inspiration
Plantlife is a social media app for people who love their houseplants! There’s informal groups of plant lovers who bond through the #plantlife and #plantlover hashtags on Instagram, but no way for them to gather as a community. Through this app, I wanted to create a space for those people to gather online, swap tips, and get inspiration.
process
I made the first version of this project a year ago. That’s when I created the wireframes, interviewed plant lovers, made personas, and finished the first visual pass. I decided to give it a visual update this year and apply what I’ve learned about digital design since then!
typography
I paired Austin and Gotham Narrow in this project. Austin, with its varied thicks and thins, brought modern elegance to the visuals. Gotham Narrow is especially good for mobile design since it’s condensed without having that condensed look.
final screens
This is the final visual pass on the screens. It’s simple and elegant, someplace a user would like to spend time looking for inspiration and learning about houseplants.
Look at the walk-through on the bottom of this page to see it in action!
LOGIN
Users create an account to be able to engage with other users. The login is very plant-inspired and visually appealing, to set the tone for the app.
EXPLORE
This is the home page for the app! Users are greeted by a featured user’s garden first, as a source of inspiration. This is where they can explore plant facts/info, and see the people they’ve added to their Buddy list.
SEARCH RESULTS
When users tap on the search icon, they get a page of live results while they type. The search results page separates results by type: Plants, Plant-Parents (other users) and Grapevine posts.
Users can learn about each kind of plant and see pictures, to help them care for and identify their own plants.
GRAPEVINE
The Grapevine is a forum where users can ask each other questions and look for inspiration. The second image is what a post looks like on the Grapevine. Users can post text or photos as they choose.
YOUR GARDEN
Your Garden is a place where users can keep track of their own plants and activity on Plantlife. This is also what other users can see of them.
Each of a users plants has its own detail page, where they can keep track of its type, and give it a description and name if they want to.
app walk-through
credits
Photographs from Emma Hindall, Chris Lee, Timothy Buck, Brooke Cagle, Annie Sprat, Vero, and Daniel Hjallmarson. Photo edits are my own. App prototype created in Invision Studio.
Thanks!
