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overview

aims of the project

  1. identifyig and understading the needs and expectations of people who are looking for roommates and people who are looking for tenants
  2. creating and validating an app project
  3. ilustrating my design process

what is Roomies?

by maximizing the congruity and compatibility it increases the comfort and sense of security and minimizes stress induced by meeting new people

challenges in the project

creating a solution for people who complain about their roommates and the numerosity of various platforms that offer spaces for rent

design process
(user centered design)

  1. researching users' needs
  2. designing an app draft version + information architecture
  3. usability tests
  4. implementating changes derived from usability tests and finalizing the UI
  5. desiging a prototype (figma)

1. researching users' needs

I started this project with a question in mind:

WHAT INFORMATION ARE ESSENTIAL WHEN LOOKING FOR A SPACE TO RENT AND SETTELING ON A ROOMMATE?

in order to find an answer, I asked 10 people (students) who in the last 6 months were busy looking for an appartment:

What would you like to know about your recent roommate before you moved-in together? What information are essential to you when searching for a space to rent?

2. designing an app draft version

the summary and analysis of the gathered data from the research allowed me to design forms which adress the users' needs and expectations

Forms

information architecture

I created two user flows; one for users who search for rommates and second for users who search tenants

3. usability tests

group of 5 students who in the last 6 months were busy looking for an appartment was asked to use the app in order to complete these two tasks:

that helped me understand how the users interact with the app and if their efforts are successfull for all designed operations

table below that presents results from the usability tests:

Send a message to your roommate candidate. Put your space to rent out
Table of results from usability tests
Results from the usability tests

4. implementating changes derived from usability tests and finalizing the UI

problem
(profile verification)

users did not know how to finish the registration process and start with the roommates search

users did not notice the element that directs to roommates' search

solution

I placed a Tab Bar which is a distinct information that the navigation is possible

Problem and solution - mockups

5. desiging a prototype (figma)

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by magdalena piasecka 2020