The Perfect Plate recipe website is designed to provide a personalized and inclusive cooking experience for individuals with specific dietary needs. The platform allows users to filter recipes based on allergies, dietary preferences, and nutritional goals, ensuring they have access to safe and enjoyable meal options. Through extensive research, usability testing, and iterative design, our team developed a user-friendly recipe website that simplifies meal planning for diverse audiences.

Many existing recipe platforms lack many customization features for users with dietary restrictions. People with allergies, specific diets, or health-related food limitations struggle to find recipes that cater to their needs without manually modifying them. Additionally, many apps contain cluttered interfaces, limited personalization, and subscription-based models that restrict access to essential features. The goal of this project was to create a recipe website that allows users to easily discover, customize, and save recipes tailored to their dietary requirements.

Research and Discovery

Our team conducted interviews with users who have dietary restrictions, as well as card sorting exercises to understand their priorities. Key findings included:

Prototyping & User Testing

We developed low-fidelity prototypes to visualize core functionalities, followed by usability tests using paper prototypes. Iterations were made based on feedback, leading to a high-fidelity prototype with improvements such as:

Implementation & High-Fidelity Prototype Testing

The high-fidelity prototype was tested with seven participants to evaluate:

User testing played a crucial role in refining our website’s features. We learned that users value intuitive navigation, clear ingredient substitutions, and quick meal filters. Simplifying the interface while maintaining strong customization options was key.