We wanted to tackle the problem space of outfit inspiration via the unique route of working specifically with what the user already had. Unlike pinterest, our application would be tailored around what’s already in a user’s wardrobe, providing possible outfits through specific criteria. We also wanted to address the key aspect of comfort for clothing by providing an outlet to create new oufits out of clothes users were already comfortable wearing.
The target group were young people, roungly around the ages of 18-22. These users want a diversified wardrobe and want to wear different things, but may not be able to afford buying new clothing consistently. This population of students were most prominetly from Georgia Tech campus.
I worked with my partner to co-lead going through the whole design process. That included user research: Interviews & Surveys, and analyzing those findings. It also included working on user flows for the application, and finally working on Low-fi, Mid-fi, and Hi-Fi designs and taking feedback to make changes and updates.
We started out with surveying a portion of the Georgia Tech student body to understand what was important to them when creating oufits or buying clothing. We identified that comfort came first for many of our users, in addition to working with whats available, as many students had limited budgets for clothing. We decided to focus on these key aspects and create an application that helps users create new things with already existing clothing.
We identified the key aspects that we needed to design for through developing the user flow and started to map out the way we were going to go about specs.
We came up with simple sketches to show the UI designs that we were thinking of that would allow people to easily view or create outfits.
We came up with low-fi, mid-fi and high-fi designs, and iterated on after recieving feedback by interviewed users and fellow designers
Users can search for outfits directly on the home screen, as we found that to be the most useful feature to have that matched the goals for the app. Users can also search for outfits by organizing oufits into categories and searching via categories. Users can also view an outfit, viewing the elements contained within it and their color scheme. Users can also add items to their closet, and create oufits with at least two items.
The app was well recieved during the final design reviews and presentations. Fellow Students commented on its usability for them; It also established a discussion on sustainability. I also did learn that we may have spent too much time on the mini features, and we should have focused more on showcasing our main feature that actually addresses the problem space that we were trying to solve. As a result, I've learned to really focus on designing first and foremost the most imo=portant feature sand focusing on those features within presentations so the message and the problem that we are solving is clearer. Overall, this was a great learning experience in collaboration and practicing the Design Process.
