Sorted - An App Concept
Designing an app to assist people with planning their meals, shopping for the meals and cooking.
UX Design, UI Design Creative Problem Solving, Product Design
About this Project:
Sorted was a little creative side project I did as a concept.
The idea stemmed from the fact that I love planning meals and doing my checkers 60 for the week on a Sunday, and my Mom who I love dearly will come home every night at around 6 not knowing whats for dinner and still needing to go to the shop.
This was my attempt to help her plan her meals, create a shopping list and have everything regarding meals in one place.
I wanted the app to do the following:
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Upload recipes, from here it creates a shopping list for you based on the ingredients needed
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Create and save recipes
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Add a shopping list manually
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Organise your lists by categorising items under distinct stores such such as Pick'n'Pay, Woolworths, and Checkers
Research
Ideation:
For this project I needed to do the following research:
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What are competitors doing?
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Do people even need this app?
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How do people find recipes and inspiration for their weekly meals?
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Who would the target market be?
Given that this project is currently in the conceptual and creative phase, I won't invest resources to extensive research until I decide to pursue the idea further. However, I would use the below tools to gather data and information:
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To start I would do a competitiors analysis, by going on to the app stores and seeing what similar products are out there.
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I would download the apps with the best rating and test them out to find the pros and cons, based on this I would do a SWOT analysis.
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From here I would create a list of important things I would like the app to have and what I issues I would like to ensure that app does not have.
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If I was working with a team there would be brainstorming and kick off sessions, however because this is a solo project for now, it will just be me doing the brainstorming.
2. Based on the Brainstorming,I will formulate a survey and get individuals with in and outside of the target market to complete the survey.
3. Based on this information, the wireframes will be adjusted and improved.
The design process:
Ideation & Low-fidelity prototype:
Home Page
Weekly Meal Plan Options
Weekly Meal Plan Options
Shopping List
Style Guide:
