Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Role
Year
Type
Boxtie
Boxtie
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Boxtie
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Boxtie
Boxtie
Boxtie
Boxtie
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Boxtie
Our TA enjoying our Boxtie physical prototype
Project Overview
Role
UX Researcher
Year
2022
Type
UX Research
Project Overview
I worked on a team of four to design Boxtie; a recipe box exchange service crafted for those of mixed cultural identity. Its goal is to help users develop a personal connection to cultures through peer-to-peer recipe & story exchange.
UX Research
Project Overview
Project Overview
UX Research
Project Overview
UX Research
Project Overview
UX Research
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
2022
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
2022
I worked on a team of four to design Boxtie; a recipe box exchange service crafted for those of mixed cultural identity. Its goal is to help users develop a personal connection to cultures through peer-to-peer recipe & story exchange.
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
2022
I worked on a team of four to design Boxtie; a recipe box exchange service crafted for those of mixed cultural identity. Its goal is to help users develop a personal connection to cultures through peer-to-peer recipe & story exchange.
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
2022
I worked on a team of four to design Boxtie; a recipe box exchange service crafted for those of mixed cultural identity. Its goal is to help users develop a personal connection to cultures through peer-to-peer recipe & story exchange.
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
2022
I worked on a team of four to design Boxtie; a recipe box exchange service crafted for those of mixed cultural identity. Its goal is to help users develop a personal connection to cultures through peer-to-peer recipe & story exchange.
Project Overview
UX Research
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
UX Research
UX Researcher
Project Overview
UX Research
UX Researcher
2022
I worked on a team of four to design Boxtie; a recipe box exchange service crafted for those of mixed cultural identity. Its goal is to help users develop a personal connection to cultures through peer-to-peer recipe & story exchange.
Background
Role
Year
Type
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Background
Part I
Part I
Background
Part I
Motivation
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
Role
Year
Type
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
Motivation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Motivation
List of academic papers around the topic of acculturation
For me, this project resonated deeply; being half-Filipino & half-White American, I've wrestled with the cultural dissonance experienced by those growing up in a mixed race family.
The team felt that it was an important and worthy space to explore, and so we hypothesized that our initial target user group would be of mixed ethnicity and proposed that food could somehow be a valuable intervention medium.
To gain a more informed & nuanced understanding, we conducted two rounds of literature review surrounding the phenomenon of acculturation.
Our Understanding
Role
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Year
Type
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
Our Understanding
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
Our Understanding
Societal pressures of the past have resulted in suppressed expressions of immigrant culture within the U.S. Younger generations may hold a diminished sense of ethnic identity.
However, we are confident that younger generations will be able to rediscover heritage through modern technology, with an increased global interconnectedness that has never been seen before by generations-past.
User Group Characteristics
Role
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Year
Varying cultural comfort
This population feels as if they don't fully belong within any of their cultural backgrounds.
Type
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
User Group Characteristics
Cooking as expression
This population considers cooking to be an act of self expression.
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
User Group Characteristics
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Varying cultural comfort
This population feels as if they don't fully belong within any of their cultural backgrounds.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Varying cultural comfort
This population feels as if they don't fully belong within any of their cultural backgrounds.
Cooking as expression
This population considers cooking to be an act of self expression.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Varying cultural comfort
This population feels as if they don't fully belong within any of their cultural backgrounds.
Cooking as expression
This population considers cooking to be an act of self expression.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Varying cultural comfort
This population feels as if they don't fully belong within any of their cultural backgrounds.
Cooking as expression
This population considers cooking to be an act of self expression.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Varying cultural comfort
This population feels as if they don't fully belong within any of their cultural backgrounds.
Cooking as expression
This population considers cooking to be an act of self expression.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
User Group Characteristics
Immigrant ancestry
This population experiences the effects of fractured cultural identity more acutely.
Multifaceted identity
This population has many cultural influences including upbringing, family, food, place, relationships, and lived experience.
Varying cultural comfort
This population feels as if they don't fully belong within any of their cultural backgrounds.
Cooking as expression
This population considers cooking to be an act of self expression.
Research
Role
Year
Type
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Research
Part II
Part II
Research
Part II
Goal
Excerpt of interview transcript
Role
Year
Type
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Excerpt of interview transcript
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Excerpt of interview transcript
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
Excerpt of interview transcript
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
Excerpt of interview transcript
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Excerpt of interview transcript
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Excerpt of interview transcript
Goal
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Excerpt of interview transcript
Excerpt of interview transcript
Excerpt of interview transcript
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Goal
Excerpt of interview transcript
After our secondary research, the next step in our process was to deepen our understanding by conducting primary research with the target user group.
Research Questions
Role
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
Year
How do they incorporate aspects of culture into their own identities?
Type
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
How do they relate food to culture & self identity?
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
How do they incorporate aspects of culture into their own identities?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
How do they incorporate aspects of culture into their own identities?
How do they relate food to culture & self identity?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
How do they incorporate aspects of culture into their own identities?
How do they relate food to culture & self identity?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
How do they incorporate aspects of culture into their own identities?
How do they relate food to culture & self identity?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
How do they incorporate aspects of culture into their own identities?
How do they relate food to culture & self identity?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
Research Questions
What does this user group do to reconnect with their cultural heritage?
When do they feel most or least connected to their cultural heritage?
