Type
Type
Type
Mobile Design
Mobile Design
Mobile Design
Timeline
Timeline
Timeline
4/2023-6/2023
4/2023-6/2023
4/2023-6/2023
Role
Role
Role
UX Designer, UI Designer
UX Designer, UI Designer
UX Designer, UI Designer
Team
Team
Team
Team project with @Woojeong Jang
Team project with @Woojeong Jang
Team project with @Woojeong Jang
Design Thinking
Design Thinking
Design Thinking
Wireframing
Wireframing
Wireframing
Visual Design
Visual Design
Visual Design
Lunchmates
Lunchmates
Lunchmates is designed for office workers to enjoy guilt-free lunch breaks, tackling the lunchtime challenges through meal swaps and fostering workplace networking opportunities.
Lunchmates is designed for office workers to enjoy guilt-free lunch breaks, tackling the lunchtime challenges through meal swaps and fostering workplace networking opportunities.
Lunchmates is designed for office workers to enjoy guilt-free lunch breaks, tackling the lunchtime challenges through meal swaps and fostering workplace networking opportunities.
Problem
Problem
Problem
Many office workers feel guilty during lunch breaks, often opting to eat lunch at their desks without actually taking a break. Additionally, irregular meal times, repetitive daily dining, and lost opportunities to connect with coworkers are common issues. These challenges impact employee job satisfaction and overall well-being.
Many office workers feel guilty during lunch breaks, often opting to eat lunch at their desks without actually taking a break. Additionally, irregular meal times, repetitive daily dining, and lost opportunities to connect with coworkers are common issues. These challenges impact employee job satisfaction and overall well-being.
Many office workers feel guilty during lunch breaks, often opting to eat lunch at their desks without actually taking a break. Additionally, irregular meal times, repetitive daily dining, and lost opportunities to connect with coworkers are common issues. These challenges impact employee job satisfaction and overall well-being.
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There is a growing trend nationally for large numbers of people not to take breaks at work, with surveys reporting that between 66% and 82% of workers don’t always take their breaks.
There is a growing trend nationally for large numbers of people not to take breaks at work, with surveys reporting that between 66% and 82% of workers don’t always take their breaks.
There is a growing trend nationally for large numbers of people not to take breaks at work, with surveys reporting that between 66% and 82% of workers don’t always take their breaks.
Solution
Solution
Solution
Lunchmates eliminates the guilt associated with leaving your desk and encourages workers to network with their coworkers through lunch swaps. Breaking the routine of daily meals, it enhances the lunch break experience and sense of well-being.
Lunchmates eliminates the guilt associated with leaving your desk and encourages workers to network with their coworkers through lunch swaps. Breaking the routine of daily meals, it enhances the lunch break experience and sense of well-being.
Lunchmates eliminates the guilt associated with leaving your desk and encourages workers to network with their coworkers through lunch swaps. Breaking the routine of daily meals, it enhances the lunch break experience and sense of well-being.
Home Screen
Home Screen
Home Screen
Creative Home Screen Design
Creative Home Screen Design
Creative Home Screen Design
The home screen design takes a highly encouraging and creative approach. You can only see the lunches prepared by your colleagues if you post your own swap lunch.
The home screen design takes a highly encouraging and creative approach. You can only see the lunches prepared by your colleagues if you post your own swap lunch.
The home screen design takes a highly encouraging and creative approach. You can only see the lunches prepared by your colleagues if you post your own swap lunch.
Calendar
Calendar
Calendar
By allowing the app to track work schedule, user can organize lunchtime efficiently.
By allowing the app to track work schedule, user can organize lunchtime efficiently.
By allowing the app to track work schedule, user can organize lunchtime efficiently.
Edit
Edit
Edit
Refine your lunch details, including allergies, dietary restrictions, and preferences, to match suitable lunchmate
Refine your lunch details, including allergies, dietary restrictions, and preferences, to match suitable lunchmate
Refine lunch details, including allergies, restrictions, and preferences, to match suitable lunchmate
Swap Process
Swap Process
Swap Process
Easily
Lunch Swap
Easily
Lunch Swap
Easily
Lunch Swap
The swapping process is user-friendly. The homepage displays swap progress, and after chatting with potential users and reviewing their profiles, a decision is made to accept or decline the swap invitation.
