This project was an assignment we did as part of the Design wings cohort.
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Shelterz is a mobile app that will aggregate all animal shelters, and rescue organizations in one place and enable the users to adopt and sponsor the animals.
A pet that can be a stray, abandoned, injured, or been a victim of animal cruelty if itās lucky gets taken in by an animal shelter. Animal shelter needs to take care of the pet till it gets adopted. If the animal doesnāt get adopted till its prime or if it becomes old, gets taken down. We set out to make a platform that would connect the users with animal shelters and the animals in need.
<aside> š” Design a solution that could assist users to adopt and sponsor animals conveniently.
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India has 80 million homeless dogs and cats that are living in shelters or on the streets. With the need for adoption, we also need people who can sponsor the animals in shelters, and rescue organizations to keep the animals from getting euthanized or abandoned. Every animal can be helped in one way or the other. But there is no suitable platform for people to adopt and sponsor the animals in need.
To not get trapped in the research oblivion and to get a structured approach for our research we framed some questions
<aside> <img src="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" alt="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" width="40px" /> What is theĀ problem? Understand the current adoption and sponsorship model. What are the expectations and frustrations of users/donors? Need to pinpoint the problem and improve the user experience.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" alt="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Who are theĀ users? With the help of research we need to analyze the data and find the age group, behaviors, and expectations of the target users.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" alt="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" width="40px" /> How often will they use theĀ product? As we know mostly adoption is not a very regular thing that a person does. So according to our hypothesis sponsorship is something that can engage the users and attract them to use this product at least once a month.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" alt="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Why would the users use theĀ product? A user will only switch to its existing product if the new one provides a good user experience. Currently there is no product in the INDIAN market that is aggregating all animal shelters and provides a seamless method for donation and adoption.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" alt="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" width="40px" /> How will the users access theĀ product? Its not yet decided if we should make the product accessible as a website or develop it as an app. Firstly we need to understand user behaviors and then the ideation features of the product, So then we can come to the conclusion about its platform.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" alt="/icons/dialogue_blue.svg" width="40px" /> What are the features users findĀ useful? We need to analyze the competition and find out what the users like. We also need to analyze the pain points and hindrances in the user experience. Studying the already well-established competitions and finding their shortcomings would provide us with an elaborative perspective.
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