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Firkee

An end-to-end event planning solution that makes small, spontaneous gatherings easy, personalized, and stress-free.

Enhancing the usability and accessibility of the CBSE website to empower students, parents, and educators.

Overview

Firkee is your go-to event planner for last-minute, low-key celebrations. It tackles the chaos of urban life by offering AI-powered design, AR/VR previews, quick rentals, on-demand services and after party cleanup—so you can throw a personalized bash without the stress or hassle.

Role

Visual Designer

Team size

05 Industry

Event Planning & Management

Duration

2 months

How it started

Firkee began with a simple insight, planning small, memorable events shouldn’t feel like managing a full-blown production. We noticed that people, especially young adults and busy families, struggled to find creative, customizable solutions for casual celebrations. This sparked the idea of building a service that makes event planning feel effortless, fun, and budget-friendly without losing the personal touch.

Straight to solution?

How it started

Firkee began with a simple insight, planning small, memorable events shouldn’t feel like managing a full-blown production. We noticed that people, especially young adults and busy families, struggled to find creative, customizable solutions for casual celebrations. This sparked the idea of building a service that makes event planning feel effortless, fun, and budget-friendly without losing the personal touch.

Straight to solution?

How it started

Firkee began with a simple insight, planning small, memorable events shouldn’t feel like managing a full-blown production. We noticed that people, especially young adults and busy families, struggled to find creative, customizable solutions for casual celebrations. This sparked the idea of building a service that makes event planning feel effortless, fun, and budget-friendly without losing the personal touch.

Straight to solution?

Research-

UNDERSTANDING USERS & CHALLENGES

To pinpoint gaps in the existing system and craft a more optimized solution, we utilized some service design methods

View in detail

USER RESEARCH

We conducted interviews and surveys across diverse demographics, including students, professionals, parents, and business owners. By analyzing planning habits, budget constraints, and service expectations, we identified key pain points in last-minute event planning.

User Demographics

Our participants ranged from college students and young professionals to parents and solo entrepreneurs. Most lived in fast-paced urban environments, juggling busy schedules and relying on digital services. Their event needs varied but spontaneity, convenience, and affordability were common themes.

Planning Habits

Users shared how stressful event planning can be, especially last-minute. Many relied on WhatsApp groups, family help, or piecing together resources from multiple places. Key struggles included lack of time, difficulty finding reliable vendors, decision fatigue, and budget overruns. They wanted a simpler, faster, and more organized way to pull things together.

What did I discover?

GAPS IDENTIFIED

Time Constraints

Users often have insufficient time to plan and execute events due to busy schedules.

Lack of Customization

Users struggle to find customizable decoration options that fit their specific themes and preferences while being simple to implement.

Hard-to-Find Resources

Finding materials or tools to execute creative ideas is often difficult or time-consuming.

Budget Challenges

Many users find it challenging to stay within budget while planning creative and memorable events.

USER PERSONAS

Age- 32

Education- MBA

Marital status- Married with one child

Roshan Gupta

Rohan, a busy marketing manager and new parent in Gurgaon, wants to plan a special birthday for his son but struggles to find the time amidst his work and family commitments.

Goal

To throw a memorable, fun birthday party for his child with minimal stress, ensuring everything is safe and enjoyable for kids.

Frustrations

Desire for high-quality events that don’t take too much effort to organize

Need for child-friendly decorations.

Time constraints

Age- 20

Education- Undergrad Student

Marital status- Single

Priya Sharma

Priya, a busy second-year design student in Bangalore, loves organizing parties but struggles with time, budget, and planning experience, making it hard to bring her creative ideas to life.

Goal

To host trendy, Instagram-worthy events that her friends will enjoy and remember, while staying within her budget.

Frustrations

Limited budget

Lack of resources

Lack of event planning experience

Time constraints

Final Outcome

BRAINSTORMING

We brainstormed ideas to enhance event planning, focusing on solutions that improve convenience, accessibility, and efficiency while addressing common challenges users face.

Interviews with students and teachers revealed a common challenge: navigation barriers hindering accessibility, making it difficult to find crucial academic resources efficiently.

VALIDATING THE SERVICE

Once we finalized our concept, we used a series of strategic tools to streamline the experience and validate our approach. User flows helped define intuitive navigation, storyboarding and experience blueprints mapped the end-to-end journey, and the Business Model Canvas clarified our value proposition and scalability.

Interviews with students and teachers revealed a common challenge: navigation barriers hindering accessibility, making it difficult to find crucial academic resources efficiently.

User Flow
Storyboard
Service Blueprint
Storyboard

View detailed Blueprint

WHAT DOES FIRKEE OFFER?

Branding

Like a फिरकी guiding a kite, we make event planning effortless, letting your celebrations soar stress-free! 🪁✨

DESIGN SYSTEM

Kumbh Sans

Light | Regular | Medium | Bold

Kumbh Sans is a Geometric Sans Serif font envisioned to serve as a multi-purpose and workhorse font in modern web and mobile applications. The anatomy is geometric with slight contrast.

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1234567890!@#$%^&*

#FF0099

#FFD701

#00916E

#000000

#FFFFFF

The three vibrant, rounded shapes in green, yellow, and pink visually echo motion, joy, and celebration, much like the swirl of a firkee in motion.

The logo draws inspiration from the name "Firkee," which means spin or whirl in Hindi—like a playful spinning top or pinwheel.

Hi-fidelity Wireframes

ONBOARDING

Highlights Firkee's core offerings: quick planning, AI-assisted suggestions, and DIY kits.

