
“Mega Wash”
Creators: Hemilly, David, Arianna
High School Students from Mouse Design League (DIIT) @ Pan American International High School at Monroe
Type of Project:
- UX/UI Design
Themes of Project:
- Community Advocacy,
- Environment/Sustainability,
- Other

About this Project:
Today's consumers value convenience and efficiency, and the traditional car wash business model doesn't always meet those expectations. This project will make it easier for customers to schedule and manage their car wash appointments, improving the overall customer experience.
Our design process began with a focus on understanding the unique challenges and needs faced by small car wash businesses, particularly those in low-income immigrant communities. We wanted to create a solution that would effectively address these challenges while also promoting sustainable practices and boosting their visibility.
To gain firsthand insights and empathize with our target audience, we organized a field trip to visit several small car wash businesses in low-income immigrant communities. We conducted interviews with business owners and employees, discussing their daily operations, challenges, and aspirations. This allowed us to better understand their pain points and identify areas where our project could make a positive impact.
After collecting valuable insights from our field trip, we held several brainstorming sessions to generate ideas for our project. We encouraged the team to think creatively and discuss any potential solutions to the identified challenges. Our goal was to find innovative ways to streamline operations, and improve customer experience, with a list of promising ideas, we began developing and refining our concept. We prioritized features that would directly address the challenges faced by small car wash businesses and bring added value to their customers. Throughout this stage, we continued to seek feedback from stakeholders to ensure our solution would be effective and user-friendly.
After finalizing our concept, we built a prototype of our community car wash system, including appointment scheduling. We tested the prototype with a few small business owners from our field trip to gather feedback on its usability and effectiveness. Based on the feedback received, we made necessary adjustments and improvements to our design.
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Feedback from the Judges:
👏 Student Programs Manager at Postman — Emoti-Con Judge
The vision of your app is very clear. While the designs show how the person wanting their car washed would use this app, I'm curious how the car washing business owners would use your app since this seemed to be your primary audience. Would they have a portal too that links to their booking system? Would your app take care of booking/cancellations for them? Otherwise, great use of leading edge prototyping software (Figma) to share your vision!
Feedback from the Community:
purav 👏 a High School Student from nyc
Your project is great. The design and background is great. The information is very helpful. Next time you should add more information about the car wash. But overall this app is Good.