Personal Item Location Log
Design a private memory aid for recording where important household items were last placed and finding them later.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
People often remember placing keys, documents, or spare parts but not the exact location. A quick photo and note can help, provided sensitive images and home locations remain private.
User context
Harold frequently moves his reading glasses and passport while tidying. He wants to log an item in a few seconds and ask where it was last seen without building a full inventory.
Product problem
The product must make capture faster than writing a note, distinguish current from outdated locations, and protect images taken inside the home.
Objective
Create item logging, search, found confirmation, and stale-record cleanup for a personal location log.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Quick item and place capture
- Natural search
- Location history and found confirmation
Screens and states
- Recent items
- Quick capture
- Search result
- Item history
- Watch shortcut
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Harold photographs his glasses on the hall shelf
- 02
He adds a short spoken label
- 03
Two days later he searches for glasses
- 04
He confirms the item was found and clears the old location
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Allow photo, text, and voice labels
- Show timestamp and confidence that a record is current
- Keep data private by default
- Support found, moved, and remove actions
Constraints
- The app does not track items automatically
- Home images may contain sensitive details
- Capture should take under ten seconds
Reality check
States worth considering
Ready-to-use content
Mock data
Use this content to test hierarchy and realistic data states. You can expand it when the concept needs more depth.
Recent item records
- Reading glasses, hall shelf, recorded Monday 18:12
- Passport, blue document box, recorded 3 September
- Spare keys, kitchen drawer, marked stale
Finish line
What to deliver
- Four mobile screens and one watch shortcut
- A simple stale-location treatment
If you want more
Optional extensions
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.