A little herb goes a long way.
Overview
HerbShare is a self-initiated app concept for neighbours to share surplus garden herbs, aiming to reduce waste and unnecessary packaging. I developed paper wireframes, interfaces and a botanical identity around finding local offers, understanding pickup details and controlling requests and personal information.
Finding a nearby herb is only the first decision: someone also needs to know when they can collect it and how much to take. I organised the paper wireframes around home, search and list/map views, with routes to create and save listings.
The listing-detail sketch groups collection hours, quantity guidance and access information before pickup. Putting those details together was intended to help someone judge whether an offer suited them before making arrangements.
Herb Share only shows offers within a short distance of you, so it stays a neighbourhood-to-neighbourhood exchange, with herb categories and a map to help you find what's nearby. Someone can choose a herb and compare distance before opening a listing.
I carried those pickup details into the listing, with labels such as “step-free access” and “take a handful” making access and quantity expectations visible.
Instant pickup and request-first are separate modes. For request-first collections, I gave the owner Accept and Decline controls so a request and an agreement remain separate steps.
Herb Share brings local discovery, pickup information and owner control into one interface concept, supported by a consistent botanical identity. Because it keeps sharing local, it could be widely used in neighbourhoods to reduce waste and bring people closer together.
The next step is to check whether both neighbours understand when a pickup is agreed and when location details become visible. Other ways neighbours could support one another through the app, such as sharing recipes and things they have made with the herbs, could also be explored.
