PROJECT BRIEF

Home Match is a mobile application that targets the people who relocate to the Bay Area. The goals of this project are to create a user-friendly, interactive website that will help providing needed information to assist renters in locating properties for rent in neighborhoods that suit their individual lifestyles.

THE PROBLEM

As each user has recently relocated to the Bay Area, they are facing some difficulties, such as lack of information, and in finding good housing options in neighborhoods that are safe.

OVERALL RESOLUTIONS

• Creating a clean brand that defines Home Match as the one-stop shop of all rental needs for the Bay Area.
• Use GPS location technology integrated with multi-source data mining to provide pertinent information to users when and where they need it.
• Persuade both users and stakeholders alike that this is the go-to resource by providing the most intuitive interface as well as the most accurate real-time information.

PERSONAS

TASK FLOW

KEY FEATURES

Based on data collected of the potential user group and personal observations, the information has been identified to meet the needs of target audience.

• Navigation that is easy to learn, understand and intuitive in how it presents information back to the user.
• Information that is easy to understand and very legible.
• Easily customizable search patterns that can be altered to accept additional criteria.
• Interface to allow rating of properties based on measurable criteria so residents know how former tenants have been treated in past and normal property condition.
• Easy interface to request information, post open house date/time with notifications to people could be interested.
• Data mining of 3rd party sources (such as http://www.onboardinformatics.com) for data on school, crime and neighborhood statistics.
• Ability to research neighborhood character to better inform renters.

WIREFRAMES

FINAL DESIGN