SAVEOR: 0-1 Case Study

SAVEOR: 0-1 Case Study

SAVEOR: 0-1 Case Study

SAVEOR Case Study

A comprehensive mobile application designed to unite college students in combating the annual food waste of 22 million pounds.

Credit: Professor Stephanie Ashenfelder and Kristana Textor @University of Rochester

A comprehensive mobile application designed to unite college students in combating the annual food waste of 22 million pounds.

Credit: Professor Stephanie Ashenfelder and Kristana Textor @University of Rochester

A comprehensive mobile application designed to unite college students in combating the annual food waste of 22 million pounds.

Credit: Professor Stephanie Ashenfelder and Kristana Textor @University of Rochester

Teammates:

Leann Kuchler, Naylea Santos, Helena Peng

Role:

Lead UX Designer

Date:

Dec 2023 - May 2024

Tools

Figma / Illustrator/ After Effects

Food Waste has been alarmingly common
among college students
22 million pounds

of uneaten foods are thrown out of college each year

via Bon Appetit Management Company

Twice as much

food per meal is wasted by students compared to corp employees

via Food Recovery Network

THE SOLUTION

Spoilers! Here's the sneak peek into the solution
Promote Food-Saving Initiatives

Discounted Surplus food pickup from campus eateries.

Share redundant food from clubs/events within the community.

Gain points for each surprise bag saved.

Smart Expiration Date Tracking

Scan receipts to track items' expiration dates.

Receive daily notifications and reminders.

Gain points if users go through a week without wasting.

Reward and Community Engagement

Sustainable actions will be tracked using a point-reward system.

Redeem rewards and gift cards.

Provide resources for groups, donations, and composting.

PRIMARY RESEARCH

Food waste is a macro problem with multiple contributing factors. In this project, we reduce our focus to consumer consumption. 

WHITE PAPER RESEARCH

Gamification through point redemption and community engagement in tackling sustainability issues are keys to solving the pain points. 
Exchanging points for rewards effectively motivates college students

Ready Education

Hundreds of student-led organization has saved millions of foods from campuses, demonstrating the power of community-driven sustainability efforts

Food Recovery Network

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

However... other apps lack incentives and a sense of community among users when it comes to tracking their efforts in waste reduction.
HOLD UP! How did I get here?

As the lead designer, I participated and guided everyone through every phase of the design thinking process to build the final product

DESIGN PROCESS

HMMM… HOW MIGHT WE?

HMW create a platform where students are incentivized to save food through a collaborative effort?

We matched the identified pain points with solutions from our research, incorporating a competitive point/reward system to motivate and engage students effectively.

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

After enough pondering... I put information into a visual hierarchy. This is crucial to eliminating unattainable ideas and getting prepared for wireframing.

Focusing on the bottom navigation, I divided the main functionality of the app between five sections. The home page was supposed to be the starting point for discovering general information.

FROM SKETCHES TO LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

Using just paper and pencils, our team and I rapidly created different sketches for different screens. We then transferred the paper mock-ups to Figma

We worked collaboratively by commenting on each other's initial sketches and designs. This helped provide timely suggestions before moving on to high-fi prototyping.

HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

1. Save a surprise bag from your campus eateries at a lower price

The Golden Timer: Eateries update surplus food offerings in real-time.

Ordering and Payment: Users can order, pay, and choose a pickup time within the app.

Point & Sustainability Impact: Users can earn food-saving points and see the environmental impact of reducing food waste.

2. Share your surplus foods to the larger campus community

User Registration: Create an account to access surplus food sharing.​​​​​​​

Interactions: Contact sharers and coordinate pickups through commenting and outside social media apps

Safety Guidelines: Follow food safety guidelines for sharing.

3. Robust Filtering System to avoid unwanted purchases at the dining hall.

Filter Options: Customize meal options by filtering for preferences such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or specific cuisines.

Real-Time Menu Updates: View the dining hall's current menu with filtered options in real-time.

4. Redeem and track your peers' sustainability scores

Solving for all: Students need an incentive to take action and they are proven to love free food and rewards. In this feature, users can use their food-saving scores to redeem gift cards or convert them back to campus money.

LEARNINGS

3. You can't solve everything.

It is crucial to discern between what is achievable and what is beyond reach.

