Internal Mood Board Creator
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Collov is a virtual interior design platform, where interior designers use mood boards to communicate their concepts with customers in order to turn their feedback into a final design proposal with a 3D rendering.
This project is about designing an internal platform for Collov's in-house interior design team to create mood boards.
MY ROLE
As the sole designer, I heavily participated in every step of the product development process, from concept to launch.
TIMELINE
Phase One: Oct. 2020-Dec. 2020
Phase Two: Feb. 2021-Apr. 2021
DEFINE THE PROBLEM
The Interior Designer’s Pain Points
The interior design team had to work across different platforms/tools (Pinterest, Photoshop, Google Doc) to create mood boards, which significantly decreased the work efficiency.
THE DESIGN GOALS
Helping Interior Designers To Improve Productivity
The goal was to design a platform that can help interior designers integrate all tools into one place, where they could search reference photos, source products, and create mood boards in a linear and seamless way.
DESIGN PROCESS
How Do I Approach?
FEATURE MAPPING
How to prioritize features
I had one sprint session with the interior design team to brainstorm all possible features falling into these four categories: reference image, product sourcing, product image editing, and creating a mood board. Another sprint session was held to discuss feature prioritization.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNT
Final Thoughts & Self-reflection
Good early-stage research is necessary
It’s better to get the engineering team involved as early as possible
Usability test can help you see the design from a different perspective