How do they incorporate aspects of culture into their own identities?
How do they relate food to culture & self identity?
Methods
Example survey question
Role
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Year
Type
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Methods
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Example survey question
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Example survey question
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Methods
Example survey question
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
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Semi-structured interview script
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Methods
Example survey question
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Semi-structured interview script
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Example survey question
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Semi-structured interview script
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Example survey question
Methods
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Example survey question
Example survey question
Example survey question
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Semi-structured interview script
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Methods
Example survey question
Survey
A survey consisting of questions related to cultural & self identity was conducted in order to establish a sample size, assess the prevalence of cultural disconnect, assess how strongly the user group views food as it relates to identity, and recruit participants who best match our user group definition for further research.
The survey was disseminated through social media. A total of 36 recorded responses were received.
Semi-structured interview script
Semi-Structured Interviews
A total of 3 survey respondents were recruited as participants and interviewed for approximately 30 minutes per session. During which, scripted questions were posed to participants within the following categories: cultural background, connection to heritage, and self identity.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.
Analysis
Codebook based on primary research
Role
Year
Type
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Codebook based on primary research
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Codebook based on primary research
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
Codebook based on primary research
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
Codebook based on primary research
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Codebook based on primary research
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Codebook based on primary research
Analysis
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Codebook based on primary research
Codebook based on primary research
Codebook based on primary research
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Analysis
Codebook based on primary research
The team transcribed and analyzed each session in order to establish a code book consisting of recurring themes related to culture, personal identity, and food. Once all transcripts were coded, the team then analyzed the prevalence and patterns of certain codes and began to draw insights.
Research Findings (RF)
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
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Role
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
Year
RF-4
Bridge or island: multicultural people vary greatly in their comfortability with their identity in the intersection of cultures
Type
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Research Findings (RF)
RF-5
Growing up in an area where the dominant culture differs from one’s own can lead to feelings of rejection/embarrassment of one’s culture
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Research Findings (RF)
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Research Findings (RF)
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Pie chart showing how strongly respondents felt that they were imposters in their own cultures
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
RF-4
Bridge or island: multicultural people vary greatly in their comfortability with their identity in the intersection of cultures
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
RF-4
Bridge or island: multicultural people vary greatly in their comfortability with their identity in the intersection of cultures
RF-5
Growing up in an area where the dominant culture differs from one’s own can lead to feelings of rejection/embarrassment of one’s culture
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
RF-4
Bridge or island: multicultural people vary greatly in their comfortability with their identity in the intersection of cultures
RF-5
Growing up in an area where the dominant culture differs from one’s own can lead to feelings of rejection/embarrassment of one’s culture
Research Findings (RF)
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Pie chart showing how strongly respondents felt that they were imposters in their own cultures
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
Respondent anecdotes around cultural rejection
RF-4
Bridge or island: multicultural people vary greatly in their comfortability with their identity in the intersection of cultures
Bar chart showing that 'family' is the largest channel for learning about heritage
RF-5
Growing up in an area where the dominant culture differs from one’s own can lead to feelings of rejection/embarrassment of one’s culture
Respondent excerpt about the ways they attempt to reconnect to heritage culture
RF-6
People first learn about their culture through family
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
Pie chart showing how strongly respondents felt that they were imposters in their own cultures
RF-4
Bridge or island: multicultural people vary greatly in their comfortability with their identity in the intersection of cultures
Respondent anecdotes around cultural rejection
RF-5
Growing up in an area where the dominant culture differs from one’s own can lead to feelings of rejection/embarrassment of one’s culture
Bar chart showing that 'family' is the largest channel for learning about heritage
RF-6
People first learn about their culture through family
Respondent excerpt about the ways they attempt to reconnect to heritage culture
RF-7
People connect to culture through food, media, and language
Respondent excerpt about fusion foods
RF-7
People connect to culture through food, media, and language
Respondent excerpts about how traditional foods signify comfort
RF-9
Fusion foods reflect an individuals' multicultural identity
Respondent excerpts about how traditional foods signify comfort
RF-10
Traditional foods represent family, celebrations, and the comfort of home
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Research Findings (RF)
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Pie chart showing how strongly respondents felt that they were imposters in their own cultures
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
Research Findings (RF)
Bar chart showing cultural factors beyond ethnicity
Overview
Our analysis of all the data collected produced 10 findings in total. Below are the seven-most prevalent.
Pie chart showing how strongly respondents felt that they were imposters in their own cultures
RF-1
Cultural identity is formed by factors beyond ethno-cultural background
Respondent anecdotes around cultural rejection
RF-4
Bridge or island: multicultural people vary greatly in their comfortability with their identity in the intersection of cultures
Bar chart showing that 'family' is the largest channel for learning about heritage
RF-5
Growing up in an area where the dominant culture differs from one’s own can lead to feelings of rejection/embarrassment of one’s culture
Respondent excerpt about the ways they attempt to reconnect to heritage culture
RF-6
People first learn about their culture through family
Respondent excerpt about fusion foods
RF-7
People connect to culture through food, media, and language
Respondent excerpts about how traditional foods signify comfort
RF-9
Fusion foods reflect an individuals' multicultural identity
Respondent excerpts about how traditional foods signify comfort
RF-10
Traditional foods represent family, celebrations, and the comfort of home
Task Analysis
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
Role
Year
Type
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
Task Analysis
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Task Analysis
A diagram outlining the steps the user group takes in achieving cultural self-acceptance
With our research findings drawn, it was important to visualize how these means of cultural connection-making manifest. Task flows were crafted to illustrate the two most-common pathways.