The swapping process is user-friendly. The homepage displays swap progress, and after chatting with potential users and reviewing their profiles, a decision is made to accept or decline the swap invitation.
The swapping process is user-friendly. The homepage displays swap progress, and after chatting with potential users and reviewing their profiles, a decision is made to accept or decline the swap invitation.
Rating System
Rating System
Rating System
Clap & Feedback
Clap & Feedback
Clap & Feedback
More humanized rating system: Instead of stars, express lunch swap experiences with applause and comments. The app enables easy access to swap history and profile editing.
More humanized rating system: Instead of stars, express lunch swap experiences with applause and comments. The app enables easy access to swap history and profile editing.
More humanized rating system: Instead of stars, express lunch swap experiences with applause and comments. The app enables easy access to swap history and profile editing.
Research
Research
Research
We organized a meeting with 4 office workers to have an in-depth interview to know more details about the problems they are facing during their lunch break.
We organized a meeting with 4 office workers to have an in-depth interview to know more details about the problems they are facing during their lunch break.
We organized a meeting with 4 office workers to have an in-depth interview to know more details about the problems they are facing during their lunch break.
‘’Sometimes, l have lunch around 5pm.
hahaha... l know it is bad but can’t help it.”
‘’Sometimes, l have lunch around 5pm.
hahaha... l know it is bad but can’t help it.”
‘’Sometimes, l have lunch around 5pm.
hahaha... l know it is bad but can’t help it.”
Struggling with regular eating patterns, due to her busy schedule.
Struggling with regular eating patterns, due to her busy schedule.
Struggling with regular eating patterns, due to her busy schedule.
‘’l love cooking, it is like therapy, but I do but I do get bored with the food I make.”
‘’l love cooking, it is like therapy, but I do but I do get bored with the food I make.”
‘’l love cooking, it is like therapy, but I do but I do get bored with the food I make.”
Lunch recipes for workers are often repetitive and can become monotonous.
Lunch recipes for workers are often repetitive and can become monotonous.
Lunch recipes for workers are often repetitive and can become monotonous.
"I like to make new friends, so I'd like to have more networking opportunities during my lunch break."
"I like to make new friends, so I'd like to have more networking opportunities during my lunch break."
"I like to make new friends, so I'd like to have more networking opportunities during my lunch break."
Lunch breaks are the ideal time for some people to make connections and meet new people.
Lunch breaks are the ideal time for some people to make connections and meet new people.
Lunch breaks are the ideal time for some people to make connections and meet new people.
“I often choose to have lunch at my desk and to do in less intense work, like responding to emails, even though I'm aware it's not healthy.”
“I often choose to have lunch at my desk and to do in less intense work, like responding to emails, even though I'm aware it's not healthy.”
“I often choose to have lunch at my desk and to do in less intense work, like responding to emails, even though I'm aware it's not healthy.”
Faced with a choice when they’re really busy, even if someone wants to take a break, then work “wins”.
Faced with a choice when they’re really busy, even if someone wants to take a break, then work “wins”.
Faced with a choice when they’re really busy, even if someone wants to take a break, then work “wins”.
Define
Define
Define
Based on research and user interviews, we have started developing a brainstorming map to clarify the goals and challenges of the project.
Based on research and user interviews, we have started developing a brainstorming map to clarify the goals and challenges of the project.
Based on research and user interviews, we have started developing a brainstorming map to clarify the goals and challenges of the project.
User Persona
User Persona
User Persona
User Journey Map
User Journey Map
User Journey Map
I used a user journey map to recreate the whole process, which concludes 4 phases from posting lunch to complete lunch swap and give rate.
I used a user journey map to recreate the whole process, which concludes 4 phases from posting lunch to complete lunch swap and give rate.
