Tools

Figma

Photoshop

Visual assets

Walmart

attic.

Where student budgets meet better living.

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Wireframing

Wireframing

prototyping

prototyping

SCADpro X Walmart design challenge

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My Role

My Role

UX lead

UX lead

UX Research

UX Research

UX design

UX design

Wireframing

Wireframing

Prototyping

Prototyping

Usability testing

Usability testing

Team

Team

5 designers from Interaction and service design

5 designers from Interaction and service design

Tools

Tools

Figma

Figma

Photoshop

Photoshop

InDesign

InDesign

Duration

Duration

3 Day sprint

3 Day sprint

Project Overview

Project Overview

A peer-to-peer initiative within Walmart's larger brand allows users to contribute gently used goods, made available for others to purchase under Walmart's trusted name at discounted rates, promoting affordability and sustainability

View prototype

View prototype

View prototype

Context.

Context.

Context.


"How might we help Priya be successful at school by providing cost-effective, convenient solutions that support her daily needs, helping her stay on-track with her studies and budget? "

Meet Priya

Priya is a student who recently moved into an apartment off-campus with her roommate. She values simplicity and efficiency, especially when it comes to managing her life and studies. She prefers to stick with products and solutions she knows work, so she can stay focused on her academics. Maintaining her budget for off-campus living is also a concern.

Presenting our BIG Idea

A peer-to-peer initiative within Walmart's larger brand allows users to contribute gently used goods, made available for others to purchase under Walmart's trusted name at discounted rates, promoting affordability and sustainability

Cost-effective

Convenient

Balanced budget

Research.

Research.

Research.

Strategic Mapping

Through user interviews, surveys, and behavior mapping, we identified the core needs and motivating wants of our student users. This quadrant became a strategic tool to prioritize features that align with both user goals and business value.


Essential needs like affordability, durability, and academic utility guided our baseline product decisions. Aspirational wants, such as convenience and sustainability, informed opportunities for delight and differentiation.

Through user interviews, surveys, and behavior mapping, we identified the core needs and motivating wants of our student users. This quadrant became a strategic tool to prioritize features that align with both user goals and business value.


Essential needs like affordability, durability, and academic utility guided our baseline product decisions. Aspirational wants, such as convenience and sustainability, informed opportunities for delight and differentiation.

Competitor study

Design decision.

Design decision.

Design decision.

Given the project’s short timeline, we prioritized sketching clear wireframes to quickly communicate our concept. These visuals were designed to make our ideas easily understandable, enabling productive feedback from both peers and mentors.

The image featured in the middle of the about us page
The image featured in the middle of the about us page
The image featured in the middle of the about us page
The image featured in the middle of the about us page
The image featured in the middle of the about us page
The image featured in the middle of the about us page

User flow

The user flow captures a student’s journey from onboarding to shopping, budgeting, and contributing. It starts with student email verification, leading to a personalized home screen. From there, users can explore AI-powered budgeting tools, browse second-hand items, and add products to their cart.


Two key paths emerge: one for completing purchases with flexible delivery options, and another for community engagement leaving reviews, earning rewards, or uploading items for resale. The flow was designed to support both utility and contribution, creating a seamless loop of value, trust, and student-driven interaction.

The user flow captures a student’s journey from onboarding to shopping, budgeting, and contributing. It starts with student email verification, leading to a personalized home screen. From there, users can explore AI-powered budgeting tools, browse second-hand items, and add products to their cart.


Two key paths emerge: one for completing purchases with flexible delivery options, and another for community engagement leaving reviews, earning rewards, or uploading items for resale. The flow was designed to support both utility and contribution, creating a seamless loop of value, trust, and student-driven interaction.

Digital concepts

attic

attic

attic

attic

Solution.

Solution.

Solution.

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Register with your student email

    Sign in with your student email, budget like a pro with our new Walmart (AI name) feature and get personalized shopping recommendations.

    9:41

    New log in for students

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Hi, Priya

    Shop Now

    Explore pre loved student essentials at great deals

    9:41

    Home screen for students tailored to their needs

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Hi, Priya

    Try our new AI budgeting tool to track your spending!