Discussion
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Role
Year
Type
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Discussion
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Discussion
A sketchy, colored illustration of an open cookbook showing a recipe for Birria Ramen
Ethnicity, race, and nationality are traditionally thought to be the source of culture, but it has been shown that food, friends, and the places that one has lived contribute significantly to one's cultural identity. From just this small sample size, it was clear that our user group has a broad range of deeply meaningful stories to tell.
Design Requirements
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
Role
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Year
Type
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Design Requirements
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Design Requirements
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Design Requirements
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
Design Requirements
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Design Requirements
An illustration of a family scrapbooking together to preserve family stories
The team began to refine its understanding of our findings into various functional and nonfunctional requirements that an intervention would need to meet in order to successfully address the target user group’s goals. In total, 3 functional requirements and 4 nonfunctional requirements were defined. For brevity, the following are the functional and nonfunctional requirements most strongly associated with our findings.
Functional (FR) & Nonfunctional (NR)
FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all cultural dimensions
NR-3: Preserve the stories and context of fusion and family-tradition foods
Ideation
Role
Year
Type
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Part III
Ideation
Part III
Ideation Sessions
The team brainstorming and sketching
Role
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Year
Type
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Ideation Sessions
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
The team brainstorming and sketching
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
The team brainstorming and sketching
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Ideation Sessions
The team brainstorming and sketching
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Digital whiteboard with sketches placed on a grid with sticky notes
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Ideation Sessions
The team brainstorming and sketching
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Digital whiteboard with sketches placed on a grid with sticky notes
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
The team brainstorming and sketching
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Digital whiteboard with sketches placed on a grid with sticky notes
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
The team brainstorming and sketching
Ideation Sessions
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
The team brainstorming and sketching
The team brainstorming and sketching
The team brainstorming and sketching
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Digital whiteboard with sketches placed on a grid with sticky notes
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Ideation Sessions
The team brainstorming and sketching
Brainstorming
Members used drawings, jottings, and conversation to ideate on design concepts. Ideas did not go into specific detail, but instead gestured to potential requirements, outcomes, and metaphors.
Digital whiteboard with sketches placed on a grid with sticky notes
Crazy 8’s
Two rounds of Crazy 8’s were conducted. Sketches were imported into a digital whiteboard and were synthesized into 10 distinct design concepts.
Concepts
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
Role
Year
Type
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
Concepts
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Concepts
A collection of rough sketches, diagrams, and notes as a result of our ideation sessions
The team brainstormed how each concept could have the most potential for success in terms of meeting our design requirements, and how each could develop further into a coherent user narrative. The team also noted which concepts were the most exciting to pursue further.
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Role
Year
Type
Boxtie
Boxtie
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Boxtie
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Boxtie
Boxtie
Boxtie
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Boxtie
A sketch of boxes that contain recipes, goodies, and holiday themed items
Storyboard
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
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Role
Year
Type
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Storyboard
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Storyboard
Storyboard depicting a girl struggling with her mixed race identity in social contexts. She then receives a box that includes recipes originating from her heritage as well as goodies that reflect her current interests.
Through storyboarding, our top concept emerged: Boxtie was chosen as the design that had the greatest potential to help our user group meet their goals in self-development and cultural exchange in regards to their complex, multicultural identities.
Key Features
A simple calendar icon
Role
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
Year
Users can prepare boxes for others who culturally overlap with them.
Type
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
Key Features
The service works similarly to traditional pen-pal services, except boxes are exchanged instead of letters.
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
Key Features
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple calendar icon
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple calendar icon
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
Key Features
A simple calendar icon
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple magnifying glass icon
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
Users can prepare boxes for others who culturally overlap with them.
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
Users can prepare boxes for others who culturally overlap with them.
The service works similarly to traditional pen-pal services, except boxes are exchanged instead of letters.
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
Users can prepare boxes for others who culturally overlap with them.
The service works similarly to traditional pen-pal services, except boxes are exchanged instead of letters.
Key Features
A simple calendar icon
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple magnifying glass icon
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
A simple box icon
Users can prepare boxes for others who culturally overlap with them.
A simple paper airplane icon
The service works similarly to traditional pen-pal services, except boxes are exchanged instead of letters.
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple calendar icon
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
A simple magnifying glass icon
Users can prepare boxes for others who culturally overlap with them.
A simple box icon
The service works similarly to traditional pen-pal services, except boxes are exchanged instead of letters.
A simple paper airplane icon
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple calendar icon
Key Features
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
A simple calendar icon
A simple calendar icon
A simple calendar icon
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple magnifying glass icon
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
Key Features
A simple calendar icon
Boxtie is a subscription service that sends out cultural goodie boxes to users every month.
A simple magnifying glass icon
Users can specify which cultures that they most strongly identify with, and which cultures that they would like to learn more about.
A simple box icon
Users can prepare boxes for others who culturally overlap with them.
A simple paper airplane icon
The service works similarly to traditional pen-pal services, except boxes are exchanged instead of letters.
