Ecowin

This case study aims to make environmental contributions simple and motivating.

Overview

Role: UX Research | UX Design
Timeline : August 21 - November 21
Team : 5 members

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Research

Competitive Research

Analyzed 11 direct and indirect competitors like ReView, Ant Forest, Earth Hero, Apple Fitness etc.

Compared different reward systems, habit-building strategies, community efforts, and tracking features.

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Research

Survey

To understand our users' attitudes towards the environment, we surveyed our friends and got 143 responses.

The results were clear: people care about the planet, but need more motivation to take action.

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Research

User Interviews

To understand the barriers people face in taking green actions, we surveyed and interviewed users.
Cost, time, and motivation were common challenges.

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Analysis

Affinity Diagram

User insights were organized using an affinity diagram to identify common pain points

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Analysis

Persona

Crafting personas helped us design with empathy and purpose by bringing our users to life.

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Analysis

Feature Prioritisation Matrix

Prioritised the list of desired features, including insights and ideas using a graph to determine which were feasible and valuable to users.

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Ideation

Crazy 8’s

Explored multiple design ideas for each feature by sketching, sharing, and combining our favorite elements.

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Ideation

User Flows

Created user flows to guide the wireframe design and ensure a seamless app experience.

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Prototyping

Wireframing &

Pilot Testing

Crafted low-fidelity wireframes using design guidelines.

Conducted 10 informal user tests to get feedback and improve our designs early on.

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Prototyping

Design System

Set design guidelines for Ecowin to aid transitioning to hi-fidelity prototypes.

Collected reusable components like buttons, form fields for efficiency, scalability and consistency.

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Prototyping

Hi-Fi Prototype

Converted lo-fi to high-fi designs using the design system and iterated based on user testing insights

Onboarding

Onboarding

Onboarding

Signing up and setting preferences for customised user experience.

News & Updates

News & Updates

News & Updates

Get latest updates in the form of articles, videos and blogs related to environment.

Trash Segregation

Trash Segregation

Trash Segregation

Learn how to segregate the trash in 2 easy steps.

AR Revisit

AR Revisit

AR Revisit

Check out how a place looked like in the past. Compare it with the present scenario to understand how climate change has affected the locations.

Tasks & Challenges

Tasks & Challenges

Tasks & Challenges

Perform easy tasks and challenges which help you contribute towards the environment and also earn rewards.

Sustainable Products

Sustainable Products

Sustainable Products

Explore articles related to sustainable products and attempt quizzes to test your knowledge and earn rewards.

Testing

User Tests

Conducted 2 rounds of user testing usertesting.com

Problem: Difficulty in understanding the functionality
Solution: Adding a walkthrough for better usability

Problem: Unaware of why location is required
Solution: Adding details on how the location will be used

Learnings & Future Scope

Collaborating with diverse team members Importance of the iterative process
Interpersonal and intrapersonal growth

Looking ahead...
Sustainable Products Marketplace
Carbon Footprint calculator
More Tasks
Collaborate with organisations

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Let's collaborate and
create something magical ✨

© 2025 by Ruchika Kankaria

Let's collaborate and
create something magical ✨

© 2025 by Ruchika Kankaria

Let's collaborate and
create something magical ✨

© 2025 by Ruchika Kankaria