Evergreen
UX Design
Challenge
Students often overlook energy conservation due to their busy lifestyles. Juggling academic demands and personal commitments, they may not prioritize saving energy, leading to higher consumption and missed opportunities for more sustainable living practices in their daily routines.
Outcome
The idea is to create a minimalist app that subtly encourages energy savings without being intrusive. By providing clear, gentle reminders and actionable tips, the app aims to integrate energy conservation seamlessly into users' routines without disrupting their daily activities.
Onboarding
The onboarding process allows the user to set up their house by adding rooms and pairing devices.
Changing the temperature
The user can adjust the temperature, lights, windows, and other smart devices. Each room can be controlled individually for maximum customization, as well as the entire house.
Managing schedules
Editing, adding, and temporarily turning off schedules can be done in the Schedules tab.
Managing usage
The user's energy usage can be viewed by week, month, or year. The user can also see the total energy usage for each individual device.
Smart-home devices are not available to students
Smart-home devices are often inaccessible to students due to cost and availability issues. To address this, I partnered with a student to gather consistent feedback.
This collaboration ensures that the solutions developed are practical, user-friendly, and tailored to the needs of student users.
Creating the system
By starting with "How might we" questions, I identified key user needs and challenges. This approach guided the creation of an app, leading to the development of detailed information architecture, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes. These steps ensured a structured, intuitive design that addresses user needs effectively.
User feedback was critical to success
I conducted another user testing session with my design partner to evaluate my initial concepts and early prototypes. She provided feedback that the interface was too cluttered and overwhelming.
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Based on her input, I pivoted my approach and redesigned the interface to be simpler and more intuitive, allowing users to easily grasp information at a glance.
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