Food for Everyone.

“Food for Everyone is a community system designed to help immigrant families integrate into their local neighbourhood through shared cooking classes, local partnerships, and small social interactions.”

Community engagement platform that bridges social and cultural divides through shared food experiences.

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Community engagement platform that bridges social and cultural divides through shared food experiences. *

Goal:

Enable social connection through shared food experiences

Context:

Newcomers struggle with social integration

Core Problem:

New immigrants often lack opportunities to connect with local communities.

Insight:

Food is universal, breaking language barriers and building empathy

Transition:

From isolation → to inclusion through food and culture

Role:
UX Research • UI Design • Prototyping

Duration:
10 weeks

Tools:
Figma, Photoshop

final design concept

A community engagement app connecting immigrants through food events
Bridges digital discovery with physical participation
Encourages cultural exchange, learning, and belonging

the transition:

from social isolation and disconnection

→ to belonging and community integration through food.

Our Design Response

Systemic Approach: Designed as an ecosystem linking individuals, local organisations, and community events.

→ Encourages sustained cultural participation rather than one-off interactions.

Human-Centred Design: Built around shared cooking and food experiences to reduce cultural barriers.
Digital & Physical Integration: Combines online discovery (map, community feed) with offline interaction (classes, local events).
Inclusive Onboarding: Welcomes both new migrants and long-term residents to create mutual exchange.
Empowerment Focus: Allows users to host, share, and celebrate their heritage, fostering agency and pride.

STAGE
01

narrowing target audience

STAGE
02

Research Validation and Topic Refinement

STAGE
03

Mid-Fidelity Prototype & Physical Exploration

STAGE
04

User prototype testing

STAGE
05

Refinement and Final Iteration

final design solution

We began with our rough sketch to begin iterations, then we visualised the first iterations of our project in connecting immigrants with each other. From our developed features and narrowed-down focus groups, we were able to make some adjustments to our design.

More adjustments were made from the user testing fair, where some users found it hard to navigate, with some icons being confusing, a lack of mistake prevention, and confusing features.