2. Create a functionally minimalist piece before adding in the FLARES.

Going forward, I aim to prioritize functionality and interaction with a minimalist approach, concentrating on fewer screens for greater consistency and comprehensiveness.

1. Try, Try, and Try again.

In my early experiences with UX design, I've come to understand that the most exceptional UX designers aren't necessarily the ones with extensive project experience, but rather those who are committed to revisiting and refining their work. 

Food Waste has been alarmingly common
among college students

Food Waste has been alarmingly common
among college students
Food Waste has been alarmingly common
among college students

22 million pounds

22 million pounds
22 million pounds

of uneaten foods are thrown out of college each year

of uneaten foods are thrown out of college each year

via Bon Appetit Management Company and NRDC

via Bon Appetit Management Company

Twice as much

Twice as much
Twice as much

food per meal is wasted by students compared to corp employees

food per meal is wasted by students compared to corp employees

via Food Recovery Network

via Food Recovery Network

THE SOLUTION

Spoilers! Here's the sneak peek into the solution
Promote Food-Saving Initiatives

Discounted Surplus food pickup from campus eateries.

Share redundant food from clubs/events within the community.

Gain points for each surprise bag saved.

Smart Expiration Date Tracking

Scan receipts to track items' expiration dates.

Receive daily notifications and reminders.

Gain points if users go through a week without wasting.

Reward and Community Engagement

Sustainable actions will be tracked using a point-reward system.

Redeem rewards and gift cards.

Provide resources for groups, donations, and composting.

DESIGN PROCESS

HOLD UP! How did I get here?

As the lead designer, I participated and guided everyone through every phase of the design thinking process to build the final product

PRIMARY RESEARCH

Food waste is a macro problem with multiple contributing factors. In this project, we reduce our focus to consumer consumption. 

Research Goal

Examine key factors in food waste among college students, considering both consumer behaviors and student workers at dining and campus shops.

Our app's focus is limited to individual student initiatives and cannot impact the school's dining systems. Specifically, our goal is to tackle this issue from the student community's viewpoint. 

Research Methods

Interviews and Surveys were conducted to define User Needs and Pain Points

My team and I interviewed a total of 15 college students through Zoom and Messenger Calls.

The surveys were completed via Google Form. There were a total of 96 participants, consisting of college students, student workers, and university faculties across America.

PAIN POINTS AND PERSONA

Leveraging insights from the interviews, I crafted 4 personas of college students to humanize the pain points. 

WHITE PAPER RESEARCH

Gamification through point redemption and community engagement in tackling sustainability issues are keys to solving the pain points.
Exchanging points for rewards effectively motivates college students

Ready Education

Hundreds of student-led organization has saved millions of foods from campuses, demonstrating the power of community-driven sustainability efforts

Food Recovery Network

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

However... other apps lack incentives and a sense of community among users when it comes to tracking their efforts in waste reduction.

It is essential to take a look at the existing solutions to learn what others did well and identify the gaps for improvements.​​​​​​​

HMMM… HOW MIGHT WE?

HMW create a platform where students are incentivized to save food through a collaborative effort?

We matched the identified pain points with solutions from our research, incorporating a competitive point/reward system to motivate and engage students effectively.

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

After enough pondering... I put information into a visual hierarchy. This is crucial to eliminating unattainable ideas and getting prepared for wireframing.

Focusing on the bottom navigation, I divided the main functionality of the app between five sections. The home page was supposed to be the starting point for discovering general information such as food-sharing postings, donation resources, and deals.

FROM SKETCHES TO LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

Using just paper and pencils, our team and I rapidly created different sketches for different screens. We then transferred the paper mock-ups to Figma

We worked collaboratively by commenting on each other's initial sketches and designs. This helped provide timely suggestions before moving on to high-fi prototyping.

EARLY CONCEPT TESTING

We had a lot of ideas, sometimes too crazy ideas we couldn't even implement.

The project starts to feel like we're trying to solve everything. We then brought the prototype to test with our stakeholders: our professors and students to reduce our focus on 2-3 features. This helped facilitate the swift and efficient iteration of unattainable ideas before high-fi prototyping.

1. Removal of off-campus connection for surplus food.

We initially considered linking students with off-campus restaurants for surplus food, but due to logistical challenges, we refocused on strengthening the campus community by connecting students only to on-campus dining halls and local college town restaurants.

