Humane Design Guide Nick B-G

1. Project:

I am going to create an application that connects the public with Latino cuisine. The app will have a GPS section that shows the user where Latino restaurants are within their vicinity. The user will also be able to leave a review and comets on the restaurants. There will also be a recipe section where people can pick out different recipes from different Latino countries. I am going to design my own logos for the app on illustrator. I also want to make each of the flags in the “where are you from?” section a button that will tell the app where the user is from and then suggest food from their country or others if they want to explore other dishes. I want the user to also be able to see how foods are made differently in different countries through this. I also really need to figure out how to add the GPS feature so that the app can tell you where the restaurants are near the users location. I will also add a contact section that would bring the user to the app’s Facebook or email.

2. Key Values (yours, and those of project):

I think that this app could help people become closer with their cultures back home through the food. I also think this could help improve peoples mental health by eating really good food. I also believe this could help people eat healthier in a fun way.

3. Measure of success:

4. Emotional: improves emotional health when eating tasty healthy food and could  give a sense of community to those who left their families back in south America

5. Attention: I want the app to grab the users attention long enough for them to read through a recipe, look at the ingredients and leave a review of what they made.

6. Sense-making: All of the information on the app will be appropriate within the context of Latino cuisine and it should all make sense to the user because it will be very strait forward.

7. Decision-making: People will intend to make good Latino food and this app will guide their actions to complete that goal.

8. Social Reasoning: People will be using this app to connect with their heritage back home or to explore new cultures through food. This app should be a good way to authentically connect with these cultures.

9. Group Dynamics: This app will be a good way to navigate through these different cultures that helps the user develop more shared understanding on the food

10. In what ways does your project currently engage Human Sensitivities?

My app allows for human sensitivities to engage the user to explore Latino cuisine. I do not think any instincts that are “vulnerable to new technologies” should be effected with the design and straightforwardness of my app.

11. How might your project support or elevate human sensitivities?

I think that my app’s design could the encourage people to meet a real life goal of learning how to cook Latino food authentically and very well. I know that i need to redesign my app so that it look smore professional and inviting and i am working on it.

12. Action Statement

I want to learn more about the reviewing system I’m going to have to implement so people can leave comments and a 1-5 star review on the food. I also want to learn how to add a GPS aspect so that the user can see what Latino restaurants are near them. I would need to consult a team on how to achieve these two goals.