Smart Blind App
Providing intelligent window and door covering solutions that rise and fall with the sunlight and your unique schedule.
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Create a companion app for the smart blinds that provides relevant features and rivals smart home experts Google and Amazon.
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A companion app that integrates seamlessly with existing systems such as Alexa and Google Home. The app takes burden off of users by automating daily rituals, such as opening your home’s blinds when you wake up. It also provides a level of home security to ensure no one peaks in at night or while you are away on vacation.
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I was the Lead UX Designer for the entire project, working in tandem with a team of project managers, strategists, hardware engineers and a team of full-stack developers.
Discover & Define
To compete with smart home giants like Google and Amazon, we needed to know our users well— like, really well. We took extra time to understand their pain points so we could tailor the experience perfectly for them. We considered how the user would purchase the blinds, whether they would come fully charged, and who would be installing them.
User Interviews • Market Research • Competitor Matrix • Journey Mapping • User Flows
Design & Deliver
With a thorough understanding of our design problem, we cracked our knuckles and moved into design and testing. Special attention was paid to the entire onboarding experience and documentation of user actions and the subsequent reactions from the blinds.
Wireframes • Prototyping • Usability Testing • Design System
The project hit a snag; there were copyright issues at play that went deeper than the experience. The final design was white-labeled until the final branding could be resolved and layered back in.
Initial usability tests showed positive feedback and a healthy market for the product, so the project still has every intention of launching.