2. Removal of the composting feature

We shifted from implementing composting bins with a QR code-based points system, which might promote food waste, to featuring a section on composting best practices on the app's home page.

HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

As promised, here is the final proposed solution. This design decision is extremely tied back to our personas.
1. Save a surprise bag from your campus eateries at a lower price

Solving David's Challenge: Throwing away surplus foods at the end of his shift. He seeks a solution to save surplus food from campus eateries he works at and distribute affordably to students in need. 

The Golden Timer: Eateries update surplus food offerings in real-time.

Ordering and Payment: Users can order, pay, and choose a pickup time within the app.

Point & Sustainability Impact: Users can earn food-saving points and see the environmental impact of reducing food waste.

2. Share your surplus foods to the larger campus community

Solving Cole's Challenge: Dumbing over-ordered foods at the end of big campus events or club meetings. As an officer of the design club, he seeks a platform to efficiently redistribute over-ordered food from interest group gatherings.  

User Registration: Create an account to access surplus food sharing.​​​​​​​

Interactions: Contact sharers and coordinate pickups through commenting and outside social media apps

Safety Guidelines: Follow food safety guidelines for sharing.

3. Robust Filtering System to avoid unwanted purchases at the dining hall.

Solving Fatima's Challenge: Dumbing foods she accidentally purchased. Fatima seeks a solution that allows her to filter and preview dining options at her campus's dining halls and eateries, tailored to her specific avoidance of pork for religious reasons.

Filter Options: Customize meal options by filtering for preferences such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or specific cuisines.

Real-Time Menu Updates: View the dining hall's current menu with filtered options in real-time.

4. Track the expiration dates through receipts' barcodes

Solving Mikasa's Challenge: Constantly letting the items she bought at the campus markets expire. In this feature, users lose points if they let their foods expire, but gain points if they go through a week without wasting

5. Redeem and track your peers' sustainability scores

Solving for all: Students need an incentive to take action and they are proven to love free food and rewards. In this feature, users can use their food-saving scores to redeem gift cards or convert them back to campus money.

IMPACT? I HAD FEEDBACK

It's really hard to make an impact as a student designer. Therefore, I ran a usability test with 20 college students on campus to gather feedback.

Both moderated and unmoderated testing were conducted with 4 tasks such as: saving a surprise bag from Starbucks, filtering dining hall menus in advance, sharing surplus foods with the community, and tracking the expiration dates of items.

"Wow, the school needs to do better with people who have allergies. If you implemented this, you'd have to partner with a lot of businesses..."

Mara Criollo Rivera - Rochester '25

"You remember the time we dumb the whole insomnia cookie box for our GIM? It would be so helpful if we could share it here"

Nick Chen - Rochester '22

"The design of the app is so clean! I'd save all the food... Ngl, I used to have nightmares after seeing the workers throw food out in front of my eyes"

Robin Smither - Rochester '25

"It's so demotivating to see my ingredients expire in the fridge sometimes but I'd track them if I got to earn points and free stuff."

John Burton - Rochester '24

REFLECTION, PONDERING AND IF I HAD MORE TIME…

1. Try, Try, and Try again.

In my early experiences with UX design, I've come to understand that the most exceptional UX designers aren't necessarily the ones with extensive project experience, but rather those who are committed to revisiting and refining their work. My journey, marked by many stumbles, taught me the importance of persistence for success. Not succeeding at first means persevering and seeking feedback from experienced designers to improve your prototypes. True growth in UX design lies in this iterative process

2. Create a functionally minimalist piece before adding in the FLARES.

In the high-fidelity prototyping phase, I focused on visuals, illustrations, and styles, designing multiple pages simultaneously but sometimes neglecting screen functionality optimization. Going forward, I aim to prioritize functionality and interaction with a minimalist approach, concentrating on fewer screens for greater consistency and comprehensiveness. I'll first establish core elements before adding further embellishments.

3. You can't solve everything.

Given that food waste is a complex issue with various contributing factors, as a UX designer, it's essential to acknowledge that not all of these factors can be resolved. It is crucial to discern between what is achievable and what is beyond reach. For instance, if addressing the top 3 reasons for food waste is more feasible than addressing the top 2, it becomes imperative to concentrate on those priorities. 