Justifications
Role
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Year
Type
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Justifications
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Justifications
Rather than designing a digital product, Boxtie was designed as a service geared towards accommodating users' diverse self-development and cultural exchange goals by supplying them with monthly boxes with information on holidays, traditional & fusion foods, trends, and more. Our users can obtain in-depth knowledge about their preferred culture which fulfills the FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange requirement.
Boxes provide instructions and stories related to recipes, which meets the FR-2: Promote/elevate fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture and the NR-1: Promote self-reflection and active self-development requirements. The service provides options to choose which cultures users would like to connect with each month, meeting the FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity, along all dimensions requirement.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Role
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Year
Type
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A man delivering a box of fresh fruits and vegetables
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A man delivering a box of fresh fruits and vegetables
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
A man delivering a box of fresh fruits and vegetables
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A man delivering a box of fresh fruits and vegetables
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A woman in her kitchen looking through a box of fresh vegetables
Strengths
The strength of this design concept is that it is not just a digital application but a tangible representation of culture that allows the user to learn and experience it in a multi-sensory way. This would make learning more immersive and work as a method of ongoing learning, rather than just a one-time event.
A man delivering a box of fresh fruits and vegetables
Weaknesses
One potential weakness is the service’s ability to manage shipping logistics. All box contents would be sourced by the service for quality control and food safety. This would be a challenging aspect to overcome since it requires a complex supply chain infrastructure.
Prototyping
Role
Year
Type
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Part IV
Prototyping
Part IV
Goals
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
Role
Year
Type
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
Goals
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
Goals
Screenshot of UI designs on a digital canvas
The next phase of our process was to build out a functional prototype of the end-user experience to undergo further evaluation. The prototype sought to test the onboarding experience of the service along with a handful of other features supplemental to the physical box experience. This forced discussion about the concept’s low level design details.
User Persona
Role
Year
Type
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
User Persona
In order to present a coherent narrative during prototype evaluation, we created a user persona based on our research and used it to guide prototype pathing and interaction decisions.
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Role
Year
Type
Meet "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Meet "Farah"
Our user persona, "Farah"
Prototype Flows
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
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Role
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Year
Recipes: Sharing your personal fusion recipe & its story
Farah wants to share her personal recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi, along with her memories of the dish. To upload this recipe and its corresponding story, Farah navigates to the “Recipes” tab. There, she is guided through the recipe creation process. Farah is asked to share her story of her Nan-e Nokhodchi and why it's important to her. She can add story flourishes to individual steps throughout the process such as: “Coconut is not traditional in this recipe, but growing up in India, we always added a little coconut with the pistachios!”.
She finalizes the recipe and now “Farah’s Nan-e Nokhodchi” is an available recipe and story on the platform.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses our design requirement: FR-2: Promote/elevate personal fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture. Users’ recipes are expressions of their unique cultural identity and experience. Rather than having users categorize their recipe into binary labels such as “traditional” or “fusion”, the recipe is simply named after the author, representing that the recipe’s proximity to tradition is not what makes it valuable and it is instead valuable because it is authentic to the user.
Type
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Prototype Flows
Privacy: Specifying permissions for sharing recipes and identity
When finalizing the recipe, Farah is presented with the privacy settings for her recipes. Here she chooses if she wants the recipe to be visible to all users, users with overlaps with her cultural profile, her friends, or to only herself.
If she chooses to publish publicly or with users with overlaps in cultural profile, Farah has the option to have her name and profile hidden from others.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses the design requirement: NR-3: Guard against the commodification of ethnicity and culture by allowing users to specify who can see their published recipes.
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Prototype Flows
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Prototype Flows
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
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Animated prototype of Boxtie box-creation app flow
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
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Recipes: Sharing your personal fusion recipe & its story
Farah wants to share her personal recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi, along with her memories of the dish. To upload this recipe and its corresponding story, Farah navigates to the “Recipes” tab. There, she is guided through the recipe creation process. Farah is asked to share her story of her Nan-e Nokhodchi and why it's important to her. She can add story flourishes to individual steps throughout the process such as: “Coconut is not traditional in this recipe, but growing up in India, we always added a little coconut with the pistachios!”.
She finalizes the recipe and now “Farah’s Nan-e Nokhodchi” is an available recipe and story on the platform.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses our design requirement: FR-2: Promote/elevate personal fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture. Users’ recipes are expressions of their unique cultural identity and experience. Rather than having users categorize their recipe into binary labels such as “traditional” or “fusion”, the recipe is simply named after the author, representing that the recipe’s proximity to tradition is not what makes it valuable and it is instead valuable because it is authentic to the user.
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Recipes: Sharing your personal fusion recipe & its story
Farah wants to share her personal recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi, along with her memories of the dish. To upload this recipe and its corresponding story, Farah navigates to the “Recipes” tab. There, she is guided through the recipe creation process. Farah is asked to share her story of her Nan-e Nokhodchi and why it's important to her. She can add story flourishes to individual steps throughout the process such as: “Coconut is not traditional in this recipe, but growing up in India, we always added a little coconut with the pistachios!”.
