Artizia directly connects artisans & customers in an online marketplace
At InceptionU, we are very proud of our learners and what they can accomplish in just six short months. It’s an intense deep dive into the world of coding, software development, critical thinking, teamwork and problem-solving.
Over the course of the program, they deepen their knowledge of programming and spend the last three months building an actual software program which they present on Demo Day. In this series, we introduce you to our learners and invite you to see for yourself their creativity, design skills, teamwork and problem-solving skills. These projects represent months of hard work and, ultimately, helped many of our learners connect and find jobs with some of Calgary’s leading tech companies. Enjoy and share this post with a friend or colleague who you think might find it interesting.
Who:
WHATEVER IT IS, THE WAY YOU TELL YOUR STORY ONLINE CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
Why: This team wanted to create an easy and user-friendly platform for artisans to sell their goods. The existing platforms are too cumbersome, require too long to sign up and some charge high overhead fees cutting into the artisan’s profits. Add in Covid, and there are no longer farmer’s markets and other opportunities for artisans to showcase their wares.
What they built:
They built Artizia - an online marketplace that allows artisans to showcase their products with no user fees and a simple and pleasurable website experience with many different functions. As a two-sided marketplace, it directly connects the artisan and potential buyer. Items are categorized and easily searchable. This team used #MySQL #Express #Nodejs #React #Reactnative #Expo and #axios
Take a look and see for yourself!
Facilitator’s comments: Chris Desmarais, Duck Labs
“They were very ambitious; I coached them a bit on trying not to learn too many new technologies all at the same time. I had them focus on the phone app and make that a really good product, and that’s what they did. They took their own courses to figure some of the stuff out. They were able to get their database running and one of their real strengths was they were open to pair programming - so when one would get stuck or bogged down, they could help one another.
I really liked their focus on local tech and how the app supports their local community.”
