Artify began as an idea sparked by a simple question: What if art students didn’t have to waste so much to create? Through countless iterations and user insights, it became something much more—a platform that connects people through creativity and shared purpose. But meaningful design is never really finished. This is just one chapter in a longer story.
Key Takeaway
Work In Progress
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Personalized Profile
Artify allows users to customize their profiles, manage their art supply inventory, and track contributions—fostering ownership and encouraging sustainable habits.
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Safe and Effective Trading
The platform ensures secure and smooth exchanges through verified listings, user ratings, and built-in messaging, promoting trust within the community.
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Multi-Functional Platform
The hub fosters a space where users can exchange creative ideas while fulfilling core needs like trading art materials. This all-in-one approach removes the reliance on external platforms, streamlining the creative and learning experience for all users.
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Insightful Eco-Metrics
Users can view their environmental impact through visual metrics and badges, promoting awareness and motivating eco-friendly behavior.
Design Solution
Jason Park
Pain Points
a) Has trouble finding specific, advanced art materials due to limited availability
b) High costs of art materials for advanced projects can be financially burdensome
c) To save money, Jason buys materials in bulk, but this often results in unused surplus
Goals
Jason seeks an affordable way to access hard-to-find, advanced art materials without overspending or wasting surplus supplies.
Olivia wants to make sustainable material choices and collaborate with peers, but needs guidance navigating unfamiliar tools and supplies.
Goals
a) Wants to choose sustainable art materials, but struggles to identify them
b) Has difficulty finding peers with the right tools for collaboration
c) As a non-art/design major, Olivia may feel unfamiliar with certain art materials required for her classes
Pain Points
Olivia Hill
Persona
Artify can learn the importance of a clean, user-friendly design, clear and helpful language, and secure, trustworthy transactions. Building a strong, welcoming community and offering engaging, informative content can enhance user experience. By focusing on sustainability, creative reuse, and tools that support discovery and collaboration, Artify can stand out while effectively addressing user needs.
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Competiter Analysis
Roski students, especially freshmen, buy art materials in bulk to avoid repeated purchases, leading to unused items and unnecessary waste.
Problem Statement
Potentially for those
seeking art studies
Who is our target audience?
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Main points of concern
Survey on USC Students
5.5/10
5.5/10
experience difficulties in acquiring course art materials
7.3/10
have purchased art materials and never finished using
Difficulty Choosing the Right Materials
Cost and Transportation Challenges
Limited Access to Supplies
Mismatch Between Expectations and Reality
“... I purchased a bulk package of smaller items when I only needed one, and it’s difficult disposing them” -Mandy Irwin
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About
USC Roski Design School strives to build an inclusive, eco-conscious community. The challenge: design an experience that promotes sustainable practices and ensures equal access to art resources.
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Solution
Artify helps art students turn waste into value. It’s a sustainable platform where students can share, trade, and reuse art supplies within the Roski community through an easy-to-use digital interface.
Project
A student-led platform using design to encourage creative reuse and recycling of art materials.
As the product designer on the team, I led the end-to-end design process—from conducting user research and identifying pain points to developing concepts, wireframing, and prototyping.
USC Roski
Sustainability
Competition
Artify.
Junhyun Kim
Won Choi
Valeria Jung-Me
Participants
Role
Product Designer
User Flow
Design System
Asking for feedback early saved me from getting too attached to imperfect ideas.
• Blending practicality with visual storytelling was harder than expected—but essential to staying grounded in user needs.
• Language and layout go hand-in-hand; good design can fall flat without the right words to guide it.
Reflections
There’s potential to expand Artify’s impact by involving more types of users—from professors to community artists. Strengthening the research process with broader perspectives would push the app closer to being truly inclusive and scalable. And integrating deeper eco-impact tracking could better communicate the value of sustainable choices.
Opportunity for Growth
• Expand interaction design for key flows like posting and trading.
• Test across multiple campuses to uncover new use cases.
WHAT'S NEXT
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