Find Me Gluten Free

Making gluten-free
eating accessible

Find Me Gluten Free is an app that allows users to discover gluten-free restaurants, grocery stores, and products near them. It is perfect for those newly diagnosed with Celiac disease or a gluten intolerance and is especially useful when traveling. As a long-time user of the app, I decided to perform a quick redesign of some of its features.

COMPANY

ROLES

Wireframing

UI design

Prototyping

TOOLS

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

PROJECT TYPE

Personal project

App redesign

The gluten free diet is more common than ever among Canadians. 355,000 have Celiac disease and
2.1 million are gluten-intolerant.

Empathize and Define

First, let's take a look at the current state of the app and identify some issues and project goals.

Design Issues

Homepage is very busy
Restaurant list is very text-heavy
Flow of the app is a bit confusing

User Needs

Browse and search for restaurants that have gluten-free options nearby
Distinguish between restaurants that offer gluten-free options, those that are dedicated gluten-free, and those that are the most celiac-friendly
Find credible customer reviews
Upload reviews

Project Goals

Create a more modern and eye-catching design
Improve readability
Improve browsing
Minimize information given on general pages

Note:

Since this is a personal project and just a concept, I was not able to gather as much information as I would have liked. With more time and resources, I would conduct more research including user interviews, surveys, focus groups, and a competitive scan.

Ideation: Low-fidelity sketches of the homepage

Prototype: Higher-fidelity prototype

Testing

At this point, I would test an initial version of the app to see how users interact with it. I would look for any pain points or friction they might be experiencing and then go back to the drawing board to ideate how I could improve the app to relieve some of this friction and instead create moments of delight. I would conduct several rounds of testing and iterate before coming to the final product. In this case, I have a sample final product of some of the pages below.