Evergreen
Plant App

The goal for this project was to create a functional digital app prototype that reflects the topic of the guidebook we created. The app prototype could be designed using either Figma or Adobe XD and each digital wireframe should respond as a fully built app would. Typography, imagery, layout, and wireframe flow should all be carefully considered. 

Low-Fidelity Wireframes

One of the early stages of this project was to develop low-fidelity wireframes of the layout and flow for the app. This stage helped me establish how I may layout content and imagery to look visually appealing and also provide information efficiently.

Mid-Fidelity Wireframes

After reviewing my low-fidelity sketches and receiving feedback from my peers, I refined my low-fidelity concepts digitally in Adobe Illustrator. Here, I began filling in more details such as adding content and better defining where I would like to place my images.

High-Fidelity Wireframes

I further refined my content, color palette, and layout after reviewing my mid-fidelity wireframes

Icons

Establishing an icon system was an essential part of this project. I designed icons for the bottom nav bar so the user knows what to click to get to their desired page. The icons also had to follow the overall “identity” of my app, so I used soft edges and consistently used the same green color throughout.

Additional Mockups

Here are some additional mockups demonstrating how imagery and content came together in the app layout and how the icon system was implemented.

Final Prototype

Click through my final prototype!

Summary

Since my guidebook was for people who are just getting into the hobby of collecting plants, my app reflected this by presenting similar information and images throughout the app rather than pages in a book. I also had to consider how the pages would flow and what kind of information was important to include. I decided to include a map of local nurseries, and I organized the plant information from easy-care plants, to intermediate-care plants, and high-maintenance plants.