Help you Take care of your home plants
happyPlant
Responsibilities: Product UI/UX
School Project
Help you Take care of your home plants
happyPlant
Responsibilities: Product UI/UX
School Project
Keeping houseplants alive
and flourishing
Plants have different needs, and react to sunlight, water, and fertilizer in a variety of ways. Many wish to grow plants at home but lack tools and knowledge to care for their plants effectively.
my role in this project:
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UX Design
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User Research
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Market Research
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Wireframes And Prototypes
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UI Design
Preliminary Research:
- what plant care apps are there?
- how do they help the user take care of plants?
- what features do they include?
- Who is the target audience?
- What are some common problems people face while taking care of plants?
Market Research:
As part of my research I studied several plant care apps that offer Individual care schedule and reminders for your plants, recommendations, guides, identification, light meter and more, in order to learn what are the most common features, and how to best combine them into one app.
pros
- Uses image recognition to identify plants
- can identify insects and mushrooms
- calculates individual care of the plant based on available conditions
- vacation mode to allow someone else to care for your plants while you are away
- when identifying plant from camera diagnose plant health at the same time
cons
- require subscription to premium to enjoy full features
- only sort by outdoors/indoors no specific location inside the home
- main audience are Americans - based on measuring units
**Editor’s Choice & App of the Day 2022**
on the App Store
pros
- user-friendly interface
- Provides customized care advice
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keep track of the room light intensity
(premium users only) -
search plants by light requirements
(premium users only) -
adjust care based on the weather in your area
(premium users only)
cons
- Requires a subscription for full access to all features, without premium the use of the app is very limited
**Google Play Best of 2022**
pros
- guide and articles section
- keep track of the light conditions in the room
- get notifications when to water and care for your plants
- show weather in your area
cons
- some features available only for premium users, although the app is decently usable even without paying for premium
- no option to search plants by light requirements
- seem to give only general care advise with no option to edit individual care
- doesn’t seem to adjust care based on the weather in your area, even though the app uses device location to display local temperature
- user interface somewhat cluttered and difficult to navigate
- main audience are Americans - based on measuring units
the Research
User research:
As part of my user research I tried to ask questions that would help me better understand the pain points and needs of my target audience when it comes to plant care. I published a questionnaire in Various gardening groups, and 30 people have answered to give me the following insights:
conclusions
Conclusions from my research
01
israeli audience don’t use a care app for their plants
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target audiences for each app is slightly different
03
most apps use the imperial system measuring units with no option to switch to metric units
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all apps researched require registration to a paid premium program in order to experience full usability of all their features
05
Users struggle to remember watering schedules, struggle with pest and disease management, and lack a centralized resource for plant-related information
06
Users face several challenges when it comes to caring for their plants. The core problem identified through research is the lack of a convenient and accessible tool that offers guidance and reminders for plant care
User Personas:
Based on my research I set up two personas.
I referred to them throughout the entire product development process.
user flow:
Based on the user research and survey, I created a rough story-line. As part of this user flow, I started to map out the screens each persona would see:
Information Architecture
app structure:
Based on the insights gained from the research, I defined the architecture of the app.
my goal:
To design a plant care app that caters to the specific needs and challenges of users in the Middle East. The app should provide a seamless and intuitive user experience, enabling users to effectively care for their plants and overcome the common obstacles they face. By addressing these pain points and providing valuable features, the app aims to encourage users to adopt plant care routines and enhance their gardening experience.
sign in / sign up
onboarding
home screen
diagnose
user profile
search
plant card
guides
and blog
wireframes
After defining the structure and information architecture of the app I laid out all of the pages so I could visualize how each piece related to one another and how a user would access each workflow.
Clean and intuitive
user interface
The app aims to simplify plant care routines and provide users with the necessary knowledge and tools to maintain healthy plants, with a clean, seamless and intuitive user interface.
design
Diagnose your plants
Easily diagnose plants from your device's camera and get professional tips and recommendations.