She finalizes the recipe and now “Farah’s Nan-e Nokhodchi” is an available recipe and story on the platform.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses our design requirement: FR-2: Promote/elevate personal fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture. Users’ recipes are expressions of their unique cultural identity and experience. Rather than having users categorize their recipe into binary labels such as “traditional” or “fusion”, the recipe is simply named after the author, representing that the recipe’s proximity to tradition is not what makes it valuable and it is instead valuable because it is authentic to the user.
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Privacy: Specifying permissions for sharing recipes and identity
When finalizing the recipe, Farah is presented with the privacy settings for her recipes. Here she chooses if she wants the recipe to be visible to all users, users with overlaps with her cultural profile, her friends, or to only herself.
If she chooses to publish publicly or with users with overlaps in cultural profile, Farah has the option to have her name and profile hidden from others.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses the design requirement: NR-3: Guard against the commodification of ethnicity and culture by allowing users to specify who can see their published recipes.
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Recipes: Sharing your personal fusion recipe & its story
Farah wants to share her personal recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi, along with her memories of the dish. To upload this recipe and its corresponding story, Farah navigates to the “Recipes” tab. There, she is guided through the recipe creation process. Farah is asked to share her story of her Nan-e Nokhodchi and why it's important to her. She can add story flourishes to individual steps throughout the process such as: “Coconut is not traditional in this recipe, but growing up in India, we always added a little coconut with the pistachios!”.
She finalizes the recipe and now “Farah’s Nan-e Nokhodchi” is an available recipe and story on the platform.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses our design requirement: FR-2: Promote/elevate personal fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture. Users’ recipes are expressions of their unique cultural identity and experience. Rather than having users categorize their recipe into binary labels such as “traditional” or “fusion”, the recipe is simply named after the author, representing that the recipe’s proximity to tradition is not what makes it valuable and it is instead valuable because it is authentic to the user.
Privacy: Specifying permissions for sharing recipes and identity
When finalizing the recipe, Farah is presented with the privacy settings for her recipes. Here she chooses if she wants the recipe to be visible to all users, users with overlaps with her cultural profile, her friends, or to only herself.
If she chooses to publish publicly or with users with overlaps in cultural profile, Farah has the option to have her name and profile hidden from others.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses the design requirement: NR-3: Guard against the commodification of ethnicity and culture by allowing users to specify who can see their published recipes.
Prototype Flows
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Animated prototype of Boxtie box-creation app flow
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Animated prototype of Boxtie sharing and matching app feature
Recipes: Sharing your personal fusion recipe & its story
Farah wants to share her personal recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi, along with her memories of the dish. To upload this recipe and its corresponding story, Farah navigates to the “Recipes” tab. There, she is guided through the recipe creation process. Farah is asked to share her story of her Nan-e Nokhodchi and why it's important to her. She can add story flourishes to individual steps throughout the process such as: “Coconut is not traditional in this recipe, but growing up in India, we always added a little coconut with the pistachios!”.
She finalizes the recipe and now “Farah’s Nan-e Nokhodchi” is an available recipe and story on the platform.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses our design requirement: FR-2: Promote/elevate personal fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture. Users’ recipes are expressions of their unique cultural identity and experience. Rather than having users categorize their recipe into binary labels such as “traditional” or “fusion”, the recipe is simply named after the author, representing that the recipe’s proximity to tradition is not what makes it valuable and it is instead valuable because it is authentic to the user.
Animated prototype of Boxtie's recipe sharing and privacy feature
Privacy: Specifying permissions for sharing recipes and identity
When finalizing the recipe, Farah is presented with the privacy settings for her recipes. Here she chooses if she wants the recipe to be visible to all users, users with overlaps with her cultural profile, her friends, or to only herself.
If she chooses to publish publicly or with users with overlaps in cultural profile, Farah has the option to have her name and profile hidden from others.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses the design requirement: NR-3: Guard against the commodification of ethnicity and culture by allowing users to specify who can see their published recipes.
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Animated prototype of Boxtie's diary writing feature
Create a diary entry about your received box
After receiving Nanaia’s Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box, Farah has the opportunity to reflect on her experience creating Nanaia’s version of Maori potato sourdough bread and learning about its significance to Nanaia. To start a diary entry, Farah navigates to the “You” tab, and selects “Diary”. There, she can see her past diary entries and has the option to begin a new entry. She is directed to a list of received boxes and chooses Nanaia’s Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box, starts the diary from a blank template, and writes about her experience.
The recipe and story that Nanaia shared were both new regarding its Maori influences and familiar in its Indian influences. Farah reflects on this and is reminded her of her childhood. After finishing, Farah indicates that she would like a physical printout of her diary entry in her next received box to be added to her own physical dairy or scrapbook.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: NR-1: Encourage self-reflection and active self-development. By encouraging users to reflect upon their experiences, users re-engage with the cultures that they are connecting with, ruminate on their own cultural identity, and consider how their experiences with Boxtie have impacted them.
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Animated prototype of Boxtie box-creation app flow
Recipes: Sharing your personal fusion recipe & its story
Farah wants to share her personal recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi, along with her memories of the dish. To upload this recipe and its corresponding story, Farah navigates to the “Recipes” tab. There, she is guided through the recipe creation process. Farah is asked to share her story of her Nan-e Nokhodchi and why it's important to her. She can add story flourishes to individual steps throughout the process such as: “Coconut is not traditional in this recipe, but growing up in India, we always added a little coconut with the pistachios!”.
