ListSmart Application by Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil

ListSmart Application by Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Competition Category.

IronMobile· 2022

ListSmart Application

by Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil

Client: Purdue University

A' Design Award Winner in Mobile Category

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The Design

About ListSmart Application

ListSmart is a smart shopping list application. Features include advanced budgeting, a shared platform, and smart recommendations which are aimed at helping the user to buy the best deals for various items. The List Marketplace allows users to upload and download lists uploaded by others. ListSmart can also be used as a service to stores to help enhance the shopping experience. With the ListSmart kiosks, users can access their lists at certain stores and can obtain store maps through NFC.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

ListSmart Application is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. ListSmart Application is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. ListSmart Application is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Image Analysis

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: ListSmart is an intelligent shopping list application and service design. Features include smart item suggestions, budgeting, and a collaborative platform. These aim to create a new perspective on shopping for the user and to encourage better spending habits. ListSmart can also be applied as a service to grocery stores to help enhance the shopping experience. With the implementation of ListSmart kiosks users can access their lists at certain stores and can obtain store maps through NFC.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project was designed for iOS and web screen sizes. The mobile version was designed with iOS in mind while the kiosk interface was designed to fit most web formats (1920 x 1080px).
Tags: Interaction design, Smart shopping lists, Budgeting applications, Service design, Intelligent recommendations, UX design, UI design
Production Technology: The design software used was Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, and other prototype developing tools.
Design Challenge: The first challenge was understanding how to optimize people’s spending and shopping habits through a mobile application solution. Another major challenge was creating a list application which is unique and has a define unique value proposition. The ListSmart team made sure to not overcomplicate the graphical user interface which is a common issue with list applications and to make a clear user flow.
Research: The ListSmart team conducted various surveys and user tests to refine the design topic. In the early stages of the project a survey was released with over 50 participants in the target demographic regarding their spending and shopping habits. The team figured out key features through prototyping and user testing. These methods combined with prior research on the target demographic of millennials living in metropolitan areas enabled the team to fully realize the project.
Inspiration: Several studies have shown that people who use shopping lists have spent less and bought fewer items than those who did not. Based on an initial survey conducted with 58 residents in major metropolitan areas, it was obersved that many only occasionally use shopping lists and they usually use their default notes application. Some reasons for the participants’ answers stem from the ease of a notes application and that many find it too complicated to plan out their purchases.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana at Purdue University and was initially completed in March 2021.
Operation Flow: ListSmart is simple and easy to use for anyone. The home screen has a summary of the user’s budget shown through weather conditions with their lists shown below. The next screen is the List Marketplace where users can upload and download lists uploaded by others. All lists are shown in a grid layout and have thumbnail previews. Screens like the budget screen and list creation screen are shown through sheets on the screen. Having information shown on cards allows for a dynamic user experience.
Team Members: Jung Joo Sohn
Abhay Sunil