    9:41

    Introducing the

    AI-Budgeting feature

  • Answer questions for

    personalized budgeting

    SCADpro X Walmart

    Hi, Priya

    Let’s understand your budgeting preferences

    Help us by answering a few questions to create a tailored budget plan

    Let get started

    9:41

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    42.9 %

    Bedroom Essentials

    Bedroom Essentials

    Kitchen Essentials

    School Materials

    Cleaning Supplies

    Kitchen Essentials

    Cleaning

    Supply

    School Materials

    14.3 %

    14.3 %

    28.6 %

    $700

    $300

    $110

    $180

    $110

    Target

    Spending Categories

    Budgeting AI

    Week

    Month

    Year

    9:41

    Shows you the best way to categorize your expenses & adjust your preferences

  • Hi, Priya

    Bedroom essentials

    Shop Now

    Explore pre loved student essentials for bedrooms at great deals

    9:41

    9:41

    SCADpro X Walmart

    Walmart attic ad shown upfront

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    9:41

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Buy

    Sell

    Bedroom Essentials

    Bedroom essentials

    Complete the look

    $40.98

    $65.98

    9:41

    Add more and save Get 20% off

    9:41

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Engage with the community and see what they are shopping

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Congrats !




    You’ve earned rewards for your valuable contributions to the community!


    Redeem your rewards and enjoy exclusive benefits.

    See Rewards

    Back

    9:41

    More the engagement,

    more the rewards

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Buy

    Sell

    Product not available “hiking gear,” at the moment. You can try again in sometime.

    Search for something else?

    We’re sorry!

    hiking gear

    Ask in Community

    9:41

    9:41

    Notify users in the community who have previously purchased the product

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    11:56

    July 6, Wednesday

    1m ago

    Someone is looking for a

    hiking gear !

    Hi! A community member is searching for hiking gear. You purchased one 2 years ago—interested in selling it? Tap to learn more.

    Users notified with push notifications

  • SCADpro X Walmart

    Congrats !




    You’ve earned rewards for your valuable contributions to the community!


    Redeem your rewards and enjoy exclusive benefits.

    See Rewards

    Back

    9:41

    Buy

    Sell

    Bedroom essentials

    9:41

    We love collecting your preloved items and give them a second home.

    We will need pictures,videos and a detailed description that will undergo a quality check before the items could be bought by Walmart Attic.

    Upload Information

Impact.

Impact.

Impact.

Impact of our Solution

Walmart as a One-Stop Student Hub



Enabling students to meet academic, lifestyle, and grocery needs in a single, streamlined experience—making Walmart their everyday go-to.


Building a Peer-Powered Community



Students began sharing tips, writing trusted reviews, and helping each other through Contributor features—turning everyday users into active advocates and shaping a more collaborative shopping experience.

Strengthening Brand Loyalty through Contribution


Introducing “Walmart Contributor” badges for active users—rewarding engagement and promoting authentic peer-driven content.

Next steps.

Next steps.

Next steps.

⭐️ Decentralized trust system with verified reviews and community moderation

⭐️ With sustainability as focus promote circular commerce and carbon neutral shopping

⭐️ A fully immersive Marketplace Leadership with standalone retail stores

⭐️ Expanding into a new target segment which drives repeat business and customer retention

Reflection

Reflection

Reflection

This project was shaped by a group of curious, driven designers, researchers, and strategists from SCADpro, brought together by a shared goal: making student life smoother, smarter, and more affordable.


What began with sticky notes and early interviews turned into late-night Figmas, unexpected breakthroughs, and a deep dive into what students really need. We learned to work fast, think collaboratively, and design with clarity even when things got messy. More than just an app, this was a crash course in designing for real people with a team that kept asking “what if” and made the answers possible.

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Identified Problem


Many users struggle to navigate the CSC site and access the right resources, like toolkits, videos, and training materials.

Hard to navigate

The outdated information architecture and unclear navigation patterns make it difficult for users to locate essential resources.

Visual inconsistency

Inconsistent styling and unresolved accessibility issues create cognitive load and reduce overall usability.

Poor discoverability

High-value materials including toolkits and training videos are buried within deep menu layers, limiting access and engagement.