Grocery Grabber Prototype
Click here for the Grocery Grabber App v.1 see updated version @ bottom
(might we recommend zooming out a bit with the zoom icon on the bottom toolbar)
(might we recommend zooming out a bit with the zoom icon on the bottom toolbar)
Startup Instructions
To begin using our App, please click the link above. Due to compatibility issues, we recommend using Mac or Windows with Chrome or Safari, otherwise there will be compatibility issues, but before that, please take the time to read our Briefing and Scenarios to better understand what you will be trying to accomplish.
Briefing
Hello, we are designing a new app for your mobile device that helps you to: compile a grocery list, find and give you directions to a nearby store, and rate each product for others to review.
Informed consent: We are conducting a study that will help us see how we are doing developing our application. This is a quick survey using the paper versions of the application that we have provided. Your participation is not mandatory and you can stop at any time.
This application has an extensive user interface that will help our users shop easily. The point is that we want to unify all stores together so that students will find it much easier to shop. We want it to be the best way to shop. This will include search bars, maps, and rating systems to help you out.
We have an interactive prototype of our design. Seeing as we are testing this design, nothing that goes wrong is your fault. Please let us know of any issues you have during this experiment. It is something we should probably fix.
You will be utilizing the application, and attempting to complete workflows based upon the information provided in the tasks.
Let us know what you think would better this interface. You are our test user! Help out anyone else who will eventually be seeing this product. If you are confused, think it needs fixing, or want to pay us a compliment, speak up.
Your first task is awaiting you. Choose what you want to do if you agree to help us out.
Thanks!
Informed consent: We are conducting a study that will help us see how we are doing developing our application. This is a quick survey using the paper versions of the application that we have provided. Your participation is not mandatory and you can stop at any time.
This application has an extensive user interface that will help our users shop easily. The point is that we want to unify all stores together so that students will find it much easier to shop. We want it to be the best way to shop. This will include search bars, maps, and rating systems to help you out.
We have an interactive prototype of our design. Seeing as we are testing this design, nothing that goes wrong is your fault. Please let us know of any issues you have during this experiment. It is something we should probably fix.
You will be utilizing the application, and attempting to complete workflows based upon the information provided in the tasks.
Let us know what you think would better this interface. You are our test user! Help out anyone else who will eventually be seeing this product. If you are confused, think it needs fixing, or want to pay us a compliment, speak up.
Your first task is awaiting you. Choose what you want to do if you agree to help us out.
Thanks!
Users
Suzie Q
• Northeastern Student
• Junior Studying Criminal Justice
• Alice has a budget to shop from the money she makes working.
• Alice also has a lot of work in her classes this semester, so she has little time.
• She loves food.
Linda
• Mother
• 35 years old, stays at home
• Mom has to pick up the kids from school, take them to practice.
• She is a big coupon shopper.
• Her kids are picky about what they buy.
• She has a hard time keeping track of her papers, so she loses her shopping list.
Fred
• Dad
• 40 years old, works
• Wants to get in and get out of the store
• Wants to go to the most convenient store
• Needs a list from his wife
• Doesn’t know what fruit actually looks like
Jess - Event Planner
• 45, female
• Needs the cheapest prices for her business
• Wants to save as much money as possible for her client
• Needs to be able to share her ideas easily
Steve
• 50 year old
• Is a big business CEO
• Single, so he only shops for himself
• Likes to not have to go far to shop
• Buys whatever he actually wants
Task Descriptions
Add
Add 1% Milk to Your Shopping LIst.
Rating System
Find the Rating for Turkey and Add a Rating. (Optional: add Turkey to your list)
Finding Local Stores and their Information
Find a Store Near you.
Add 1% Milk to Your Shopping LIst.
Rating System
Find the Rating for Turkey and Add a Rating. (Optional: add Turkey to your list)
Finding Local Stores and their Information
Find a Store Near you.
Scenarios
Rating System
Suzie Q is a Northeastern Junior who has a tight budget when it comes to her groceries, but she also has a weakness for delicious food...
She has been very responsible by staying under budget, but she often finds that the cheapest items and generic brands sometimes taste horrible. As she has a little more money than she currently spent on all her lowest priced groceries, she wondered if items that were slightly more expensive would taste significantly better and began to purchase them.
