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Dailymealz

Make the first week easier to start.

Year

2019

Client

Dailymealz

Role

Sole product designer

Field

Food subscriptions · Product design

Scope

UX design · UI design · Mobile app · Web app

Case study introduction

The challenge

The brief began with sign-up drop-offs

The CTO brought me in to address sign-up drop-offs, completely redesign the main experience and improve driver usability. Dailymealz’s promise was simple: settle a week or a month of office lunches in one sitting.

An introduction to plans, meal choice and office delivery.

An introduction to plans, meal choice and office delivery.

The approach

Let the plan come first

I moved plan selection and lunch choices ahead of account verification, so people could see what they were committing to before signing up.

Plan options, offers and subscription states.

Plan options, offers and subscription states.

Company search, registration and verification.

Company search, registration and verification.

The experience

Give the week a shape

Recommended meals by day, with room to change a lunch, set a start date or take a day off.

Six meal states, from loading and browsing to selection and delivery.

Meal states, from loading and browsing to selection and delivery.

Choosing when to start, selecting lunches and beginning the subscription.

Choosing when to start, selecting lunches and beginning the subscription.

Changing the start date, delivery time or a day off.

Changing the start date, delivery time or a day off.

Reviewing the plan, paying and confirming the subscription.

Reviewing the plan, paying and confirming the subscription.

Delivery details

Company, floor, reception and contact preferences travel with the order.

Office details, contact information and pickup preferences.

Office details, contact information and pickup preferences.

A quick rating followed by a reason.

A quick rating followed by a reason.

No connection, unavailable service and choosing a city.

No connection, unavailable service and choosing a city.

Support at the driver’s stop

Tasks are grouped by company, with saved instructions and explicit delivery actions. Driver usability testing informed the work.

Company-grouped tasks and progress through the delivery day.

Company-grouped tasks and progress through the delivery day.

Across the service

Desktop planning gives the week more room. English and Arabic carry the customer experience across screens.

The weekly menu and selected meals on desktop.

The weekly menu and selected meals on desktop.

Reviewing the selected meals and confirming the plan.

Reviewing the selected meals and confirming the plan.

English and Arabic, with layouts adapted for right-to-left reading.

English and Arabic, with layouts adapted for right-to-left reading.

The desktop meal planner in Arabic.

The desktop meal planner in Arabic.

The outcome

The redesign launched, covering planning, meal selection and office delivery for customers and drivers, in English and Arabic.


Credits

Design: Sayed Essam. Product and technology: Dailymealz’s team. Company: Dailymealz.

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The challenge

The brief began with sign-up drop-offs

The CTO brought me in to address sign-up drop-offs, completely redesign the main experience and improve driver usability. Dailymealz’s promise was simple: settle a week or a month of office lunches in one sitting.

An introduction to plans, meal choice and office delivery.

An introduction to plans, meal choice and office delivery.

The approach

Let the plan come first

I moved plan selection and lunch choices ahead of account verification, so people could see what they were committing to before signing up.

Plan options, offers and subscription states.

Plan options, offers and subscription states.

Company search, registration and verification.

Company search, registration and verification.

The experience

Give the week a shape

Recommended meals by day, with room to change a lunch, set a start date or take a day off.

Six meal states, from loading and browsing to selection and delivery.

Meal states, from loading and browsing to selection and delivery.

Choosing when to start, selecting lunches and beginning the subscription.

Choosing when to start, selecting lunches and beginning the subscription.

Changing the start date, delivery time or a day off.

Changing the start date, delivery time or a day off.

Reviewing the plan, paying and confirming the subscription.

Reviewing the plan, paying and confirming the subscription.

Delivery details

Company, floor, reception and contact preferences travel with the order.

Office details, contact information and pickup preferences.

Office details, contact information and pickup preferences.

A quick rating followed by a reason.

A quick rating followed by a reason.

No connection, unavailable service and choosing a city.

No connection, unavailable service and choosing a city.

Support at the driver’s stop

Tasks are grouped by company, with saved instructions and explicit delivery actions. Driver usability testing informed the work.

Company-grouped tasks and progress through the delivery day.

Company-grouped tasks and progress through the delivery day.

Across the service

Desktop planning gives the week more room. English and Arabic carry the customer experience across screens.

The weekly menu and selected meals on desktop.

The weekly menu and selected meals on desktop.

Reviewing the selected meals and confirming the plan.

Reviewing the selected meals and confirming the plan.

English and Arabic, with layouts adapted for right-to-left reading.

English and Arabic, with layouts adapted for right-to-left reading.

The desktop meal planner in Arabic.

The desktop meal planner in Arabic.

The outcome

The redesign launched, covering planning, meal selection and office delivery for customers and drivers, in English and Arabic.


Credits

Design: Sayed Essam. Product and technology: Dailymealz’s team. Company: Dailymealz.

Request the PDF portfolio →

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