She finalizes the recipe and now “Farah’s Nan-e Nokhodchi” is an available recipe and story on the platform.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses our design requirement: FR-2: Promote/elevate personal fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture. Users’ recipes are expressions of their unique cultural identity and experience. Rather than having users categorize their recipe into binary labels such as “traditional” or “fusion”, the recipe is simply named after the author, representing that the recipe’s proximity to tradition is not what makes it valuable and it is instead valuable because it is authentic to the user.
Animated prototype of Boxtie sharing and matching app feature
Privacy: Specifying permissions for sharing recipes and identity
When finalizing the recipe, Farah is presented with the privacy settings for her recipes. Here she chooses if she wants the recipe to be visible to all users, users with overlaps with her cultural profile, her friends, or to only herself.
If she chooses to publish publicly or with users with overlaps in cultural profile, Farah has the option to have her name and profile hidden from others.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses the design requirement: NR-3: Guard against the commodification of ethnicity and culture by allowing users to specify who can see their published recipes.
Animated prototype of Boxtie's recipe sharing and privacy feature
Create a diary entry about your received box
After receiving Nanaia’s Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box, Farah has the opportunity to reflect on her experience creating Nanaia’s version of Maori potato sourdough bread and learning about its significance to Nanaia. To start a diary entry, Farah navigates to the “You” tab, and selects “Diary”. There, she can see her past diary entries and has the option to begin a new entry. She is directed to a list of received boxes and chooses Nanaia’s Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box, starts the diary from a blank template, and writes about her experience.
The recipe and story that Nanaia shared were both new regarding its Maori influences and familiar in its Indian influences. Farah reflects on this and is reminded her of her childhood. After finishing, Farah indicates that she would like a physical printout of her diary entry in her next received box to be added to her own physical dairy or scrapbook.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: NR-1: Encourage self-reflection and active self-development. By encouraging users to reflect upon their experiences, users re-engage with the cultures that they are connecting with, ruminate on their own cultural identity, and consider how their experiences with Boxtie have impacted them.
Animated prototype of Boxtie's diary writing feature
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Prototype Flows
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Animated prototype of Boxtie box-creation app flow
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Prototype Flows
Animated prototype of Boxtie app onboarding experience
Onboarding: Signing up for Boxtie
When Farah first downloads Boxtie, she is presented with a series of introductory slides which explain what Boxtie is and its three core features: creating a cultural profile, exchanging boxes with others, and experiencing the cuisine and stories of others.
Requirements Addressed
Our onboarding process, and the cultural profile it creates, address our design requirement FR-3: Accurately represent the user’s identity along all dimensions. Our onboarding goes beyond simply asking for one’s ethnocultural background by asking about the places that have had a significant impact on a user’s cultural identity and other cultures they have an interest in.
Animated prototype of Boxtie box-creation app flow
Create a box for another user
Farah navigates to the “Boxes” tab, where she can see the status of her current box, select the option to exchange boxes, and see her favorite boxes and past boxes. Our prototype shows a special event, March Match-Up, in which Farah will create a box to send to a mystery match-up partner.
For the event, Boxtie presents Farah with a range of holidays and festivals that occur in March, as well as the option to search for others. She decides to make her box about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and includes her recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi from her existing recipe. Farah adds ingredients, stickers, a recipe printout to the box, and records a voice memo to accompany the box. After a few aesthetic changes to the box, Farah reviews and submits her entry.
Farah is matched up with Nanaia, based on their shared cultural overlaps. Nanaia, a New Zealander of Maori descent, has lived in India for a significant amount of time. For the March Match-Up, Nanaia has created a Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box for Farah to receive.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: FR-1: Facilitate cultural exchange between individuals. The box exchange process is inherently an exchange between individuals in which two users are paired. Both individuals then receive a more personal cultural connection experience and can learn about a particular culture directly, from a more nuanced and representative perspective.
Animated prototype of Boxtie sharing and matching app feature
Recipes: Sharing your personal fusion recipe & its story
Farah wants to share her personal recipe for Nan-e Nokhodchi, along with her memories of the dish. To upload this recipe and its corresponding story, Farah navigates to the “Recipes” tab. There, she is guided through the recipe creation process. Farah is asked to share her story of her Nan-e Nokhodchi and why it's important to her. She can add story flourishes to individual steps throughout the process such as: “Coconut is not traditional in this recipe, but growing up in India, we always added a little coconut with the pistachios!”.
She finalizes the recipe and now “Farah’s Nan-e Nokhodchi” is an available recipe and story on the platform.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses our design requirement: FR-2: Promote/elevate personal fusion foods as authentic expressions of culture. Users’ recipes are expressions of their unique cultural identity and experience. Rather than having users categorize their recipe into binary labels such as “traditional” or “fusion”, the recipe is simply named after the author, representing that the recipe’s proximity to tradition is not what makes it valuable and it is instead valuable because it is authentic to the user.
Animated prototype of Boxtie's recipe sharing and privacy feature
Privacy: Specifying permissions for sharing recipes and identity
When finalizing the recipe, Farah is presented with the privacy settings for her recipes. Here she chooses if she wants the recipe to be visible to all users, users with overlaps with her cultural profile, her friends, or to only herself.
If she chooses to publish publicly or with users with overlaps in cultural profile, Farah has the option to have her name and profile hidden from others.
