As the COVID 19 pandemic starts to alleviate, people are entering a new normal. A big part of this normal? The lack of proper hair styling that people have had to endure during that time.
But many people may have moved around during the pandemic, or want to try a different hairstyle with their extra hair. Introducing, cutAbove.
A new service that connects hairstylists and clients, cutAbove will bridge the divide and uncertainty that previously made haircuts a stressor.
The service will feature two profile types, clients and stylists.
Client profiles will allow users to ask questions and send pictures of their haircuts directly to their stylists ahead of time, helping stylists with a reference point for more than a few seconds before they start working. Stylists will also be able to post photos of their best work to attract clients. They can also send messages to their stylists. Clients will also be able to book appointments with individual stylists.
Stylists will be able to upload pictures of their best work to their profiles, converse with clients through the messaging service, and receive reviews on their work. Given time, we would also like to implement a map service so clients can see which barbers are in their vicinity.
userAuth - Able to create a basic user profile that can login/logout, bootstrapped to the window
stylistAuth - Differentiate between the two different types of profiles, client and stylist. Clients will be able to create appointments, upload photos for that appointment, message stylists.
Stylists will be able to upload pictures of their best work to their profile
appointments - Client can schedule an appointment, upload photos for that appointment
messaging - Client can message the stylist about the upcoming appointment
reviews - Clients can give a review of the stylist, ideally only once the appointment with the hairstylist has occurred.
readme
MongoDB/Express to store user-profiles and appointments.
React for frontend
Technical Challenges
Base
Create user profiles, search bar for stylists, system for booking appointments, photo upload for stylists
Lock
Create different types of profiles, attach pictures to specific appointments, leave reviews for stylists
Reach
Messaging feature, map for stylists in close proximities
Creating appointments and then attaching data to that specific appointment
User Auth - 10/11 - 10/12
Building out the different profiles - 10/13
Reviews - 10/15-10/16
Messaging - 10/16-10/17
Create design scheme/landing page - 10/11 - 10/12
Build user profile page - 10/13
Booking appointment - 10/14 - 10/15
Build out photo upload feature - 10/15 - 10/16
Build project showcase profiling team members - 10/17