Cylc is a residential based zero-waste system processes waste destined for landfill into valuable materials, eventually to drive our world towards a sustainable circular economy.
> User Interview insights
I conducted 5 interviews with people who is environmentally conscious and want to live a sustainable life.
Time Concerns
As right now we don’t have an efficient system that helps people to build up their zero-waste kitchen and to recycle their food waste, and many people don’t have their time
Built into Habbit
Need a system that helps people to make the recycling in their kitchen to become a habit, it is very difficult to keep on track.
Building from Zero
Sophisticated and efficient waste management and recyling infrastructure needs to be created on a level comparable to manufacturing, shipping and retail.
> current System analysis
After conducting the user interviews I started a in-depth-analysis of the current recycling process for people and the industry. And I was able to find out a new promising material called PHA plastic which could be turn into different types of products.
> system using various technology
After rethinking the current system and process of recycling and sustainable living, I started to explore how this system will be in 5 different technology situation.
> residential system
Then, I created a survey among 50 environmentally conscious people with a age range from 18~40, and most of them is very interested in the extreme tech situation which is a future residential system.
> persona varations
After that, I did a persona variations study to determine who will be living in this apartment and used it to help me form my final personas.
> user scenario
From my personas, I created several short user scenario study and then choose 2 of them to extend to a full user scenario story.
> UI DEVELOPMENT
I started to forming my ideas of the UI screens that incorporated with the system experience. And uses 3 How Might Questions to help form my ideas.
> Usability test
I conducted several usability test through out my design process and to make iterations accrording to my test results.