4. If I had more time...

a. Elaborate more on the high-fidelity prototype of the expiration date tracking feature and the community feature.

b. Include a safety guideline in each food's postings and the golden hour.

c. Refining the visual design system, following the IOS app design best practice.

Nice to meet you :)

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

This website is best viewed on Laptop

Made with love @2024 Tran Khoi Nguyen

Nice to meet you :)

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

This website is best viewed on Laptop

Made with love @2024 Tran Khoi Nguyen

THE SOLUTION

Spoilers! Here's the sneak peek into the solution
Promote Food-Saving Initiatives

Discounted Surplus food pickup from campus eateries.

Share redundant food from clubs/events within the community.

Gain points for each surprise bag saved.

Smart Expiration Date Tracking

Scan receipts to track items' expiration dates.

Receive daily notifications and reminders.

Gain points if users go through a week without wasting.

Reward and Community Engagement

Sustainable actions will be tracked using a point-reward system.

Redeem rewards and gift cards.

Provide resources for groups, donations, and composting.

DESIGN PROCESS

HOLD UP! How did I get here?

As the lead designer, I participated and guided everyone through every phase of the design thinking process to build the final product

PRIMARY RESEARCH

Food waste is a macro problem with multiple contributing factors. In this project, we reduce our focus to consumer consumption. 

Research Goal

Examine key factors in food waste among college students, considering both consumer behaviors and student workers at dining and campus shops.

Our app's focus is limited to individual student initiatives and cannot impact the school's dining systems. Specifically, our goal is to tackle this issue from the student community's viewpoint. 

Research Methods

Interviews and Surveys were conducted to define User Needs and Pain Points

My team and I interviewed a total of 15 college students through Zoom and Messenger Calls.

The surveys were completed via Google Form. There were a total of 96 participants, consisting of college students, student workers, and university faculties across America.

PAIN POINTS AND PERSONA

Leveraging insights from the interviews, I crafted 4 personas of college students to humanize the pain points. 

WHITE PAPER RESEARCH

Gamification through point redemption and community engagement in tackling sustainability issues are keys to solving the pain points.
Exchanging points for rewards effectively motivates college students

Ready Education

Hundreds of student-led organization has saved millions of foods from campuses, demonstrating the power of community-driven sustainability efforts

Food Recovery Network

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

However... other apps lack incentives and a sense of community among users when it comes to tracking their efforts in waste reduction.

It is essential to take a look at the existing solutions to learn what others did well and identify the gaps for improvements.​​​​​​​

HMMM… HOW MIGHT WE?

HMW create a platform where students are incentivized to save food through a collaborative effort? 

We matched the identified pain points with solutions from our research, incorporating a competitive point/reward system to motivate and engage students effectively.

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

After enough pondering... I put information into a visual hierarchy. This is crucial to eliminating unattainable ideas and getting prepared for wireframing.

Focusing on the bottom navigation, I divided the main functionality of the app between five sections. The home page was supposed to be the starting point for discovering general information such as food-sharing postings, donation resources, and deals.

FROM SKETCHES TO LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

Using just paper and pencils, our team and I rapidly created different sketches for different screens. We then transferred the paper mock-ups to Figma

We worked collaboratively by commenting on each other's initial sketches and designs. This helped provide timely suggestions before moving on to high-fi prototyping.

FROM SKETCHES TO LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

We had a lot of ideas, sometimes too crazy ideas we couldn't even implement. 

The project starts to feel like we're trying to solve everything. We then brought the prototype to test with our stakeholders: our professors and students to reduce our focus on 2-3 features. This helped facilitate the swift and efficient iteration of unattainable ideas before high-fi prototyping.

1. Removal of off-campus connection for surplus food.

We initially considered linking students with off-campus restaurants for surplus food, but due to logistical challenges, we refocused on strengthening the campus community by connecting students only to on-campus dining halls and local college town restaurants.

2. Removal of the composting feature

We shifted from implementing composting bins with a QR code-based points system, which might promote food waste, to featuring a section on composting best practices on the app's home page.

HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

As promised, here is the final proposed solution. This design decision is extremely tied back to our personas.
1. Save a surprise bag from your campus eateries at a lower price

The Golden Timer: Eateries update surplus food offerings in real-time.

Ordering and Payment: Users can order, pay, and choose a pickup time within the app.

Point & Sustainability Impact: Users can earn food-saving points and see the environmental impact of reducing food waste.