Requirements Addressed
This flow addresses the design requirement: NR-3: Guard against the commodification of ethnicity and culture by allowing users to specify who can see their published recipes.
Animated prototype of Boxtie's diary writing feature
Create a diary entry about your received box
After receiving Nanaia’s Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box, Farah has the opportunity to reflect on her experience creating Nanaia’s version of Maori potato sourdough bread and learning about its significance to Nanaia. To start a diary entry, Farah navigates to the “You” tab, and selects “Diary”. There, she can see her past diary entries and has the option to begin a new entry. She is directed to a list of received boxes and chooses Nanaia’s Rēwena Parāoa Recipe Box, starts the diary from a blank template, and writes about her experience.
The recipe and story that Nanaia shared were both new regarding its Maori influences and familiar in its Indian influences. Farah reflects on this and is reminded her of her childhood. After finishing, Farah indicates that she would like a physical printout of her diary entry in her next received box to be added to her own physical dairy or scrapbook.
Requirements Addressed
This flow fulfills our design requirement: NR-1: Encourage self-reflection and active self-development. By encouraging users to reflect upon their experiences, users re-engage with the cultures that they are connecting with, ruminate on their own cultural identity, and consider how their experiences with Boxtie have impacted them.
Evaluation
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Evaluation Plans
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
Role
Year
Type
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
Evaluation Plans
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Evaluation Plans
Screenshot of evaluation plan spreadsheet which lists each design requirement, which methods will be used to test it, and which metrics to measure.
We developed both long term and short term evaluation plans to determine if Boxtie and its features succeed in meeting our design requirements. The long term evaluation would be a longitudinal study conducted over several months. The short term evaluation plan tests the features that seek to address our top two design requirements, along with general usability of the digital experience.
Short Term Evaluation
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
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Year
Type
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
Short Term Evaluation
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Short Term Evaluation
Screenshot of remote usability testing session
For the immediate evaluation, a simplified version of our designed prototype was crafted. Select design requirements were chosen as the success criteria.
Methods
Role
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Year
Semi-Structured Interview
After the completion of each task, a semi-structured interview was conducted focused on the participant’s experience.
Type
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Methods
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Semi-Structured Interview
After the completion of each task, a semi-structured interview was conducted focused on the participant’s experience.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Semi-Structured Interview
After the completion of each task, a semi-structured interview was conducted focused on the participant’s experience.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Semi-Structured Interview
After the completion of each task, a semi-structured interview was conducted focused on the participant’s experience.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Semi-Structured Interview
After the completion of each task, a semi-structured interview was conducted focused on the participant’s experience.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Semi-Structured Interview
After the completion of each task, a semi-structured interview was conducted focused on the participant’s experience.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Methods
Survey
A survey was sent to each participant. It focused on capturing each participant’s cultural background information in order to aid in the construction of a more realistic prototype.
Usability Test
Usability testing sessions leveraged a Wizard of Oz simulation technique. Moderators prompted the participant while the “wizard” would simulate interface changes.
Semi-Structured Interview
After the completion of each task, a semi-structured interview was conducted focused on the participant’s experience.
Participants
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Role
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Year
Type
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Participants
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Participants
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Screenshots of participants' cultural profiles in Boxtie
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Participants
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Screenshots of participants' cultural profiles in Boxtie
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Screenshots of participants' cultural profiles in Boxtie
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Screenshots of participants' cultural profiles in Boxtie
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Participants
A project team member interviewing one of the participants
Testing was conducted with four participants. Prior to the evaluation, a survey was sent to each participant which captured cultural background information and interests.
Screenshots of participants' cultural profiles in Boxtie
Based on the results, three respondents came from backgrounds originating outside of the U.S., which made those participants fairly representative of our target user group.
Usability Test Tasks
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Role
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Year
Type
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
Usability Test Tasks
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
Usability Test Tasks
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A screenshare of a participant documenting her recipe in Boxtie
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Usability Test Tasks
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A screenshare of a participant documenting her recipe in Boxtie
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
A screenshare of a participant documenting her recipe in Boxtie
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Usability Test Tasks
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A screenshare of a participant documenting her recipe in Boxtie
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Usability Test Tasks
A team member facilitating a usability test with a participant
Task 1: Sign up for Boxtie
Participants were prompted to sign up for the service via the prototype. Participants progressed through screens meant to orient them to the service while also capturing aspects of their cultural identity, background, and dietary needs. By the end of the task, participants would review a summary of their responses, visualized and presented as their “cultural profile.” Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure emotional affect.
A screenshare of a participant documenting her recipe in Boxtie
Task 2: Create & Share a personal recipe
Participants were tasked with adding a personal recipe of their choice. For efficiency, participants were directed to only include the first few ingredients and cooking steps required. Participants were then prompted to share interesting anecdotes or stories related to their recipe. Follow-up questions were posed that sought to measure levels of satisfaction.
Analysis
Role
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
Year
RF-2
Users want real-time feedback that visualizes their responses by cultural connection type.
Type
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
Analysis
RF-3
Users desire a cultural profile that represents culture through information and visuals.
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
Analysis
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
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RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
RF-2
Users want real-time feedback that visualizes their responses by cultural connection type.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
RF-2
Users want real-time feedback that visualizes their responses by cultural connection type.
