An app for busy people who love their plants
I designed HouseProud after finding that I would neglect my plants for weeks on end as my schedule became too busy that I would forget to give them the care consideration they needed! I found speaking to my friends and family this was a common phenomena, and we were all trying our best to pull ourselves out of this repeating pattern. This is where I started thinking about HouseProud.
For this project I followed the Design Thinking Framework which follows Empathise > Define > Ideate > Prototype > Test
User Research
As mentioned in the introduction, after having numerous discussions with friends and family members about the struggles in keeping house plants healthy. I began the design process by conducting more formal interviews to establish the goals and frustrations of the potential user base.
These interviews were then distilled into user personas.
As a gardening enthusiast, I want to have somewhere that I can keep track of how all my plants are doing so that I can feel safe in knowing that none of them are being neglected
As a busy and social professional, I want to be reminded when I need to take care of my plants so that I don’t have to worry about them whilst I am out and about
As a plant novice, I want to know I am looking after my new plants correctly so I can be sure they are growing as they should