hoosier

housing

interactive prototype
hoosier housing portfolio

meet the team

  • A young woman with long, wavy brown hair smiling at the camera, wearing an off-the-shoulder black top against a plain light-colored background.

    anna leveque

  • Close-up of a young woman with long, dark hair and a slight smile, wearing a black and blue sleeveless top, indoors with dark background.

    Sophia cannon

  • Close-up portrait of a young woman with long dark hair, smiling, wearing a black off-shoulder top and layered necklaces, against a gray background.

    elise park

  • Smiling young man with dark hair wearing a black shirt indoors.

    logan castro-chavez

our mission

The student population at IUB experiences emotional and financial stress as well as housing insecurity with off campus housing.

How might we shift the power dynamic of off-campus housing towards the student body?

initial prototype

IUB Housing Central login screen with fields for username and password, and options to create an account.
Screenshot of a mobile app with filters for real estate listings, including options like Top Rated, Show Open, Show Closed, Availability, Apartments, House, Condo, Furnished, Non-Furnished, Verified Only, and Parking, along with a partial map and listings of bedrooms and amenities.
Map showing three locations: The Verve, The Gateway, and The Dillion, with their addresses, operating hours, and percentage ratings.

user-testing tasks

The tasks are designed to ensure that the subject views each feature of the application.

Login or create an account, if creating an account upload a photo 

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Check your recent messages and read your latest one from John

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3

Take a look at an apartment listing

Check out the roommate page and filter your roommate search

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Person working on a laptop with a smartphone displayed on the screen, in a cozy room decorated with string lights and plants.
Person with dark hair sitting at a desk using a laptop to view a website or app, with a focus on a smartphone screen on the laptop display.
A woman with dark hair and glasses, wearing wireless earbuds, is working on a laptop at a table. The laptop screen displays a smartphone app, and she is touching the laptop's touchpad. The background shows a living space with chairs, a door, and some decor.
Person wearing a beanie using a computer with a microphone near the monitor.

user study result summary

Problems Identified:

- Back arrows incorrectly routing

- Some buttons too small, lead to navigational issues

- Filters button was routed on the wrong page

- Confusion with interactions of map

- Noticed inconsistencies with the nav bar

Resulting Changes:

- Eliminated unnecessary back arrows and rerouted others

- Increased button sizing as well as the size of the nav bar

- Rerouted the filters button

- Fixed nav bar button fills and positioning

final prototype

Mobile app login screen for IUB Housing Central with username and password fields, login button, and IU logo.
Screenshot of a mobile app map with housing listings at Indiana University Bloomington, showing locations marked on the map and details of two listings at The Verve 3 Bedroom and The Gateway 4 Bedroom.
A bedroom with a large window, a bed with pillows, a ceiling fan, and framed artwork on the wall.
Four young people standing in front of a presentation board with sticky notes and a poster.

1st place: outstanding project award