Rapid visualization of key solution concepts — 8 sketches per core feature area, exploring different UI/UX approaches before converging on final designs.
Crazy 8s is a rapid sketching exercise where designers create 8 different variations of a solution in 8 minutes (1 minute per sketch). The goal is to push beyond the first obvious idea and explore diverse approaches.
Adapted for this case study: Each core feature area has 8 conceptual sketches showing different UI/UX approaches, represented as wireframe descriptions and ASCII visualizations.
8 different approaches to how users verify their purchase to unlock review capability.
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ VERIFY YOUR PURCHASE │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Enter your UPI Transaction ID │
│ ┌───────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 1234567890ABCDEF │ │
│ └───────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ 📍 Find this in your GPay/ │
│ PhonePe transaction history │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ VERIFY NOW │ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ─── OR ─── │
│ │
│ 📷 Upload payment screenshot │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
Pros: Direct, accurate
Cons: Friction — user must find transaction ID
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ VERIFY YOUR PURCHASE │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Connect your payment app to │
│ automatically verify purchases │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 📱 Connect GPay │ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 📱 Connect PhonePe │ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 📱 Connect Paytm │ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ 🔒 We only check purchase │
│ dates, never amounts │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
Pros: Seamless after setup
Cons: Requires API partnerships