2. Share your surplus foods to the larger campus community

User Registration: Create an account to access surplus food sharing.​​​​​​​

Interactions: Contact sharers and coordinate pickups through commenting and outside social media apps

Safety Guidelines: Follow food safety guidelines for sharing.

3. Robust Filtering System to avoid unwanted purchases at the dining hall.

Filter Options: Customize meal options by filtering for preferences such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or specific cuisines.

Real-Time Menu Updates: View the dining hall's current menu with filtered options in real-time.

4. Track the expiration dates through receipts' barcodes

In this feature, users lose points if they let their foods expire, but gain points if they go through a week without wasting

5. Redeem and track your peers' sustainability scores

Solving for all: Students need an incentive to take action and they are proven to love free food and rewards. In this feature, users can use their food-saving scores to redeem gift cards or convert them back to campus money.

IMPACT? I HAD FEEDBACK

"Wow, the school needs to do better with people who have allergies. If you implemented this, you'd have to partner with a lot of businesses..."

Mara Criollo Rivera - Rochester '25

"You remember the time we dumb the whole insomnia cookie box for our GIM? It would be so helpful if we could share it here"

Nick Chen - Rochester '22

"The design of the app is so clean! I'd save all the food... Ngl, I used to have nightmares after seeing the workers throw food out in front of my eyes"

Robin Smither - Rochester '25

"It's so demotivating to see my ingredients expire in the fridge sometimes but I'd track them if I got to earn points and free stuff."

John Burton - Rochester '24

REFLECTION, PONDERING AND IF I HAD MORE TIME…

1. Try, Try, and Try again.

In my early experiences with UX design, I've come to understand that the most exceptional UX designers aren't necessarily the ones with extensive project experience, but rather those who are committed to revisiting and refining their work. My journey, marked by many stumbles, taught me the importance of persistence for success. Not succeeding at first means persevering and seeking feedback from experienced designers to improve your prototypes. True growth in UX design lies in this iterative process

2. Create a functionally minimalist piece before adding in the FLARES.

In the high-fidelity prototyping phase, I focused on visuals, illustrations, and styles, designing multiple pages simultaneously but sometimes neglecting screen functionality optimization. Going forward, I aim to prioritize functionality and interaction with a minimalist approach, concentrating on fewer screens for greater consistency and comprehensiveness. I'll first establish core elements before adding further embellishments.

3. You can't solve everything.

Given that food waste is a complex issue with various contributing factors, as a UX designer, it's essential to acknowledge that not all of these factors can be resolved. It is crucial to discern between what is achievable and what is beyond reach. For instance, if addressing the top 3 reasons for food waste is more feasible than addressing the top 2, it becomes imperative to concentrate on those priorities. 

4. If I had more time...

a. Elaborate more on the high-fidelity prototype of the expiration date tracking feature and the community feature.

b. Include a safety guideline in each food's postings and the golden hour.

c. Refining the visual design system, following the IOS app design best practice.


Nice to meet you :)

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

This website is best viewed on Laptop

Made with love @2024 Tran Khoi Nguyen

THE SOLUTION

Spoilers! Here's the sneak peek into the solution
Promote Food-Saving Initiatives

Discounted Surplus food pickup from campus eateries.

Share redundant food from clubs/events within the community.

Gain points for each surprise bag saved.

Smart Expiration Date Tracking

Scan receipts to track items' expiration dates.

Receive daily notifications and reminders.

Gain points if users go through a week without wasting.

Reward and Community Engagement

Sustainable actions will be tracked using a point-reward system.

Redeem rewards and gift cards.

Provide resources for groups, donations, and composting.

DESIGN PROCESS

HOLD UP! How did I get here?

As the lead designer, I participated and guided everyone through every phase of the design thinking process to build the final product

PRIMARY RESEARCH

Food waste is a macro problem with multiple contributing factors. In this project, we reduce our focus to consumer consumption. 

PAIN POINTS AND PERSONA

Leveraging insights from the interviews, I crafted 4 personas of college students to humanize the pain points. 

WHITE PAPER RESEARCH

Gamification through point redemption and community engagement in tackling sustainability issues are keys to solving the pain points.
Exchanging points for rewards effectively motivates college students

Ready Education

Hundreds of student-led organization has saved millions of foods from campuses, demonstrating the power of community-driven sustainability efforts

Food Recovery Network

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

However... other apps lack incentives and a sense of community among users when it comes to tracking their efforts in waste reduction.

