Firstleaf is a wine club built on choice. Founder Philip James started it around one idea: let the customer decide, and let the club learn from them. An algorithm studies every wine a member tries and shapes each new box around their taste, so the club gets more personal over time. That learning model needed a consumer app to live in.
Firstleaf brought me in on contract to design the first version of their member app. I shaped the full experience:
My focus was making an algorithm feel human. Every recommendation shows a match score and a plain-language reason, every rating visibly changes the next box, and a real wine concierge is always one tap away.
The first Firstleaf member app, where people meet the club’s personalized, preference-learning experience. New members answer three quick questions to get their first box. From there they rate what they pour with a simple thumbs up or down, watch their taste profile take shape, and confirm or swap their next box. Shipments, credits and checkout are all handled in a few taps.