The Ask
We seek support to develop "Coffee Memory", a digital solution that preserves the memorable notes people write in coffee shops, eliminating the mess while keeping the tradition alive. Our goal is to create a website/app that allows users to share and view these notes virtually, enhancing the coffee shop experience without dirtying walls.
The Problem
Traditional note-sharing in coffee shops creates cluttered and dirty walls, detracting from the ambiance and requiring frequent cleaning. While people love leaving and reading these personal messages, the physical method is unsustainable and impractical. Coffee shops need a way to preserve this cherished practice without compromising cleanliness and aesthetics.
The Solution
Coffee Memory provides a digital platform for creating, sharing, and reading notes, preserving the tradition of coffee shop messages without the mess, ensuring clean and inviting spaces.
User Research
For Coffee Memory, we conducted surveys, interviews, and observations in coffee shops to understand user interactions with note-sharing. We identified key needs, such as preserving memories and ease of use. This research informed our digital platform's design and functionality, ensuring it meets the expectations of both patrons and owners.
User Interview
We conducted interviews with coffee shop patrons and owners to understand their preferences for note-sharing. They expressed a desire to preserve memories without clutter. This feedback helped shape Coffee Memory's features and design to enhance user experience.
Key Features
Coffee Memory allows users to create, share, and read digital notes, preserving memories without cluttering walls. Key features include a virtual wall display, search and filter options, multimedia support, privacy controls, coffee shop integration, notifications, and community interaction through likes and comments.
Competitor Analysis
Competitor analysis helps Coffee Memory identify market gaps and opportunities by understanding existing solutions, allowing us to create a unique and improved user experience.
| Key Features | Evernote | Padlet | Miro | Coffee Memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple and intuitive interface | X | O | O | O |
| Easy to share notes visually | O | O | X | O |
| Give reviews | X | X | X | O |
| Designed for coffee shops | X | X | X | O |
| Personal note sharing | X | X | X | O |
Evernote
Evernote is a note-taking app that helps users organize their thoughts, tasks, and projects in a digital format. It offers features like text notes, web clipping, document scanning, and task management.
Padlet
Padlet is an online collaboration tool that allows users to create and share interactive boards. It supports various types of content including text, images, videos, and links.
Miro
Miro is an online collaborative whiteboard platform designed for team brainstorming and project management. It offers a wide range of tools for creating mind maps, flowcharts, and diagrams.
Key Takeaways
Evernote, Padlet, and Miro have useful note-sharing features but aren't designed for coffee shops and lack personal note-sharing and review options. Coffee Memory, however, is tailored for coffee shops with a user-friendly interface, visual note-sharing, and features for personal notes and reviews, making it a better fit for this niche.
Primary Persona
Emma, The Coffee Shop Regular
"I love leaving and reading notes, but wish there was a cleaner way to keep this tradition."
Pain Point: Emma loves reading and leaving notes in her favorite coffee shop but dislikes the clutter and mess on the walls.
Workaround: Emma loves reading and leaving notes in her favorite coffee shop but dislikes the clutter and mess on the walls.
Wireframes
After finishing up the user flow, these are the wireframes screen designs that we’ve worked on. In these wireframes, we include sign up form, home screen, token number screen, notes screen, review screen, and also review screen.
How Might We Help Emma Leaves And Reads Notes In A Clean Way?
Home Page
This is the home page and customers view the recent love notes posted in the page and also they can click all and there will be various categories coming with the drop down button.
Notes Page
In this notes page, customers can see the notes posted in the website with categories and they can post the notes they want by clicking the post button.
Tokens Number Page
After clicking on the post button, customers will lead to this token number page and they have to fill 4 digit numbers given from the coffee shop.
Reviews Page
Customers can also view the reviews page and give reviews about both of the website and notes pages.
Login Form
This is the sign up form and customers can log in with their various accounts.
Art Direction
Typography
DM Sans
Noto Sans Myanmar
Montserrat
Logo Design
Colors
Feedback
To continually improve Coffee Memory, we prioritize user feedback. Users can provide feedback directly through the app or website, participate in regular surveys, and engage in community forums. Additionally, we host focus groups and beta testing sessions to gather in-depth insights. Coffee shop partners can share their experiences and suggestions via dedicated communication channels. This feedback helps us refine features, enhance user experience, and ensure Coffee Memory meets the needs of both coffee shops and their patrons.
Reflection
The Coffee Memory project effectively addresses the need for clean, digital note-sharing in coffee shops. With its user-friendly interface and features like visual note-sharing and reviews, it enhances the coffee shop experience while preserving the charm of personal interactions. Overall, it provides a unique, practical solution tailored to the needs of coffee shop environments.
TeamWork
We work together as a team and also listen to the other team members who are front-end developers. We even check on each other's work and make sure the design is good enough. After that, we move on to the next task of the design process.