This app provides CMU students with a centralized platform for buying and selling new, used, and handmade goods, addressing the lack of a unified marketplace. By consolidating these transactions, students save time, connect more easily, and find items or services tailored to their unique needs.
As a UI designer, I played a key role in creating an intuitive user experience for the app. I was responsible for designing the layout, navigation, and visual elements to ensure that the platform was easy to use and visually appealing.
Current e-commerce platforms are fragmented by product type and don't offer a centralized space for new, used, and handmade goods. By limiting the user pool to CMU students, the app opens up unique opportunities for creators to gain exposure within a trusted community. With access to campus facilities and the ability to collaborate safely, students can engage in meaningful exchanges, fostering creativity and supporting one another in a secure, connected environment.
How might we create a centralized digital marketplace that connects CMU students to buy and sell creative works and used goods while building a collaborative campus community?
The CMU marketplace app features streamlined onboarding with personalized preference surveys and CMU email verification, ensuring both security and a tailored student community experience.
A place where you sell your handmade goods/services. Browse listings, view seller profiles, and message sellers directly.
Buy and sell pre-owned items across campus—from textbooks to furniture—with convenient on-campus meetups for safe, sustainable exchanges.
Post what you need if not listed and sellers will respond. This forum connects buyers with specific needs to talented sellers, fostering collaboration within our CMU community.
To ensure the design is effective, we need to test different layouts and configurations with users, so user testing will be conducted using a high-fidelity prototype. More features need to be added like sorting and filters. Working closely with my developer teammates, we aim to turn this project into a fully functional app, with the potential for a web version in the future.