ReStock
In progress
Wasting less food, one fridge at a time.
ReStock is a household stock app for the fridge, freezer and pantry. It helps people use food before it goes off, so they waste less food and less money.
It's my internship project at Framna: I'm rebuilding an app I made last semester, in Shape Up cycles, testing as I go. This page shows where it stands now; the full case study follows when it's done.
- My role
- Research, UX/UI design, visual identity
- Team
- Just me, with feedback from Framna colleagues
- Discipline
- UX research & UI design
- Year
- 2026, in progress
01 Where it started
The first version listed everything in your kitchen with totals at the top: 24 items, 1 expiring, 2 expired. Useful to count, but counting isn't the point. The app is about waste and money.
So the rebuild turns it around: the Kitchen opens on what needs you, and everything else waits below.
The wicked part: It doesn't count what you have. It shows what needs you.
02 What testing changed
I tested the rebuilt Kitchen list with seven people, thinking aloud. Three of them tried an early, shorter list, so not every number below is out of seven. Words I took for granted didn't land: nobody on the full list knew what 'Produce' meant. What did work was a simple 'Use soon' chip.
Each finding became a change in the next version. When client work at Framna took over, six designers reviewed the hi-fi screens instead.
03 Where it is now
I work in Shape Up cycles: a fixed amount of time for a shaped idea, then a short cooldown. Two cycles are done. The third is about adding food fast, with an honest 'Don't add' when you already have it.
After that: an Impact tab with the money a household saved, exporting lists to Bring!, and recipes that start with what needs using.
