Role:UX Designer
Duration:4 weeks
Team Size:individual project
Skills:UX Research, UI
Output:Low and hig fidelity wireframes
ROI:N/A
Summary/Context
We developed an innovative meal planning application that revolutionises how users approach sustainable cooking and dietary management. The platform uniquely combines meal planning, sustainability tracking, and dynamic recipe adaptation based on leftover ingredients, creating a comprehensive solution for conscious consumers.
Challenge/Problem Statement
- Creating an intelligent system for leftover management;
- Developing accurate allergen detection and filtering;
- Balancing sustainability goals with budget constraints;
- Building an adaptive meal planning algorithm;
- Integrating real-time price optimization;
Project phases
1
Discovery
2
Delivery
Our eight-week research phase involved comprehensive analysis of user eating habits, food waste patterns, and meal planning behaviours. Through in-depth interviews with potential users and food sustainability experts, we uncovered critical insights about how users interact with meal planning tools and identified opportunities for innovation in leftover management.Outputs: User behaviour analysis report; sustainability impact framework; dietary requirement mapping and recipe adaptation algorithm documentation.
We created an intuitive interface that seamlessly integrates:
- Dynamic recipe suggestions based on available ingredients;
- Intelligent leftover management system;
- Customisable dietary restriction filters;
- Weekly meal planning calendar;
- Real-time budget optimization;
Three rounds of user testing validated our approach, ensuring the platform met diverse user needs while promoting sustainable practices.Outputs: Full-featured meal planning application; comprehensive recipe database; ingredient tracking system and sustainability metrics dashboard.
Project take aways
- Bridging Service Manager-Technician Gap: Successfully created a unified platform that serves both service managers and technicians, eliminating communication barriers and enabling seamless collaboration across technical and strategic functions.
- Single Dashboard Versatility: Demonstrated that one well-designed dashboard with multiple filtering capabilities can make complex data management both easier and intuitive, eliminating the need for separate tools and interfaces.
- Strategic KPI Implementation: Defined KPIs prominently displayed on the first line of each card serve as executive summaries, keeping service managers informed about overall portfolio and asset performance while immediately highlighting critical alerts.
- Enhanced Work Prioritisation: Enabled service managers to efficiently prioritise their workload, plan resource allocation, and tackle alerts systematically through clear visual hierarchy and actionable data presentation.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Transformed how renewable energy teams collaborate by converting technical complexity into strategic insights that drive informed decision-making across all organisational levels.