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RF-3
Users desire a cultural profile that represents culture through information and visuals.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
RF-2
Users want real-time feedback that visualizes their responses by cultural connection type.
RF-3
Users desire a cultural profile that represents culture through information and visuals.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
RF-2
Users want real-time feedback that visualizes their responses by cultural connection type.
RF-3
Users desire a cultural profile that represents culture through information and visuals.
RF-4
Recipe creation feature aligns with users’ expectations for consistency and standards.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
RF-2
Users want real-time feedback that visualizes their responses by cultural connection type.
RF-3
Users desire a cultural profile that represents culture through information and visuals.
RF-4
Recipe creation feature aligns with users’ expectations for consistency and standards.
RF-5
Users expect the storytelling process to be a more intentional, high-effort task.
RF-5
Users expect the storytelling process to be a more intentional, high-effort task.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
Analysis
Research Findings
Upon completion of the evaluation, the team reviewed the data refined them into research findings. Special focus was paid to data that was emotional in nature or represented levels of satisfaction.
RF-1
Users feel uncertain about the level of specificity of information asked of them.
RF-2
Users want real-time feedback that visualizes their responses by cultural connection type.
RF-3
Users desire a cultural profile that represents culture through information and visuals.
RF-4
Recipe creation feature aligns with users’ expectations for consistency and standards.
RF-5
Users expect the storytelling process to be a more intentional, high-effort task.
Conclusion
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Type
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Part VI
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Part VI
Part VI
Conclusion
Part VI
Design Implications (DI)
Role
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
Year
DI-2
The system should provide dynamic visualizations of cultural connections. For example, places-lived could be represented by a dynamic map that highlights a region, country, and/or city in which the user has lived, and symbolizes the time spent there via different visual styles for each marker.
Type
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
Design Implications (DI)
DI-3
The system could incorporate symbolic visualizations of culture. These may include culturally-iconic patterns or colors, as well as options for users to update and change these graphics.
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
Design Implications (DI)
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
DI-2
The system should provide dynamic visualizations of cultural connections. For example, places-lived could be represented by a dynamic map that highlights a region, country, and/or city in which the user has lived, and symbolizes the time spent there via different visual styles for each marker.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
DI-2
The system should provide dynamic visualizations of cultural connections. For example, places-lived could be represented by a dynamic map that highlights a region, country, and/or city in which the user has lived, and symbolizes the time spent there via different visual styles for each marker.
DI-3
The system could incorporate symbolic visualizations of culture. These may include culturally-iconic patterns or colors, as well as options for users to update and change these graphics.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
DI-2
The system should provide dynamic visualizations of cultural connections. For example, places-lived could be represented by a dynamic map that highlights a region, country, and/or city in which the user has lived, and symbolizes the time spent there via different visual styles for each marker.
DI-3
The system could incorporate symbolic visualizations of culture. These may include culturally-iconic patterns or colors, as well as options for users to update and change these graphics.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
DI-2
The system should provide dynamic visualizations of cultural connections. For example, places-lived could be represented by a dynamic map that highlights a region, country, and/or city in which the user has lived, and symbolizes the time spent there via different visual styles for each marker.
DI-3
The system could incorporate symbolic visualizations of culture. These may include culturally-iconic patterns or colors, as well as options for users to update and change these graphics.
DI-4
The system should rethink the recipe creation process so that it supports the emotional effort and time investment involved with long-form storytelling. For example, the system could shift this task from a mobile to a desktop experience where users might expect to sit down and dedicate time to creating a recipe.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
DI-2
The system should provide dynamic visualizations of cultural connections. For example, places-lived could be represented by a dynamic map that highlights a region, country, and/or city in which the user has lived, and symbolizes the time spent there via different visual styles for each marker.
DI-3
The system could incorporate symbolic visualizations of culture. These may include culturally-iconic patterns or colors, as well as options for users to update and change these graphics.
DI-4
The system should rethink the recipe creation process so that it supports the emotional effort and time investment involved with long-form storytelling. For example, the system could shift this task from a mobile to a desktop experience where users might expect to sit down and dedicate time to creating a recipe.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
Design Implications (DI)
Process
The team then synthesized our findings into design implications for future iterations.
DI-1
Sample answers could be provided to them so that users can understand the types of answers the system expects.
This enables users to reflect upon what labels they most identify with and ultimately select labels properly representative of their cultural identity.
DI-2
The system should provide dynamic visualizations of cultural connections. For example, places-lived could be represented by a dynamic map that highlights a region, country, and/or city in which the user has lived, and symbolizes the time spent there via different visual styles for each marker.
DI-3
The system could incorporate symbolic visualizations of culture. These may include culturally-iconic patterns or colors, as well as options for users to update and change these graphics.
DI-4
The system should rethink the recipe creation process so that it supports the emotional effort and time investment involved with long-form storytelling. For example, the system could shift this task from a mobile to a desktop experience where users might expect to sit down and dedicate time to creating a recipe.
Final Thoughts
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
Role
Year
Type
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
Final Thoughts
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.
Final Thoughts
Muti-ethnic family sitting together outside, smiling together
With the above design implications implemented and its further development, Boxtie has the potential to empower families and communities in addressing some of the effects of acculturation.
This can be achieved by one’s rediscovery of heritage, reflection, and redefinition of cultural identity through cooking & storytelling.