Detail - SproutsIO - Mobile App

SproutsIO - Mobile App

Design Associate
May 2014 - January 2016

Overview

Team

Worked closely with Jennifer Broutin Farah, Kamal Farah, Sean Olszewski, and software consultant teams.

About

With the SproutsIO mobile application, plant monitoring, system control, and growing resources are at the touch of a fingertip, taking the stress out of growing - no green thumb required!

Need

Design a mobile application to control the SproutsIO system that engages users in and promotes the SproutsIO lifestyle while creating a holistic user experience.

Project

Early app for system controlAn early app version controls the SproutsIO system and displays plant data, growing information, and images. — Early app for system control
An early app version controls the SproutsIO system and displays plant data, growing information, and images.

Later app for engagementThe SproutsIO mobile app goes beyond system control. Social and educational components support a well rounded and fun growing experience. — Later app for engagement
The SproutsIO mobile app goes beyond system control. Social and educational components support a well rounded and fun growing experience.

Process

Included brainstorming, sketching, prototyping, and defining app specifications. InDesign, Flinto, and Objective-C used.

Insights were gained through facilitation, recording, and analysis of 2 in-home and office beta programs (n = 19) including app usability testing, surveys, interviews, and observational research.

Solution

The SproutsIO mobile app allows users to directly monitor their plants while also providing an engaging and educational interface that expands beyond system control.

Responsibilities

Included early app prototyping, mapping out required features and UX, outlining system setup, creating early graphic assets, determining app to device interactions, leading and participating in design sessions, and conveying design intent to internal and external software engineers and UX/UI consultants.

Learnings

Since the growing process takes some time, we realized that we had to develop an engaging community and learning based experience in order for the app to be used beyond the occasional weekly plant check-in.

SproutsIO should be simple to use even for those without a green thumb, so building out a knowledge base and shared experience around learning to grow became extremely important to the team.

Community & Educational functionalityOn top of monitoring plant health and controlling the system, the SproutsIO app creates a space for growers to share their experience and knowledge with the wider growing community. — Community & Educational functionality
On top of monitoring plant health and controlling the system, the SproutsIO app creates a space for growers to share their experience and knowledge with the wider growing community.

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