
BRIEF
Smart Shelf | Designing an App
An app that connects to your smart organizer and retrieves items/boxes for you. You can fetch the box, return it, add a new one, delete one, see the inventory stock, and where it's located.
TYPE
UX Design
SKILLS
User Interaction · App Design · Product Design


RESEARCH
Why a Smart Shelf?
Many people find it challenging to organize occasional-use items like golf clubs, cycling gear, or holiday decorations. These items can be bulky, heavy, and hard to store or access efficiently.
Elderly and people with mobile disabilities tend to have a hard time fetching boxes from their garage — especially if stored high up.

CONCEPT
The Idea
You connect the app to an electronic shelf. In the app you can pick a box you want to fetch. The shelf automatically retrieves the box to you efficiently.
BRANDING
Brand Identity
I used the font DM Sans. I wanted the logo to portray boxes and shelves. I chose the colors black, white, and purple — keeping the design clean and minimalistic.


PROTOTYPE
App Prototype

NEXT STEPS
Future Vision
I would love to make this a reality by creating the shelf itself! I would want the machine that controls the z-axis to also be able to move in the x- and y-axis.

REFLECTION
What I Learned
This project helped me learn how to make an app. I learned some essentials in UX — for example having the minimum font size of 16pt, having everything divisible by 8, and much more.
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