Terroir was created as a UX course graduation project. Aiming to challenge myself - I was lucky to collaborate with Bar, a friend, a great cook and the owner of Livne Winery. A small family owned winery located in Sde Moshe.
Terroir is a winery management system for winemakers and employees alike, created to help simplify complex processes, such as: tracking fermentations, organizing supplies and issuing work-orders.
Terroir was created during UX design course at Netcraft Academy. Therefore, it focuses mainly on UX principles and methodologies.
Starting this project, I knew very little about wine-making. I used qualitative research methods in order to learn: interviewed two winemakers (from wineries of different scale) and two employees (with different professional experience). Independent learning on the subject was necessary as well.
Age 35
Small Winery Owner
Sde-Moshe
“It takes a lot of time for the data to transfer into the charts. sometime it takes 3-4 days until updated data appears in our system.”
Age 24
Geology Student
Be'er Sheva
“During the harvest, there’s a lot to be done. We work around the clock... I can get stressed from the disorganization.”
Wine is used in many Jewish ceremonies. Secular winemakers wanting to produce Kosher wine can’t have any direct contact with the wine (for religious reasons).
After identifying the main problems, I approached low fidelity paper-prototype and sketching, using the 6-Up method to come up with different ideas for certain features/screens.
Offer a fast & convenient messaging alternative through the chat feature inside the system.
Necessary when setting up the system, In order to enable automation in the future.
Option to transfer database into the system and store it in the cloud, in order to keep track and learn from past harvests.
The Idea behind the Alert Flow, was to test the possibility of remote management while the system notifies the employee about a problem in the fermentation process.
You’ve made it to the summary
I learned about the importance of ongoing communication with the client & users while designing a complex B2B system. Especially when offering a solution to an expert from a different professional field.
It was the first time I attempted to design a desktop interface, which has different set requirements and opportunities.
Getting to know the processes and professional terms of winemaking.
The platform is designed for the employees and winemaker alike. The next step would be creating the mobile app for the cellar employees. Learning the whole process from another POV.
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