Cadeera Search
Interior | Mobile App | Search & Discovery
The solution aims to take the user on a journey to explore their preferences towards different types of furniture. By allowing them to follow an easy navigational structure, the user should be able to efficiently view relevant items and quickly narrow down their search. A consideration of tools to help the users narrow their search such as visual technology and information retrieval is evident throughout the process.
My role: UX/UI Designer | Team: Design & Development | Tools: Adobe XD
My design process
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As the aging population increases, the market for searching for furniture evolves with new solutions along with technologies. Many companies look to find methods that could be used to make it easier for users searching for furniture. There are also solutions evident that focus on visual methods for their users to search.
Existing solutions:
IKEA Place App
IKEA Place’s app includes augmented reality (AR) which allows the users to test IKEA’s products in real time through their mobile device. The application automatically scales products based on the user’s room dimensions.
2. Google Lens App
Google Lens is a set of vision-based computing capabilities that can understand what the user is looking at and use that information to copy or translate text, identify products and find visually similar images
3. Pinterest Visual Search
The new tool is available on both phone apps and the Pinterest website. It allows users to zoom into an image and view elements of the image in more detail.
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To highlight each of the user’s pain points, the following user persona’s were created. Each of the different users comes from different backgrounds, however, they have all encountered similar problems when looking for furniture online.
Helen, Healthcare Assistant
Age: 59
Biography
Helen and her new partner have just moved into a new apartment. There is old furniture in the apartment that has been there for over ten years. She and her partner want to redecorate the apartment using the new interior design trends however, they have different taste in their styles.
Pain Points:
Helen mostly spends an excessive amount of time trying to find specific pieces of furniture as there are many options
Michael, UX Designer
Age: 27
Biography
Michael is a UX designer for NHS England. He spends the majority of his time working during the day and has no free time. Outside of his work, when he has the opportunity to shop for furniture, he prefers to do it quickly.
Pain Points:
He sometimes has an idea of what he wants but struggles to use the filtering tools in most applications today.
User flows
As there are different exploration methods captured within the application, it was important to highlight these journeys within the user flows and get an understanding of each touchpoint the user will go through.
The flows display how the journeys are split into the user redecorating their house or searching for new furniture. Between these journeys, they will find methods to help them during their discovery.
Information Architecture
To get a clear overview of all of the different journeys in a structured hierarchy view, the information architecture diagram highlighted each element within the navigation of the application.
Low-fidelity wireframes
The initial low-fidelity wireframes were created as a foundation for outlining the core functionality and user navigation within each section when searching for furniture. The specifics within these wireframes provided a fundamental framework to build upon prior to delving into the finer aspects of application design.
The final outcome
Using all of the research and analysis, the application was designed to address the problems that had been identified to create a seamless journey for the user when searching for furniture whilst also considering different methods of exploration.
The solution is intended to offer users options for similar designs that they would like to consider. The list of images presented to users includes visual recognition, which highlights the pieces of furniture in the images and allows the user to choose which one they want to see more of.
The solution allows users to explore various furniture pieces and interior styles through various images. This ensures the users are constantly being recommended with new suggestions and inspire them with new ideas to redecorate.
Information retrieval is evident when the user is able to access similar images to what they have already viewed. This feature is to offer the user a starting point once they enter the process and are unsure of what they are searching for.
The AR feature’s purpose is to replace the user conducted a blended research process of viewing pieces of furniture in the store first and then purchasing it online as they are not able to physically feel the product.