It is essential to take a look at the existing solutions to learn what others did well and identify the gaps for improvements.​​​​​​​

HMMM… HOW MIGHT WE?

HMW create a platform where students are incentivized to save food through a collaborative effort?

We matched the identified pain points with solutions from our research, incorporating a competitive point/reward system to motivate and engage students effectively.

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

After enough pondering... I put information into a visual hierarchy. This is crucial to eliminating unattainable ideas and getting prepared for wireframing.

Focusing on the bottom navigation, I divided the main functionality of the app between five sections. The home page was supposed to be the starting point for discovering general information such as food-sharing postings, donation resources, and deals.

FROM SKETCHES TO LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

Using just paper and pencils, our team and I rapidly created different sketches for different screens. We then transferred the paper mock-ups to Figma

We worked collaboratively by commenting on each other's initial sketches and designs. This helped provide timely suggestions before moving on to high-fi prototyping.

EARLY CONCEPT TESTING

We had a lot of ideas, sometimes too crazy ideas we couldn't even implement.
1. Removal of off-campus connection for surplus food.

We initially considered linking students with off-campus restaurants for surplus food, but due to logistical challenges, we refocused on strengthening the campus community by connecting students only to on-campus dining halls and local college town restaurants.

2. Removal of composting feature.

We shifted from implementing composting bins with a QR code-based points system, which might promote food waste, to featuring a section on composting best practices on the app's home page.

HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE

As promised, here is the final proposed solution. This design decision is extremely tied back to our personas.
1. Save a surprise bag from your campus eateries at a lower price

The Golden Timer: Eateries update surplus food offerings in real-time.

Ordering and Payment: Users can order, pay, and choose a pickup time within the app.

Point & Sustainability Impact: Users can earn food-saving points and see the environmental impact of reducing food waste.

3. Track the expiration dates through receipts' barcodes

Solving Mikasa's Challenge: Constantly letting the items she bought at the campus markets expire. In this feature, users lose points if they let their foods expire, but gain points if they go through a week without wasting

4. Redeem and track your peers' sustainability scores

Solving for all: Students need an incentive to take action and they are proven to love free food and rewards. In this feature, users can use their food-saving scores to redeem gift cards or convert them back to campus money.

2. Robust Filtering System to avoid unwanted purchases at the dining hall.

Filter Options: Customize meal options by filtering for preferences such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or specific cuisines.

Real-Time Menu Updates: View the dining hall's current menu with filtered options in real-time.

IMPACT? I HAD FEEDBACK

It's really hard to make an impact as a student designer. Therefore, I ran a usability test with 20 college students on campus to gather feedback.
"Wow, the school needs to do better with people who have allergies. If you implemented this, you'd have to partner with a lot of businesses..."

Mara Criollo Rivera - Rochester '25

"The design of the app is so clean! I'd save all the food... Ngl, I used to have nightmares after seeing the workers throw food out in front of my eyes"

Robin Smither - Rochester '25

REFLECTION, PONDERING AND IF I HAD MORE TIME…

3. You can't solve everything.

It is crucial to discern between what is achievable and what is beyond reach. For instance, if addressing the top 3 reasons for food waste is more feasible than addressing the top 2, it becomes imperative to concentrate on those priorities. 

2. Create a functionally minimalist piece before adding in the FLARES.

In the high-fidelity prototyping phase, I focused on visuals, illustrations, and styles, designing multiple pages simultaneously but sometimes neglecting screen functionality optimization. Going forward, I aim to prioritize functionality and interaction with a minimalist approach, concentrating on fewer screens for greater consistency and comprehensiveness.

4. If I had more time...

a. Elaborate more on the high-fidelity prototype of the expiration date tracking feature and the community feature.

b. Include a safety guideline in each food's postings and the golden hour.

c. Refining the visual design system, following the IOS app design best practice.

1. Try, Try, and Try again.

In my early experiences with UX design, I've come to understand that the most exceptional UX designers aren't necessarily the ones with extensive project experience, but rather those who are committed to revisiting and refining their work. My journey, marked by many stumbles, taught me the importance of persistence for success.

Nice to meet you :)

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

This website is best viewed on Laptop

Made with love @2024 Tran Khoi Nguyen