Winter 2023

DR.Planti App: Learning about plant care with AR Technology

Role

UX Designer and Researcher

Timeline

2 weeks in April 2023

Tools

Adobe XD, Goodnotes, Miro

Project Overview

What if your plants could actually tell you what's up with them?

As part of a Systems Thinking course, I was challenged to design a concept using North Focals AR glasses. I created Dr. Planti, a plant care assistant that helps users identify plant species and detect issues using AR tech or just your phone camera.

The Problem

I find it hard to take care of plants. I forget to set up reminders and I am a plant lover poser since I don’t really know how to actually take care of one.

The Challenge

“How might we develop an app for plant care beginners and enthusiasts who are lazy to search and would like to scan the plant with their phone and/or AR glasses?”

The Research

Insights

To define core user needs, I mapped out what plant enthusiasts want to achieve when caring for their plants. Alongside each goal, I identified relevant limitations that could arise when using AR technology. This helped balance with certain issues that could rise when using this type of technology.

User Goal

To easily identify plant species.

To easily identify

plant species.

Limitation

Over-reliance on tech could hinder learning.

Over-reliance on tech

could hinder learning.

User Goal

Detect early signs of issues.

Detect early signs

of issues.

Limitation

Misinterpretation of plant data could mislead care.

Misinterpretation of

plant data could

mislead care.

User Goal

Receive personalized, care recommendations.

Receive personalized

care recommendations.

Limitation

AR Glasses may have a scanning performance issues.

AR Glasses may have

scanning performance

issues.

The Design

Brainstorming

After the research and compiling everything together , I wanted to brainstorm what kind of features would be good. Since it was a very quick project, I did one that could help me encounter a way to find different ideas of features in the app other than having the AR tech component, I used crazy eights, which helped me find crazy ideas (no pun intended). In the other hand, I started sketching and mapping out the system of how the app would work out.

Key Features to address user goals

AR detecting technology with phone camera or North Focal Glasses.

AR detecting technology with phone camera or North Focal Glasses.

Plant Care Plan and easy to digest plant information from beginners to advanced plant enthusiasts.

Plant Care Plan and easy to digest plant information from beginners to advanced plant enthusiasts.

System Map
Initial Screen Sketches
Design Style Tile

The Solution

The Doctor for your Plants using AR Technology.
DR.Planti.

My Plants Dashboard

My Plants
Dashboard

A very simple dashboard with all your scanned plants and quick reminders to help your plant out.

AR Detecting

Using your camera or the north focals, you can scan the plant and it will detect any anomalies and necessary plant care.

High-Fidelity Wireframes

Overview of all the app screens .

Reflections

Some lessons I learned along the way…

🌱 If I had more time, I would have done interviews to learn more
about what other plant enthusiasts think and feel about it
🪴 What if not everyone can use? Accessibility should be always a priority.
🌿 A competitor analysis to learn about other competitors!

While all ideas can be innovative, maybe someone else thought about that idea first already, if so are they doing the same? or is it totally different?

Daniela Guevara 2025

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