Your Design Genie
Your Design Genie
Create a higher quality of life through easy growing solutions. Grobo accomplishes this by designing growing systems so intuitive that anyone can use them to effortlessly produce the highest quality food and medicine.
Findings
During discovery, we found the two personas of a novice and experienced grower. Based on this information we built a proof of concept app catering to both the experienced and no novice user assuming that different users might want to know more information about the plant. However, we found that many advanced data points for experienced users can cause frustrations since they are not necessarily actionable. When advanced users alter plant growth settings, there was a greater risk of reducing plant health which could undermine the integrity of the unit. Similarly, novice users wanting to learn more about plant growth would play with advanced growth settings, which ended up causing negative health impacts to plant growth.
In addition, certain analytics and terminologies in the app were confusing when users physically interacted with the unit and app. For example, the percentages of how full a water reservoir was not useful to users since each plant uses different amounts of water at different stages. Instead, we added terminologies like "5 days left" or “low” so if a user was away traveling, they can know when the next physical interaction would be without having to consistently check the app.
Next Steps
As users interact with the app and more data becomes available, more advanced information about the plant growth can be added. However, this is dependent on creating a full knowledge-based system to educate users as they interact with the plant at different growth stages and collect more information about the users' experience level in the signup process.
An onboarding experience supported by inspiring colored visuals for better user engagement.
The home page was designed to convey important Grobo and plant status at a glance. With simple gestures and clicks, a user can interact with their Grobo and dive in for more details.
Digging a layer deeper from the home page, a user can simply slide up for all Grobo actions over time or click the dotted icon to see specific component levels and statuses.
A real-time overview of your Grobo nutrient levels. The app can notify you when essential nutrients are reaching a low level, allowing you to order refills early on in the growth period to ensure optimal plant health.
See how your inner and outer environments could affect your plant growth over time. Grobo will also give you possible reasons for changes in your environmental levels helping you find clear solutions.
Get an overview of the needs and yields of any plant you want to grow through a vast Grobo plant database. See reviews and experiences of other members in the community with any grow.