FindSkools – Website for finding school
August 15, 2022Share surplus food with needy people and reduce food waste
The problem
According to “WFO”, global hunger isn’t about from a lack of food. Right now, the world produces enough food. But nearly a third of all food produced each year is lost before it can be consumed. In many rich countries, this food waste happens in the kitchen — when we prepare foods that go uneaten, or leave food to spoil in fridges and kitchen cabinets. Lots of people want to donate this food but don’t know how to do it and where to do it.
The product
GetaMeal is a platform to get connect the food donor & the volunteer. People can post their home surplus food here & locally available volunteer will pick it up and distribute to the needy people.
The goal
Making a platform which will connect the food donor and the volunteers as a solution to get rid of this food wasting problem. Where volunteer can contact with food donors to collect home surplus foods.
My role
UX designer leading the app and responsive website design from conception to delivery
Responsibilities
Conducting interviews, paper and digital wireframing, low and high-fidelity prototyping, conducting usability studies, accounting for accessibility, iterating on designs, determining information architecture, and responsive design.
Persona - Amrita Karmoker
Problem Statement
Amrita is a volunteer & working to feed hungry people, who needs to find donor to donate food because she & her organization wants to distribute it to the hungry people.
Persona - Rezaul Razib
Problem Statement
Razib is a restaurant owner who needs to find sole volunteer or organization to distribute food to needy people because everyday lots of food are being wasted in his restaurant & he wants to donate it.
User journey map
Mapping Razib’s user journey revealed how helpful it would be for users to have access to a dedicated app if they wants to donate their home or business surplus food.
Ideation
Digital wireframes
Low-fidelity prototype + All wireframes
Usability study: findings
Image on post
User had difficulty to upload their food images into post.
Post sorting
User had difficulty to sort & filter the post based on date, distance, type, etc.
Feature
User wants more information on post page like - food type, veg-non veg clarity, donor location, distance etc.
Mockups
Responsive designs
What I learned
I learned that even though the problem I was trying to solve was a big one, diligently going through each step of the design process and aligning with specific user needs helped me come up with solutions that were both feasible and useful.