The goal of this project is to design a mobile app for Zhi Tea that would allow the customer to browse and order teas through the online store. Users can favorite, shop and even purchase gifts for friends.
I wanted to design something intuitive and easy to browse. Tea is simple and elegant: water and leaves. Eastern philosophy teaches focus and emptiness. The user should be completely focused on the task at hand and have as little distraction as possible. I wanted my design to reflect this philosophy.
I used white space to create a sense of emptiness and Helvetica Thin for the typeface so it would distract as little as possible. The idea of this app is for the user to find his tea, get some information and have a stressless experience.
The main page tells what the app is, lists the teas and has a small navigation bar at the bottom. The teas are color-coded to allow the user to instantly know what type of tea they are looking at. The nav bars change accordingly. When a tea is found, the user can read about its history, get reviews, rankings, and steeping information.