Wooli

Overview

Wooli: A Creative Hub for Fiber Artists

Wooli is a web app prototype designed to foster collaboration, education, and inspiration within the fiber arts community. Developed as a senior capstone project at Kennesaw State University, the team followed Goal-Directed Design (GDD) methodology to create a platform tailored to user needs.

The Problem

The fiber arts community is fragmented across outdated and inefficient platforms. Artists struggle to find a central hub for creating, learning, and sharing designs, limiting their creative growth and visibility.

The Solution

Wooli provides an all-in-one hub for fiber artists to design, manage, and share patterns while connecting with a like-minded community.

Design Process

Research and Insights

• Problem Discovery: Existing apps focus on distributing patterns, but there’s no unified platform for community-building and design creation.

• Key User Needs: Access to an intuitive design canvas, organized patterns, and community resources.

• Literature Review: Considered cultural themes (e.g., weaving’s historical significance) and e-commerce integration strategies.

User Research

Conducted wireframe and usability tests to identify improvements like:

• Highlighting important buttons.

• Adding the ability to upload pattern instructions as PDFs.

• Making the learning page more visually engaging.

Prototyping and Iteration

Developed low-fidelity wireframes and mapped user pathways based on personas.

Created a high-fidelity prototype incorporating feedback from usability testing, leading to refinements:

• Added a dedicated home page for clarity.

• Enabled AI-driven pattern generation.

• Streamlined pattern uploads with PDF support.

  
  

Key Outcomes

• Design Evolution: Pivoted from an art board concept to an AI generator based on user feedback.

• Usability Improvements: Iterations led to more intuitive navigation and efficient user interactions.

  
  

This project was my senior capstone and exemplifies the skills and methodologies I developed as a student designer, combining user-centered design principles, collaboration, and problem-solving to address a real-world need in the fiber arts community.