Planeat

Reducing Food Waste through Personalized Meal Planning

Planeat is a mobile app project aimed at reducing food waste and encouraging sustainable eating habits. This app provides a platform for users to efficiently manage ingredients and share leftover food with local welfare organizations or other users. Users can reduce food waste through personalized meal plans, positively impacting carbon footprint reduction.

Company

Capstone Project

Services

Visual Design UI & UX Design Product Design

Industries

Food

Date

September to December 2023

Planeat Cover
Planeat Cover
Planeat Cover

Through extensive user research, we discovered that many e-bike users felt overwhelmed by the technology and controls on their bikes. To address this, we created a simple and intuitive interface that allows riders to easily adjust their level of assist and monitor their battery life. We also incorporated GPS navigation, allowing riders to plan their route and track their progress.

Full Dashboard
Full Dashboard
Full Dashboard
Extracted currency modules
Extracted currency modules
Extracted currency modules
Full Dashboard with Sidebar
Full Dashboard with Sidebar
Full Dashboard with Sidebar

The end result is a user-friendly electric bicycle that makes it easy for riders to enjoy the benefits of e-bikes without feeling overwhelmed by technology. With VoltBike, riding smarter has never been easier!

Features

  1. Smart Search: Allows users to search for flights, hotels, and transportation based on various filters like budget, duration, amenities, and ratings.

  2. AI Recommendations: Offers tailored suggestions for hotels and flights based on past bookings and user preferences.

  3. Integrated Itinerary: Generates a comprehensive travel plan, merging flight schedules, hotel check-ins, and transportation bookings.

  4. Real-time Alerts: Provides instant updates on flight status, gate changes, hotel check-in reminders, and transportation pickup times.

  5. Loyalty Program: Rewards frequent users with points that can be redeemed for discounts, upgrades, or free bookings.

  6. Virtual Concierge: A chatbot service to assist users with common queries and direct them to customer service if needed.

  7. Community Reviews: Users can read and write reviews for flights, hotels, and transport services.

  8. Price Tracker: Notifies users of price drops or rises for saved or frequent routes and stays.

Design Challenges

  1. User Interface (UI): Designing an interface that can handle multiple services (flights, hotels, transport) without overwhelming the user.

  2. Data Integration: Ensuring accurate, real-time data from various service providers, keeping synchronization seamless.

  3. Personalization vs. Privacy: Balancing personalized recommendations while maintaining user data privacy.

Solutions

  1. Tabbed Interface: Separate sections for flights, hotels, and transportation to keep the booking process organized and intuitive.

  2. API Partnerships: Establishing robust API connections with flight providers, hotel chains, and transportation services for real-time data access.

  3. Opt-in Preferences: Allowing users to opt-in for personalized recommendations, ensuring they are aware of what data is used and for what purpose.