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Helper App

Helper App

Helper - an app that helps neighbors connect and coordinate to boost home security and build a safer, more watchful community.

Helper - an app that helps neighbors connect and coordinate to boost home security and build a safer, more watchful community.

Client

Client

Helper

Helper

Year

Year

2023

2023

DELIVERABLES

DELIVERABLES

mobile app design

Brand Identity

Role

Role

UX/Ui designer

UX/Ui designer

Problem

Homeowners struggle to effectively manage and monitor their properties remotely, leading to anxiety and potential property damage due to inadequate solutions that either overly rely on technology or impose on friends and neighbors.

Problem

Homeowners struggle to effectively manage and monitor their properties remotely, leading to anxiety and potential property damage due to inadequate solutions that either overly rely on technology or impose on friends and neighbors.

GOAL

Develop an integrated home management system that combines technology with community support to provide homeowners a reliable, intuitive solution for overseeing their properties remotely, ensuring security and maintenance with real-time updates.

GOAL

Develop an integrated home management system that combines technology with community support to provide homeowners a reliable, intuitive solution for overseeing their properties remotely, ensuring security and maintenance with real-time updates.

To find a solution, i conducted…


To find a solution, i conducted…


Landscape analysis

Landscape analysis

Competitors analysis

Competitors analysis

SURVEY RESULTS

SURVEY RESULTS

USER INTERVIEWS

USER INTERVIEWS

I ask prospective users open-ended questions to discover their pain points and goals

KEY INSIGHTS

KEY INSIGHTS

user persona

user persona

USER JOURNEY

USER JOURNEY

How might we…?

How might we…?

LOW-FIDelITY mockups

LOW-FIDelITY mockups

user testing feedback

user testing feedback

HI-FIDelITY mockups

HI-FIDelITY mockups

DIGITAL PAd

DIGITAL PAd

Passersby can send alerts or messages to a homeowner's device if they observe unusual activity around the house, without needing to use an app.

SMART LOCK INTEGRATION

SMART LOCK INTEGRATION

Homeowners can remotely open their doors for trusted neighbors or service providers to check on their house, ensuring everything is secure. Additionally, homeowners can set specific times for automatically locking and unlocking their doors.

TAKEAWAYS

TAKEAWAYS

User interviews revealed that the primary issue is the need for dependable community support to address problems, as technology alone only provides alerts promptly.

Privacy concerns also emerged due to users needing to share their locations with the community.

If I had more time to better develop the solution, I will develop features like scheduling checkups or some sort of incentives (point-based systems, recognition awards, etc.) for neighbors to help each other out.

User interviews revealed that the primary issue is the need for dependable community support to address problems, as technology alone only provides alerts promptly.

Privacy concerns also emerged due to users needing to share their locations with the community.

If I had more time to better develop the solution, I will develop features like scheduling checkups or some sort of incentives (point-based systems, recognition awards, etc.) for neighbors to help each other out.