KitchenSync
A grocery list app that allows people in multi-person households to create and share grocery lists, as well as find meal inspiration.
Problem
Persons who live in multi-person households and share grocery shopping responsibilities face communication and coordination challenges that may result in unnecessary purchases, overspending, wasted time, or missed purchases.
Solution
We believe that providing individuals in multi-person households with a streamlined method of meeting their grocery needs will help them minimize time and energy spent on grocery related tasks.
Tools
Figma
Figjam
Google Workspace
Trello
Team
Emily McCluhan
Molly Mittal
Sunny Xu
Yvonne Chen
My Role
UX Researcher
Timeline
Total: 4 weeks
Research:
1 week
Design & Iteration:
3 weeks
Design Process
Research
Research was conducted through in person and remote interviews and a survey conducted using google forms. Our survey data showed that 88% of respondents lived with others, and 86% shared some or all of their groceries with their household. Many did not have a set means of tracking their groceries, showing us that there was a need for an app like KitchenSync. Moreover, our interview data revealed that one of the most stressful aspects of grocery shopping is meal inspiration and planning, which we sought to address by adding a recipe section to our app.
Ideation
Using Figma, we translated our first sketches into low-fidelity wireframes. Then we began building out clickable prototypes for usability testing.
Testing
We conducted remote usability tests, noting user frustrations, and used those as launching points when iterating.
“Adding an item takes too long. Sometimes I just want to quickly add an item to my list without needing to search.”
While the app proved usable, users were frustrated with the time it took to individually search and add grocery items to a list. To combat this we added a quick add feature at the top of the list for users to quickly add an item without having to search.
Iterations
Final iteration of our hi-fidelity prototype.
Final Takeaway
This project has granted me insight into how the UX process may feel when working in a group. I was fortunate to work with very experienced teammates and am glad I had the opportunity to learn from them. In hindsight I do feel as though we should have gone more broad when asking our interview questions initially and allowed those insights to better direct our prototype.
