Smart Fridge
Smart Fridge
Smart Fridge

UX&UI Design

UX&UI Design

UX&UI Design

2022

2022

2022

Smart Fridge is an intelligent system combining nutritional tracking, personalized meal recommendations, and efficient food management to enhance healthy eating and reduce waste.

Smart Fridge is an intelligent system combining nutritional tracking, personalized meal recommendations, and efficient food management to enhance healthy eating and reduce waste.

Smart Fridge is an intelligent system combining nutritional tracking, personalized meal recommendations, and efficient food management to enhance healthy eating and reduce waste.

App Design

App Design

App Design

HMI Design

HMI Design

HMI Design

PRODUCT DESIGN

Design system



Problem

Globally, common causes of food waste include inefficient use of fridge space, leading to clutter and reduced storage efficiency; improper placement of food, which affects freshness and preservation; and neglecting expiration dates, often resulting in discarded expired food. Additionally, many people lack awareness of proper storage methods, but the majority express a desire for guidance. This indicates that providing practical fridge organization tools and storage guides could help improve storage efficiency and significantly reduce food waste.

Problem

Globally, common causes of food waste include inefficient use of fridge space, leading to clutter and reduced storage efficiency; improper placement of food, which affects freshness and preservation; and neglecting expiration dates, often resulting in discarded expired food. Additionally, many people lack awareness of proper storage methods, but the majority express a desire for guidance. This indicates that providing practical fridge organization tools and storage guides could help improve storage efficiency and significantly reduce food waste.

Problem

Globally, common causes of food waste include inefficient use of fridge space, leading to clutter and reduced storage efficiency; improper placement of food, which affects freshness and preservation; and neglecting expiration dates, often resulting in discarded expired food. Additionally, many people lack awareness of proper storage methods, but the majority express a desire for guidance. This indicates that providing practical fridge organization tools and storage guides could help improve storage efficiency and significantly reduce food waste.

Solution

This solution leverages smart technology to achieve food storage optimization and healthy diet planning. It includes automatic food recognition, storage position recommendations, 3D visualization, and expiration date reminders to help users track food status. It also recommends recipes based on diet preferences with nutrition information and connects with local suppliers, enhancing convenience, reducing waste, and improving user experience.

Solution

This solution leverages smart technology to achieve food storage optimization and healthy diet planning. It includes automatic food recognition, storage position recommendations, 3D visualization, and expiration date reminders to help users track food status. It also recommends recipes based on diet preferences with nutrition information and connects with local suppliers, enhancing convenience, reducing waste, and improving user experience.

Solution

This solution leverages smart technology to achieve food storage optimization and healthy diet planning. It includes automatic food recognition, storage position recommendations, 3D visualization, and expiration date reminders to help users track food status. It also recommends recipes based on diet preferences with nutrition information and connects with local suppliers, enhancing convenience, reducing waste, and improving user experience.

Smart Fridge Interface

From real-time nutritional data analysis and personalized health recommendations to curated recipe suggestions and step-by-step cooking guidance.

From real-time nutritional data analysis and personalized health recommendations to curated recipe suggestions and step-by-step cooking guidance.
From real-time nutritional data analysis and personalized health recommendations to curated recipe suggestions and step-by-step cooking guidance.
  • Nutritional Data Analysis: Displays daily calorie intake and nutritional ratios in real-time to help users manage a healthy diet.

  • Personalized Health Recommendations: Suggests ingredients and vitamin supplements based on user needs.

  • Recipe Suggestions: Offers a variety of recipe options with high-resolution images and nutritional information.

  • Step-by-Step Cooking Guidance: Guides users through each step to easily prepare delicious meals.

  • Ingredient Management: Shows inventory, expiration dates, and usage suggestions to reduce waste and optimize storage.

  • Nutritional Data Analysis: Displays daily calorie intake and nutritional ratios in real-time to help users manage a healthy diet.

  • Personalized Health Recommendations: Suggests ingredients and vitamin supplements based on user needs.

  • Recipe Suggestions: Offers a variety of recipe options with high-resolution images and nutritional information.

  • Step-by-Step Cooking Guidance: Guides users through each step to easily prepare delicious meals.

