed to streamline gardening experience. Featuring an advanced AI widget, the app effortlessly identifies unknown plants and offers personalized care guidance. Users are able to seamlessly transition into a customized care routine with step-by-step instructions. The app enables users to stay organized with push notifications for essential care tasks, and benefit from integrated soil sensors providing real-time insights into moisture, light, and nutrient levels.
Getting to know the user
In this phase of the user research process, I compiled activity notes by reviewing session summaries, audio recordings, interview notes, and photographs from previously conducted contextual interviews. I organized these notes into clusters using affinity diagramming and documented inside Mural. The examination of the affinity diagram yielded key insights into user behavior and preferences, guiding subsequent design decisions. This part of the process taught me to derive valuable insights from user research data and apply them effectively in the design process.
User Persona
Sarah Thompson is a 30 year old woman working in the Marketing Department of a small software start-up. She is currently living in a townhome in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah. She developed an appreciation for caring for indoor plants during the COVID 19 pandemic, specifically regarding the mental health benefits that indoor plants provide. However, when she started her new full-time job, she faced challenges maintaining her plants, leading to some losses due to the lack of time and a streamlined plant care routine. Sarah has a strong desire to care for more plants again, envisioning a warm and inviting living space filled with thriving plants. Sarah has explored various plant care apps but found them overwhelming, inaccurate and lacking in plant- and environment-specific information. As a result, she currently prefers YouTube for plant care ifnromation due to its flexibility. She values efficiency, real-time moisture monitoring, and personalized recommendations to ensure optimal care for her plants. Sarah’s ultimate goal is to experience fulfillment of seeing her plants thrive.
Sketching Ideas
As part of the UX design process, I sketched out different features of the app, each addressing specific aspects of the persona’s goals and requirements. This ensured a diverse range of concepts. The sketches not only depict different parts of the app’s interface, but also some detail of the persona interacting with it and the surrounding environment.
Prototyping
In advancing through the UX design process, I progressed from a simple paper prototype and mid-fidelity wireframe in Balsamiq to a high-fidelity prototype in Figma. Leveraging the comprehensive features of Figma, I translated the refined design into a polished app. This high-fidelity prototype captured intricate details of the user interface, interactive elements, and visual aesthetics. Through transitioning from the paper prototype to the high fidelity prototype, I incorporated several changes into the final design based on the feedback I received from research participants, ultimately resulting in a comprehensive, functional final prototype.
