MealMate
Your personal online nutrition assistant
Personal project, completed.
Sole designer responsible for UX research, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI design.
Mentored by two instructors and received feedback from two UI/UX designer peers.
Challenge
Finding recipes that match their dietary preferences and restrictions.
Understanding and maintaining a balanced diet.
Staying motivated to consistently track and improve nutrition habits.
Solutions
Custom Recipe Matching – Filter by diet, ingredients, and time.
Personalized Meal Suggestions – AI recommends meals based on diet and preferences.
Flexible Progress Tracking - Simple feedback and visual goals keep users motivated.
Process
Research & Analysis: Examined market, competitors, and user pain points to shape core app features.
User Interviews: Identified the need for flexible, intuitive meal tracking and planning.
Hypothesis: Quick, adaptive, AI-driven meal suggestions can improve user engagement and consistency.
User Persona: Targeted busy professionals needing simple meal planning and progress tracking.
Wireframing & Prototyping: Developed and refined user flows through low- to mid-fidelity wireframes and testing.
Visual Design & Style Guide: Used clean typography, bright accents, and clear icons for readability and vibrancy.
Next Steps:
Expand task flows based on user feedback.
Further usability testing for design refinements.
Conclusion
Mealmate streamlines meal tracking and promotes healthier habits. Our design, shaped by user interviews and competitor insights, focuses on intuitive navigation, quick logging, and engaging visual feedback. Early tests confirmed a clean layout and effective progress cues.
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