Bouji

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  Formal Clothing

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  Put something up for rent

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  Rooms Available for Rent

Inspiration

The idea for Bouji came to us when when we attended the career fairs at TAMU during the beginning of the semester. We noticed that high-profile events, such as career fairs, were a common occurrence at TAMU, necessitating the need for proper attire, often on a short notice. However, buying expensive clothing, including but not limited to suits, ties, and dress shoes, and more, is often a long term economic investment that not everyone is ready for. Instead, we thought it would be ideal if a student could rent a suit, or dress shoes, or a tie for days at a time, since those items aren't worn daily my many people. As a result, we came up with Bouji.

What it does

Bouji is a platform on which students can both rent their clothes to other students and rent from other students. As a consequence of this, we realized that renting need not be limited to clothes, so we also decided to add two other sections to Bouji. Of the three sections, the first section is exclusively dedicated to formal attire, such as pansuits, suits, dress shoes, and ties. The second section is dedicated to renting textbooks, most likely a semester at a time, as we realized that textbooks, much like formal clothing, aren't used very frequently in the long term. Finally, we also integrated a section of the app where students can rent out their room for days at a time.

How we built it

Bouji was built using swift and core data in Xcode. It utilizes an API to simulate data in order to provide an accurate representation of what the marketplace would look like.

Challenges we ran into

We had difficulties with positioning the views within Bouji so that a keyboard would not interfere with them. For example, on the screen that users post something for rent, the keyboard initially covered up the textfields that were necessary to complete the post.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are extremely happy that we were able to create a functional baseline version of Bouji. We were able to get all three of the main sections working!

What we learned

We learned that it is important to stay organized and plan ahead, especially by writing things down, so that unexpected surprises and changes can be dealt with in a more orderly manner.

What's next for Bouji

We want to gauge the interest that college students, especially those at TAMU, have in the app. If we find that there is good interest in the app, we hope to pursue it long term and publish it on the app store!

Built With

• bluecart
• core-data
• xcode