After trying various foods at different price levels that still let her remain within her budget, Suzie noticed that there was no direct correlation between price and food when it came to brands that were less popular. Suzie then considers that it would be great if she could utilize a mobile application that would allow her to see these items rated by fellow shoppers to achieve the best quality for the price.
Add/Delete
Linda is a 35 year old homemaker. Every Thursday she has to take her kids to soccer practice, and she likes to do her errands before coming back to pick them up. There is a grocery store right near the soccer field but it doesn’t always have good prices. She doesn’t have much time, and is on a budget. So she uses her Grocery Grabber app to tell her what things to buy there, and what things to buy at another store she frequents.
Grocery Grabber also helps her keep track of her grocery list. When she runs out of something at home, she just scans the barcode and it gets added to her list. Then at the store, Grocery Grabber tells her which items on her list have good prices. Sometimes she knows she wants a fruit or vegetable, but doesn’t have an example with a PLU in front of her. In that case she can search for it in the database Grocery Grabber keeps, and add it to her shopping list.
While she is shopping she she check items off her list, and they get transferred to a past items list so they can be easily transferred back to her shopping list.
Finding Local Stores and their Information
Steve the CEO has just shifted his company's headquarters to a new city to take advantage of state tax loopholes. He doesn't know his way around town yet, but also doesn't want to keep living on take-out dinners.
He wants to be able to quickly view and compare grocery stores near his new home, based on both their distance and their average prices; he's more interested in convenience than savings, but would still like to know if he's being ripped off. He'd also like to see the hours of operation for each store so he can plan his shopping accordingly.
Suzie Q is a Northeastern Junior who has a tight budget when it comes to her groceries, but she also has a weakness for delicious food...
She has been very responsible by staying under budget, but she often finds that the cheapest items and generic brands sometimes taste horrible. As she has a little more money than she currently spent on all her lowest priced groceries, she wondered if items that were slightly more expensive would taste significantly better and began to purchase them.
After trying various foods at different price levels that still let her remain within her budget, Suzie noticed that there was no direct correlation between price and food when it came to brands that were less popular. Suzie then considers that it would be great if she could utilize a mobile application that would allow her to see these items rated by fellow shoppers to achieve the best quality for the price.
Add/Delete
Linda is a 35 year old homemaker. Every Thursday she has to take her kids to soccer practice, and she likes to do her errands before coming back to pick them up. There is a grocery store right near the soccer field but it doesn’t always have good prices. She doesn’t have much time, and is on a budget. So she uses her Grocery Grabber app to tell her what things to buy there, and what things to buy at another store she frequents.
Grocery Grabber also helps her keep track of her grocery list. When she runs out of something at home, she just scans the barcode and it gets added to her list. Then at the store, Grocery Grabber tells her which items on her list have good prices. Sometimes she knows she wants a fruit or vegetable, but doesn’t have an example with a PLU in front of her. In that case she can search for it in the database Grocery Grabber keeps, and add it to her shopping list.
While she is shopping she she check items off her list, and they get transferred to a past items list so they can be easily transferred back to her shopping list.
Finding Local Stores and their Information
Steve the CEO has just shifted his company's headquarters to a new city to take advantage of state tax loopholes. He doesn't know his way around town yet, but also doesn't want to keep living on take-out dinners.
He wants to be able to quickly view and compare grocery stores near his new home, based on both their distance and their average prices; he's more interested in convenience than savings, but would still like to know if he's being ripped off. He'd also like to see the hours of operation for each store so he can plan his shopping accordingly.
Team Roles
John, Carly, Matt, and Liam all worked on the prototyping of various pages. Arash created the weebly page with the information.
Revision
Updated Link to Grocery Grabber App v2
Things that have been updated:
Things that have been updated:
- Less offensive color scheme (black on white)
- Confusing broken interactions fixed
- Made milk and turkey screens consistent
- Eliminated GPS name
- added Home functionality on every page
- Fixed visual alignment issues on turkey page
- Got rid off yellow stars on white background
- Added select all/select none functionality to Your List
Team Roles for Revised Project
Everyone worked on updating the prototype.