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Leafy, And Your Garden Grows

An app that allows users to track the growth of their plants in a fun and simple way.

Project overview

Project overview

With my team, we started from the observation that we were struggling to keep our plants healthy. We also noticed that many people around us shared this issue. That’s why we set out to solve this problem by making plant care both fun and educational.

date

November 2023 – January 2024 (3 months)

tools

Figma - Figjam - Notion (Planning), Glitch, Blender

team

Loubna Mseffer

Joël Omplou

Zakaria Toufik

Problem statement

Problem statement

❌ Many people struggle to care for their plants due to a lack of knowledge or time.

❌ Forgetting to water — or overwatering — is a common cause of plant death.

❌ There’s no accessible and intuitive solution for monitoring plant health in real time.

Goal

Goal

👉 An app that collects and analyzes real-time environmental data from plants.

👉 Assisted tracking with watering reminders and notifications to help keep plants healthy.

👉 An educational approach with care tips and tutorials to better understand plant maintenance.

👉 A functional prototype validated through user testing and currently being improved.

EMPATHIZE

EMPATHIZE

Survey Insight

Survey Insight

"I never know if I’m watering too much or too little. Every plant has different needs, and it’s hard to keep track."

-Laure

"I never know if I’m watering too much or too little. Every plant has different needs, and it’s hard to keep track."

-Laure

"I never know if I’m watering too much or too little. Every plant has different needs, and it’s hard to keep track."

-Laure

Solution

Solution

Leafy is an app designed to help users easily and playfully track the growth of their plants. Using a sensor placed in the plant’s pot, the app collects data such as ambient temperature, light levels, air and soil humidity, and soil acidity. This information provides valuable insights for proper plant care.

benchmark

benchmark

persona

persona

By conducting surveys, the insights we gathered allowed us to create a realistic persona that guided our design choices toward a more intuitive and user-centered experience.

Define

Define

User Needs Analysis

By collecting user data, we defined a persona that reflects their actual needs (such as plant identification and watering reminders). This analysis helped us prioritize the most relevant features and anticipate potential friction points in the user interface.

Ideate

Ideate

Information Architecture (in workshop format)

Information Architecture (in workshop format)

  1. We wrote down the features and content gathered during the previous phase on post-its.

  1. Then, we grouped all the post-its. (Example: Discover Plants -> Plant discovery page -> Popular plants -> Trending books -> Recommended articles -> Blog)

  1. Categorizing Post-its

  1. Information architecture

User Journey

wire frame

wire frame

The wireframe phase structured the app’s interface in a clear and intuitive way, helping us identify friction points before developing detailed mockups.

"Sometimes my plants die and I don’t know why... I wish I had more precise information."

-Damien

"Sometimes my plants die and I don’t know why... I wish I had more precise information."

-Damien

"Sometimes my plants die and I don’t know why... I wish I had more precise information."

-Damien

Design

Design

Visual Identity

Leafy's visual identity reflects nature, simplicity, and accessibility — inspired by leaves and plants as symbols of growth and well-being.
The name "Leafy" blends "Leaf" and an Arabic suffix meaning "my", evoking “My Leaf.”
The logo — a stylized leaf — along with the Baloo Bhai 2 typeface, reinforces a warm, friendly, and playful feel, perfectly in tune with the app’s botanical and educational world.

L’identité visuelle de Leafy a été conçue pour refléter la nature, la simplicité et l’accessibilité. Nous avons défini notre identité de marque en nous basant sur des éléments clés liés à l’univers du projet : les feuilles, les plantes et la nature, qui symbolisent la croissance et le bien-être des végétaux.


Le nom Leafy a été choisi en associant "Leaf", qui signifie "feuille" en anglais, et le suffixe "-y", inspiré de l’arabe, qui prime le possessif ("mon/ma/mes"), donnant ainsi la signification de "Ma Feuille" en français.


Pour renforcer cette identité, notre logo est une icône représentant une feuille, en parfaite adéquation avec le concept de l’application. Quant à la typographie, nous avons opté pour Baloo Bhai 2, une police moderne et arrondie, offrant à la marque une identité chaleureuse et conviviale, en harmonie avec l’univers végétal et ludique de Leafy.

mock up

mock up

Prototypage haute fidélité

Prototypage haute fidélité

Voir la vidéo du prototype sur YouTube

Other Prototypes:

👉 Added a “sick” effect to a 3D plant file on sketchfab using Blender

👉 Added visual cues near diseased leaves on Glitch: Plant Link, Code Link (With help from Mr. Tilly, the project mentor)

👉 Sensor Design on Blender

👉 Packaging :

test

test

user testing

To ensure we were heading in the right direction with our interfaces, we conducted two in-person user tests.

The objectives were to:

  • Evaluate understanding of the Quick Start Guide (QSG) for setting up the sensor.

  • Test users' ability to connect the sensor to the app.

  • Analyze how well users understood and followed the app’s instructions.

These tests allowed us to make interface adjustments and validate key assumptions to enhance the user experience.

In this Excel file, we listed all the steps to be analyzed, divided into three main parts:
– Unboxing the package (including the sensor and the guide),

To ensure we were heading in the right direction with our interfaces, we conducted two in-person user tests.

The objectives were to:

  • Evaluate understanding of the Quick Start Guide (QSG) for setting up the sensor.

  • Test users' ability to connect the sensor to the app.

  • Analyze how well users understood and followed the app’s instructions.

These tests allowed us to make interface adjustments and validate key assumptions to enhance the user experience.

In this Excel file, we listed all the steps to be analyzed, divided into three main parts:
– Unboxing the package (including the sensor and the guide),
– App onboarding (a crucial step as it forms the first impression),
– A usage scenario.

During the test, we recorded whether each step was understood and completed, answering with “yes” or “no.”
If a “no” was marked, it meant we needed to review and refine our design decisions.

I’ve reworded a few parts to improve clarity and flow — let me know if you’d like more adjustments!

– App onboarding (a crucial step as it forms the first impression),
– A usage scenario.

During the test, we recorded whether each step was understood and completed, answering with “yes” or “no.”
If a “no” was marked, it meant we needed to review and refine our design decisions.

I’ve reworded a few parts to improve clarity and flow — let me know if you’d like more adjustments!

Future developments

Future developments

One of the project’s ambitions is to integrate an automatic watering system. When "vacation mode" is enabled, the sensor can connect to a water source, allowing for autonomous watering management based on the plant’s needs.

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© Copyright Axelle Bally, 2025

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© Copyright Axelle Bally, 2025

All rights reserved.

© Copyright Axelle Bally, 2025

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