FoodPrint

Inspiration

This app was created to help combat global climate change and its impacts. I was inspired to create a solution that helped people see that achievable actions can generate change. I focused on food carbon footprint as food waste and consumption are one of the major factors that contribute to the global crisis.

What it does

FoodPrint is an app that minimizes your food carbon footprint. FoodPrint encourages sustainable eating habits by completing impactful challenges and reducing food waste by keeping inventory of your food at home.

Encourage sustainable eating habits  through attainable challenges
Reduce food waste by keeping track of your food at home
Track your food carbon footprint to increase awareness

How I built it

I used the prototyping tool, Figma to create this project.

Challenges I ran into

The time constraint was definitely a challenge, considering I worked independently. It was a large workload, and was initially overwhelming, but I found that using my time efficiently by focusing on the major aspects of the app. Obtaining user feedback from my peers also helped me with the app's user flows.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm definitely proud of creating an app that doesn't instil fear in the topic of climate change, but instead encourages approachable, attainable solutions that can be completed on a smaller scale. In doing research within this project, I'm happy that I took this opportunity to educate myself about the effects and impacts of carbon footprints through food consumption.

What's next for FoodPrint

Make refinements and add more details in the user journey, and eventually transition this prototype towards a viable product with full-stack development.