The project aims to improve the experience of interacting with a smart refrigerator for the first time. Considering all user profiles, the onboarding must be fluid, avoiding failures and redundancies, to make this process more efficient.

Due to the little information available about smart refrigerators, I turned to news and video reviews about the products made by some users. Some insights I had:

• Users do not spend time in the refrigerator
• Polluted interfaces and hidden functions repel users
• They only interact with basic functions
• Most people regret buying a smart refrigerator because they don't know how to use it

Within the group researched, few like interacting with the refrigerator interface and, even so, need to mirror functions in the mobile application.

After identifying user friction points, I tried to understand more about the product.

I did some market research to find out what smart refrigerator models there are and what features they offer. I was impressed with the possibilities that exist in this type of product!

I observed what was in common between the models and structured a map of functionalities to have a complete view of the possible paths and thus direct my decisions.

To improve understanding, I researched good practices in systems onboarding and organized general insights into a CSD matrix.

I selected 3 features that I considered essential to deliver value to the user during onboarding:

• Connection to devices
• Customization
• General settings

I established some requirements to make onboarding more interesting, such as the need to be interactive and have animations demonstrating how to do a task, as well as being a quick process so as not to lose user engagement.

Based on the requirements, I created the onboarding flow with the aim of being quick and objective. As I consider it one of the most important steps, I made many adjustments until I was satisfied, having built several different flows in the process.

To guide the construction of the design, I determined keywords and images that represented the atmosphere of the solution. I based the onboarding aesthetic and tone of voice on characteristics such as cozy, creative and modern.

Using the Crazy Eights technique I was able to generate several ideas in a short time for the solution. I like this technique because it always makes the most of my creativity.

I tried to use few texts and highlight the task to be performed, but I was careful to think about the screen layout and the functionalities displayed, even if they were not covered in the onboarding step by step.

Using wireframes, I designed the screens with a focus on simple and accessible navigation. I tested different layout options to achieve the objective but based on what already existed on the market to remain familiar with this type of system.

To bring the structure to life, I decided to work based on Apple's design system, the Human Interface Guidelines, as I have knowledge of using this library and consider it visually pleasing. The goal is also to expand the iOS experience and offer a familiar look to the user.

Due to the short term of the project, it was not possible to carry out user testing, but I still see opportunities for improvement, such as:

• Analyze the contrast of the orange buttons
• Apply motion to micro-interactions
• Clean up the Notifications center

I'm providing the link to access the interactive prototype and any feedback is welcome!

iFridge prototype

Shortening processes, providing the greatest delivery of value to the user, requires a very large synthesis power. This challenge really boosted my critical thinking and prototyping skills, because, in addition to creating a flow that met the proposal, I chose to work with Apple's design system to create an innovative interface.