Personalized recipe app with dietary filters and ingredient substitutions
I worked as a solo Product Designer building an app that allows users to edit ingredients in existing recipes, change ingredient portions, and substitute ingredients using AI. I am currently experimenting with AI coding tools in developing MixMaster.
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Role
Product Designer
Timeline
2024 (Summer)
Team
Summary
My Contributions
Conducted user interviews & ethnographic research
Created design system
Designed and iterated concepts from low to high fidelity
Results
Informed by feedback from UX professor and 20+ peers, MixMaster improved recipe adaptability, allowing users to swap ingredients and adjust portions. Users noted the prototype effectively addressed dietary needs, reduced food waste, and simplified meal prep.
Research
User Interviews
I conducted a user interview and spoke with Na, a person who doesn't like to cook food and orders in food daily from food delivery services.
Na struggles with cooking portions, leading to waste and frustration due to inconsistent amounts of food.
Na faces difficulties with adapting recipes and finding ingredient substitutes, compounded by unclear cooking instructions and videos.
User Journey Mapping
To better understand the needs and pain points of home cooks, I followed a Recipe App to put myself in the place of the user.
Competitor Analysis
I looked at other Recipe apps to see where MixMaster fits within the cooking recipe market, seeing areas of opportunity.
HMW
How might I help home cooks edit their recipes to fit their cooking needs?
Ideation
Initial Ideation
Style Guide
Design System Components
Prototype
Recipe Editor
Users can easily edit ingredients, replace ingredients with alternatives, and swap ingredients for others.
Scalable Ingredients
Users can scale ingredients depending on the amount available, or the portion size they desire.
Recipe Directions
Users get detailed directions for their recipe, ensuring they cook a tasty, allergen-safe meal.
Voice Control
While the user's hands are busy/messy during the cooking process, users can utilize voice control to access recipe details or make changes to the recipe.