User experience, interaction design, user interface design.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
For the final project for my UX certification, each team was tasked to create an app for consumers. ShopPal Features:
Displays coupon offers and deals from
shops in your neighborhood
Display deals by category type, by store
brand, and by map (with additional option
for 360° augmented reality view).
Additionally refine and sort the results by
discount value, distance, and price.
Offers additional conveniences such as
notifications, price comparison and
tracking, and a customizable interface.
PROJECT GOAL
Create an app to help consumers find the best deals in their local area.
RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Market Research: Anywhere between 40% and 80% of all Americans use coupons
regularly.* 42% preferred $$ off followed by % off coming in 2nd. Competitor Research: Shopular, Honey, The Krazy Coupon Lady, Coupons.com,
RetailMeNot, Groupon, LivingSocial, ShopKick, BuyVia, Flipp,
ShopSavvy Consumer Research: 75% of value shoppers named clothing as the item they’re most likely to buy at
discount retailers, followed by groceries (71%), home decor and furnishings
(62%), personal care and beauty products (60%) and electronics (52%)**
DESIGN ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Stakeholder & Empathy Maps:
Anyone with who spends money, small businesses who post their offers on
platforms such as facebook and Instagram, large chain retailers
How do I save money? I don’t want to clip coupons
How can I get the lowest price? I forgot the coupon at home
Personas & Extreme Users:
Chrystal, married female, 47 – Suburban mom caring for her family, coupon user
Alex, female, 28 – banker saving for her future, experienced bargain hunter
Steve, single male, 67 – retired grandfather with fixed income and low expenses
Bob, male, 30 – health conscious Professional, saving to buy a ring to propose
Journey Maps & User Interviews:
Which app do you currently use for deals and offers?
What features do you use frequently?
How do you figure you are getting the right value for your money?
Epics and User Stories:
We discussed how each story would tie
back to feature a user might want to use.
Each Product Feature would tie back
to an Epic
Each Story would tie back to an Epic
Work Flows:
Epics and User Stories were used to create high level workflows.
High level workflows helped identify gaps and overlaps and determine final features.
Sketches and Wireframes:
We used sketches to visualize each view state, function and user flow before moving to wireframes and prototypes.
Re-iterations and modifications were easiest to do at this stage.
Prototype Design:
The prototype was then designed.
