Overview
Effectively addressing the dietary balance issue in families with underage members that aligns with the pace of modern life.
Project Scope
Self- directed End-to-end project with feedback from mentor
My Role
UX Designer (Research, Visual Design, Prototype, User Testing)
Time Frame
Aug. 2023 - Nov. 2023
Tools
Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Miro
1. Discover
Background
SUNMEAL was inspired by a non-profit children's nutrition education program called "Chinese Heritage and Identity Through Food And Nutrition Program," which I co-founded with nutritionists. We have been running this program since August 2022. Our intention is to assist children and youth in enhancing their self-awareness, recognizing cultural diversity, and encouraging parents and families to incorporate nutrition knowledge into their daily lives.
While gathering materials from parents and children and developing the curriculum with nutritionists, I noticed that the US has one of the highest rates of obesity and related chronic diseases. Therefore, I aimed to address this problem and help people tackle it on a daily basis with a healthy, long-term impact. That's how the design of this app began.
CHALLENGE
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Many families have misconceptions about nutrition and lack sufficient cooking skills.
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Numerous families struggle with finding the time to plan and prepare meals.
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Family members have varying dietary habits and requirements.
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It can be difficult to access popular and well-known healthy ingredients.
GOAL
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Family members have varying dietary habits and requirements.
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Assisting in reducing childhood obesity rates in families by adjusting dietary practices.
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Promoting family harmony and cultural transmission through dietary choices.
SITEMAP
DESIGN
Flow 1 - Landing
Flow 2 - Look up recipes & Add to shopping list
Flow 3 - Generate recipes
High Fidelity
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Flow 1 - Landing Process
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User Learn about the concept of the apps.
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Input their profile to obtain customized contents
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Flow 2 - Explore Recipes
• Variety of Recipes
• Customized Recommendation
• Diverse Filter
• Sorting
• Nutrition Information
• Shop List
• Online Shopping
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Flow 3 - Generate Meal Plan
• Flexible date& meal
• Pre-saved profile
• Nutrition information
• Summary
Test
2 Round of Tests | 8 Participants in totals
Before | After
Issue #1
Users do not recognize this app as a healthy eating guide for the entire family.
Summary:
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Emphasize family healthy eating on the landing page and home page.
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Offer push of one-click meal plans created by others according to different diet habits.
Before | After
Issue #2
Information prioritization & visualization
Summary:
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Understood the content-level needs of users and optimized the visual effects.
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Put information in a simple and straightforward way to assist users to make decision.
Before | After
Issue #3
Information confirmation
Summary:
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Confirm and clarify information with users to let them feel things are under control.
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Remind users again everything is customizable.
If I have more time
• Interviewing teenager to learn about their aspect of childhood obesity
• Incorporate physical excerises in the app to offer users with a more comprehensive experience.
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