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NEWYORKMATE

Roommate finding app

2021






HELPING GEN Z TO FIND THEIR IDEAL ROOMMATE IN NEW YORK CITY.







Tools︎︎︎

Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
PROJECT OVERVIEW

Properties are getting more expensive that young students and workers can’t afford the rent. Thus, living with a roommate resolves their financial problem. Even though they find a person to live with, there comes several issues such as financial, lifestyle and security problems. To solve these problems, NYMate is here to help the 20s.









Research
︎︎︎ Recent statistics say that 54% of the world’s population live in urban communities. The average marriage age for men and women has grown up within the past two decades that city dwellers tend to spend most of their twenties living with roommates.


Problems
User Needs
︎︎︎ Need someone who can respect each others’ personality and lifestyle
︎︎︎ safe, secure rommate
︎︎︎ someone who can share rent
︎︎︎ affordable room in NYC

Painpoints
︎︎︎ different life pattern, personality and lifestyle
︎︎︎ respecting each other’s privacy
︎︎︎ paying rent on time
︎︎︎ finding trustworthy roommate






Usability Testing
︎︎︎ Conducted test with three different participants in their age of early, mid, and late 20s with all different experiences of finding and living with roommate.




Results

Security
︎︎︎ users are afraid of fraud and each others’ availabilty to pay rent on time

Compatibility
︎︎︎ hard to find compatible roommate with few questions among tons of people listed in the app





Solution 1
Security
︎︎︎ pre-check identity and sign contract within the app




Solution 2
Compatibility
︎︎︎ apply user filter & find people who are in a high match











Ⓒ Bokyung Won, 2022.