Allegory of Trade by John Theodore Heins, 1743

JunkMatch

Flutter-built student marketplace with a dating app-inspired UI for easy browsing and selling.

Allegory of Trade by John Theodore Heins, 1743


Project Details

[Archived] - Marketplace app with a dating-app inspired UI for college students to give away or sell their used items to other students on campus. Built using Flutter and Firebase.

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Challenges

  • Designing a UI targeted for college students and easy product preview
  • Implementing real-time listing updates and instant messaging
  • Delivering to both Android and iOS platforms

Solutions

  • Using dating app UI for familiar and intuitive user experience
  • Firebase Firestore for real-time listing updates and messaging
  • Flutter for cross-platform development

Technical Details

Firebase Authentication was used to manage user accounts, messaging was handled by another group member

Possible Improvements

  • Adding community features like reviews and ratings
  • Implementing a more robust search and filter system

Learnings

  • Reflection on user experience on mobile market apps
  • reflection on the dating app UI design
  • Firebase experience