Easy login/signup via phone number, email, or social accounts

DECOR & DIY

Explore curated DIY event kits with visuals & themes

Personalize your package or build your own from scratch
Categories for pooja kits, birthday bundles, festive add-ons & more

PRODUCT AND CHECKOUT

Browse curated event kits by theme (Birthday, Pooja, Party, etc.)

Add-on services: decor, rentals or cleaning, all in one place
Smart filters for budget, urgency, and size
Seamless cart experience with bundled pricing

AR VIEW

Real-time AR preview of decor and setups in your space

Drag, drop, and visualize before you book
Helps users decide layout and placement with ease

CART

A streamlined space to review, modify, and proceed with selected items

WISHLIST

Enables users to bookmark preferred products and services for future planning, enhancing flexibility and reducing search time.

AFTER - PARTY
CLEANING

RENTALS

FIRKEE WEBSITE

A dedicated website highlighting the service’s features, simplifying event planning, and enhancing accessibility for users.

View live website

Marketing

INSTAGRAM PAGE

We created an Instagram page to connect with our target audience and understand their needs better.

Interviews with students and teachers revealed a common challenge: navigation barriers hindering accessibility, making it difficult to find crucial academic resources efficiently.

Visit Instagram page

ADVERTISEMENT VIDEO

What better way to explain Firkee than starring in our own ad?

We went all out from scripts, props, and (questionable) acting skills to bring the concept to life.

Learnings

This project highlighted how users planning last-minute events prioritize simplicity, speed, and personalization. I learned to prioritize user needs through focused research, translate insights into actionable features, and simplify complex flows without losing functionality.

It also helped me improve my visual design skills, especially in creating clean, intuitive interfaces that guide users effortless, even when they’re in a rush.

Swiggy Serve

Ventura

Always in motion, making things, breaking things, and talking about things that don’t exist yet

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Lets

Connect.

+91 9920215532

Always in motion, making things, breaking things, and talking about things that don’t exist yet

Lets

Connect.

+91 9920215532

Always in motion, making things, breaking things, and talking about things that don’t exist yet

Lets Connect.

+91 9920215532

Firkee

Firkee

An end-to-end event planning solution that makes small, spontaneous gatherings easy, personalized, and stress-free.

Enhancing the usability and accessibility of the CBSE website to empower students, parents, and educators.

Enhancing the usability and accessibility of the CBSE website to empower students, parents, and educators.

Overview

Overview

Firkee is your go-to event planner for last-minute, low-key celebrations. It tackles the chaos of urban life by offering AI-powered design, AR/VR previews, quick rentals, on-demand services and after party cleanup—so you can throw a personalized bash without the stress or hassle.

Firkee is your go-to event planner for last-minute, low-key celebrations. It tackles the chaos of urban life by offering AI-powered design, AR/VR previews, quick rentals, on-demand services and after party cleanup—so you can throw a personalized bash without the stress or hassle.

Role

Visual Designer

Team size

05

Industry

Event Planning & Management

Duration

2 months

How it started

How it started

How it started

Research-

UNDERSTANDING USERS & CHALLENGES

UNDERSTANDING USERS & CHALLENGES

To pinpoint gaps in the existing system and craft a more optimized solution, we utilized some service design methods

To pinpoint gaps in the existing system and craft a more optimized solution, we utilized some service design methods

View in detail

View in detail

View in detail

USER RESEARCH

USER RESEARCH

We conducted interviews and surveys across diverse demographics, including students, professionals, parents, and business owners. By analyzing planning habits, budget constraints, and service expectations, we identified key pain points in last-minute event planning.

What did I discover?

What did I discover?

What did I discover?

GAPS IDENTIFIED

USER PERSONAS

Final Outcome

Final Outcome

BRAINSTORMING

BRAINSTORMING

We brainstormed ideas to enhance event planning, focusing on solutions that improve convenience, accessibility, and efficiency while addressing common challenges users face.

Interviews with students and teachers revealed a common challenge: navigation barriers hindering accessibility, making it difficult to find crucial academic resources efficiently.

VALIDATING THE SERVICE

VALIDATING THE SERVICE

Interviews with students and teachers revealed a common challenge: navigation barriers hindering accessibility, making it difficult to find crucial academic resources efficiently.

User Flow

Storyboard

Service Blueprint

Storyboard

View detailed Blueprint

View detailed Blueprint

View detailed Blueprint

WHAT DOES FIRKEE OFFER?

WHAT DOES FIRKEE OFFER?

Branding

Branding

DESIGN SYSTEM

DESIGN SYSTEM

Kumbh Sans

Kumbh Sans

Light | Regular | Medium | Bold

Kumbh Sans is a Geometric Sans Serif font envisioned to serve as a multi-purpose and workhorse font in modern web and mobile applications. The anatomy is geometric with slight contrast.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890!@#$%^&*

Hi-fidelity Wireframes

ONBOARDING

Highlights Firkee's core offerings: quick planning, AI-assisted suggestions, and DIY kits.

DECOR & DIY

Explore curated DIY event kits with visuals & themes

Personalize your package or build your own from scratch

Categories for pooja kits, birthday bundles, festive add-ons & more

PRODUCT AND CHECKOUT

Browse curated event kits by theme (Birthday, Pooja, Party, etc.)

Add-on services: decor, rentals or cleaning, all in one place

Smart filters for budget, urgency, and size

Seamless cart experience with bundled pricing

AR VIEW

Real-time AR preview of decor and setups in your space

Drag, drop, and visualize before you book

Helps users decide layout and placement with ease

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
1234567890!@#$%^&*

AFTER - PARTY
CLEANING