THE PROBLEM People are discouraged from cooking and end up eating out or eating instant foods too often.

THE SOLUTION People cook because of other people, so we should keep cooks in touch with other cooks.

KITCHEN ALLIANCE TOGETHER, WE SHALL RULE THE KITCHEN Introducing KITCHEN ALLIANCE, the application that connects you with your allies whenever you challenge the kitchen.

OVERVIEW 1) Contextual Inquiry: How People Make People Cook 2) Tasks: Obtaining Advice and Inspiration 3) Interface Designs: Making Advice Easier to Access 4) The Chosen Design: An Avatar in Every Kitchen 5) Summary: Together, We Shall Rule The Kitchen

CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY VICTORIA “My mother’s a chef, and I want to show her that I can make baked Cornish Hens like her.” Victoria is an aspiring chef who wishes to learn from the best in the business.

CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY RUSSELL “It’s a bother cooking for just yourself. You end up eating the same thing for a few days.” Russell is a graphic artist who would like both cooking advice and scaled-down recipes.

CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY KIRA “I don’t normally plan meals, but when I have guests I want to cook them something special.” Kira is a medical student who searches online for recipes for the times when she has guests.

TASKS FINDING INSPIRATION 1) Find out what your friends are cooking. 2) Search for recipes with a certain ingredient. 3) Add any missing ingredients to your shopping list. 4) View tips when following the recipe.

INTERFACE DESIGNS The key point is the top navigation bar that appears at the top of each screen showing the state of the shopping list and the recipes currently being prepared. Design 1

INTERFACE DESIGNS This design focuses on the recipes. Design 2

INTERFACE DESIGNS This design focuses on the user community and tries to minimize the number of buttons. Design 3

CHOSEN DESIGN Easy to check on your friends.

CHOSEN DESIGN Searching for recipes

CHOSEN DESIGN Shopping list ingredients are commentable

CHOSEN DESIGN Assistance during actual cooking time

SUMMARY TOGETHER, WE SHALL RULE THE KITCHEN People inspire other people to cook by example, by advice, or by simply being there to share the food. KITCHEN ALLIANCE hopes to increase cooking by making each user part of a community.