User+Needs


 * Step 1: Expected Users and Tasks**

Our project is not catered to a specific group of people with a special skill set and is not required for the operation of another service. It is a service that would probably be used primarily by females between 12 and 40 and males between 20 and 40. Since our team members fall into this demographic, we interviewed each other as potential users to decide precisely what tasks we wanted to implement. We decided that our product's main goal is to improve the fashion experience by organizing it and making it more convenient. We reached this point by looking at all aspects of clothing. We analyzed the way clothing is made and decided that providing information about this could be useful to our users. We also recalled shopping experiences and decided on faults that our product could help with. We then looked at ways to help organize clothing that is already owned, and clothing that users may seek to own. The tasks we chose from each of these areas, in no particular order, are as follows:

Our product should:
 * Allow the user to understand the background of an article of clothing. This is primarily intended for shoppers who intend on purchasing an item. We would like to provide the cost, materials used, and whether or not the clothing is produced in an ethical and environmentally friendly way. Users should be able to compare the prices of items, but also understand the prices. This could be a stepping stone towards environmentalism in the fashion industry.
 * Allow the matching of clothes and assembly of outfits remotely. This means that ideally the user can match any clothing items together digitally and assemble an outfit to see what it will look like. This could be useful in a shopping situation when the user is matching/comparing clothing or when the user wants to plan an outfit in advance.
 * Allow the organization of clothes. Clothes could be organized through wardrobes that can allow users to track seasonal clothing, make note of desired clothing, or simply hold any owned clothing that the user wants to match.
 * Allow the user to spread fashion ideas and also receive inspiration. This can be achieved by sharing of outfits and wardrobes between users.