I used a user journey map to recreate the whole process, which concludes 4 phases from posting lunch to complete lunch swap and give rate.
Project Goal
Project Goal
Project Goal
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Combine the research, user interviews and the needs of users, l defined 5 main features of the App
Combine the research, user interviews and the needs of users, l defined 5 main features of the App
Combine the research, user interviews and the needs of users, l defined 5 main features of the App
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How might we keep busy workers away from their desks to enjoy a variety of healthy food in limited lunchtime while participating in social activities or networking？
How might we keep busy workers away from their desks to enjoy a variety of healthy food in limited lunchtime while participating in social activities or networking？
How might we keep busy workers away from their desks to enjoy a variety of healthy food in limited lunchtime while participating in social activities or networking？
Problem Statement
Problem Statement
Problem Statement
Ideation
Ideation
Ideation
Design
Design
Design
User Flow
User Flow
User Flow
Wireframe
Wireframe
Wireframe
The wireframing phase is to create reasonable user flows, and prioritize the user needs.
The wireframing phase is to create reasonable user flows, and prioritize the user needs.
The wireframing phase is to create reasonable user flows, and prioritize the user needs.
High- Fidelity
High- Fidelity
High- Fidelity
Design system
Design system
Design system
As always, we prepared the general design system before going to design interfaces, and little by little, we completed the design system while we designed each screen.
As always, we prepared the general design system before going to design interfaces, and little by little, we completed the design system while we designed each screen.
As always, we prepared the general design system before going to design interfaces, and little by little, we completed the design system while we designed each screen.
User Interface
User Interface
User Interface
Usability Test
Usability Test
Usability Test
We ran a usability test with 5 participants and found some minor UX writing issues and two spots for improvement.
We ran a usability test with 5 participants and found some minor UX writing issues and two spots for improvement.
We ran a usability test with 5 participants and found some minor UX writing issues and two spots for improvement.
Design Changes -1
Design Changes -1
Design Changes -1
Lunch Swap needs to track swap status, with users finding the homepage unclear. To address this, we removed the calendar, added a progress bar, and restricted browsing others' posts until users shared their lunch.
Lunch Swap needs to track swap status, with users finding the homepage unclear. To address this, we removed the calendar, added a progress bar, and restricted browsing others' posts until users shared their lunch.
Lunch Swap needs to track swap status, with users finding the homepage unclear. To address this, we removed the calendar, added a progress bar, and restricted browsing others' posts until users shared their lunch.
Design Changes -2
Design Changes -2
Design Changes -2
Users seek quick location recommendations and spend less time editing. So I added calendar, location suggestions and made the editing feature more user-friendly.
Users seek quick location recommendations and spend less time editing. So I added calendar, location suggestions and made the editing feature more user-friendly.
Users seek quick location recommendations and spend less time editing. So I added calendar, location suggestions and made the editing feature more user-friendly.
❤️ Embrace prototype
❤️ Embrace prototype
❤️ Embrace prototype
For this project we pursue innovative solutions. The design process taught me the significance of ideation and prototype testing for designing the solution. We created wireframes and prototypes based on user needs and conducted several iterations and received feedback. This was beneficial because before I was always focusing on visual design!
For this project we pursue innovative solutions. The design process taught me the significance of ideation and prototype testing for designing the solution. We created wireframes and prototypes based on user needs and conducted several iterations and received feedback. This was beneficial because before I was always focusing on visual design!
For this project we pursue innovative solutions. The design process taught me the significance of ideation and prototype testing for designing the solution. We created wireframes and prototypes based on user needs and conducted several iterations and received feedback. This was beneficial because before I was always focusing on visual design!
In addition, I have shifted my focus to enhancing interactivity rather than visuals, which has enriched the user experience and deepened my understanding of UX design.
In addition, I have shifted my focus to enhancing interactivity rather than visuals, which has enriched the user experience and deepened my understanding of UX design.
In addition, I have shifted my focus to enhancing interactivity rather than visuals, which has enriched the user experience and deepened my understanding of UX design.
Takeaways
Takeaways
Takeaways