  • Ingredient Management: Shows inventory, expiration dates, and usage suggestions to reduce waste and optimize storage.

Food tag

Food tag
Food tag

The food tag simplifies food management by displaying the item's name, quantity, expiration date, and a visual freshness indicator, helping users quickly assess and organize fridge contents.

The food tag simplifies food management by displaying the item's name, quantity, expiration date, and a visual freshness indicator, helping users quickly assess and organize fridge contents.

Add food to list on Fridge

Add food to list on Fridge
Add food to list on Fridge

1. Press on the food tag

2. The tag will zoom and a food list appear

3. Drag the food picture into the list

1. Press on the food tag

2. The tag will zoom and a food list appear

3. Drag the food picture into the list

Mobile management

The app integrates nutritional analysis, diet recommendations, recipe suggestions, and ingredient management.

The app integrates nutritional analysis, diet recommendations, recipe suggestions, and ingredient management.
The app integrates nutritional analysis, diet recommendations, recipe suggestions, and ingredient management.

User Journey

Food Purchasing

Food Purchasing
Food Purchasing

Users browse recipes, check the required ingredients, add missing items directly to the cart, select a supplier, and place an order, seamlessly completing the process from meal planning to ingredient purchasing.

Users browse recipes, check the required ingredients, add missing items directly to the cart, select a supplier, and place an order, seamlessly completing the process from meal planning to ingredient purchasing.

Step 1

Step 1

Step 1

Finish workout in the morning, check the diet

Finish workout in the morning, check the diet

Finish workout in the morning, check the diet

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Select the food you want to eat

Select the food you want to eat

Step 3

Step 3

Step 3

Food position projection

Food position projection

Step 4

Step 4

Step 4

Buy food on the app

Buy food on the app

Step 5

Step 5

Step 5

Put the food on the recommended position

Put the food on the recommended position

Put the food on the recommended position

Step 6

Step 6

Step 6

Finish the food arrangement

Finish the food arrangement

Cooking

Cooking
Cooking

The user first browses recommended recipes on their phone, selects a preferred dish, and confirms the required ingredients. Then, they check the inventory on the fridge interface and restock any missing items. Finally, the user views the detailed cooking steps and completes the preparation step-by-step using the fridge's display.

The user first browses recommended recipes on their phone, selects a preferred dish, and confirms the required ingredients. Then, they check the inventory on the fridge interface and restock any missing items. Finally, the user views the detailed cooking steps and completes the preparation step-by-step using the fridge's display.

Step 1

Step 1

Step 1

Check your goals

Check your goals

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Select food you want to eat

Select food you want to eat

Step 3

Step 3

Step 3

See recommended recipes

See recommended recipes

Step 4

Step 4

Step 4

Check recipe details

Check recipe details

Step 5

Step 5

Step 5

Zoom the tutorials

Zoom the tutorials

Step 6

Step 6

Step 6

Move the page to the fridge

Move the page to the fridge

Background Research

Food waste data in certain regions and countries
Food waste data in certain regions and countries
Food waste data in certain regions and countries
Common Problems
Common Problems
Common Problems
Forget food expiration date

Forget food expiration date

Too many food with long expiration date

Too many food with long expiration date

Messy fridge arrangement

Messy fridge arrangement

Too lazy to clean the fridge

Too lazy to clean the fridge

Questionaire
Questionaire
Questionaire
Empathy map
Empathy map
Empathy map

Design Process

Mindmap
Mindmap
Mindmap
User flow
User flow
User flow
Low Fidelity
Low Fidelity
Low Fidelity

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Let's work together

Would you love to set up a time to chat? Let us know if you're interested.

Would you love to set up a time to chat? Let us know if you're interested.

Ready to bring your vision to life? Let's connect and explore the possibilities together. Reach out today!

Ready to bring your vision to life? Let's connect and explore the possibilities together. Reach out today!

Contact

765 772-6923

zhou1470@purdue.edu

Contact

2025 All rights reserved. Design by Shankun Zhou.

Contact

765 772-6923

zhou1470@purdue.edu

Contact

2025 All rights reserved. Design by Shankun Zhou.