Project
Mobile application design
Role
Solely ideated the app and made mockups using Figma
Time
1 month
Goal
Designery is an app taking forward the conventions of design.
It helps the clients match with a designer who understands their aesthetics and can help best with their projects.
Pain point
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To establish yourself as an interior designer it is important to have a good clientele.
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The designers have a hard time to find their niche and start their own business.
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At the other end the consumers find a hard time to seek guidance.
For eg. an interior designer with minimalist approach wouldn’t work for a client who has a maximalist aesthetic
Who is it for?
Designers - who are just starting out and want to build their business
Clients - from Bourgeois sector of the economy seeking help with interior design decision making.
User Interview Highlights
Designers
“Its so difficult to start out as a designer where you don’t have any industry experience or contacts.” Ashrey Puri
“The convention is to work in a small studio and create a good relationship with the clients,then start your own business. This could take 5-10 yrs.” Miriam,
Interior design student
Head architect at Miriam Architects
Prospect Clients
“I always get so confused with what my aesthetic is and what will look good or bad with the furniture I already have.” Gatha Bakhta.
“Space organisation is always a task! Having someone who can guide you with the process is always better.” Ekam Singh Sahni
Home maker
New student
Solution
Connect designers (who are starting out) to clients
Help people who want to design their spaces
User Personas
ANUSHKA VAIDYA, 24
SINGLE, GRADUATE STUDENT IN INTERIOR DESIGN AT PRATT
Wants to start her own interior design studio.
Bio
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Anushka is a hard working and passionate designer.
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She is an architect and studying interior design at Pratt.
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She loves to experiment with different cuisines.
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She loves to go out on dinners and enjoy quality time with friends and family.
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To be able to create a clientele on her own
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Network and talk to people in the industry to create contacts
NEEDS
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She finds tough to even think about catering all the resources to start her own design firm.
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Has a creative mind but doesn’t get time to
PAIN POINTS
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Easier way to organise her work and projects
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Simple ways to get in touch with clients and vendors
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Generate multiple sources of revenue
GOALS
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To have a managing app that helps in revenue generation
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Make revenue generation simpler
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Easier to establish as a designer.
RECOMMENDATIONS
RONAK LAUNGANI, 36
WORKS WITH FOODHALL AS A MANAGER
Wants to become a real estate broker.
Bio
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Ronak is a manager for now and she wants to break into the world of real estate.
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He has two kids and wants to invest in their upbringing.
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He spends most of his days after work at home by herself.
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He loves to decorate his house and keep adding new elements.
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To be able to make a living for himself and her kids
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To break into the profession of real estate
NEEDS
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He has a creative mind but barely gets time
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Has a hard time to manage all the stuff from his kids and organise things
PAIN POINTS
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To maintain a healthy lifestyle
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To be able to workout with managing his life
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Create multiple sources of income
GOALS
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Help to organise his life better
RECOMMENDATIONS
Competitive Analysis
Direct Competitors
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In the design world, these platforms have crystalized as industry-leading spaces for designers to share their work.
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They all solve the same essential purpose - they offer space for designers to present their work - but they do it differently.
Behance
Adobe Portfolio
Dribbble
Indirect Competitors
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People use these two platforms to search for searching for jobs and see the kind of work people do.
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LinkedIn helps to see the background of people and Instagram helps to see the designers.