In this project, I was tasked to design a responsive health and
well-being app for health-concious individuals skeeing to
improve their overall mental health.
My Role
UX Design, UX Research
Tools Used
Figma, Adobe XD, Maze
Design Process
The process I followed for this project was the UX Immersion
Course design framework. I identified the problem statement,
defined the problem, ideated and come up with solutions to
mental health. The process started out linear, then become
non-linear during the testing and refinement stages.
User Research
Problem Statement
There are numerous approaches to addressing mental health
concerns as individuals may face a wide range of issues such
as stress, burnout, and anxiety. It can be challenging to
identify a one-size-fits-all solution. However, studies
suggest that honing in on a specific area can foster
self-awareness and gradually restore a sense of renewed
focus
Solution
Olive is a mobile mood/mental health tracking app
which encourages the user to track their mood
consistently to reduce stress, anxiety, and burnout
This single area of focus around tracking mood and
creating healthy routines every day will allow the
user to feel more calm in their every day and improve
their overall mental health
Ideate and Prototype
Sketches
After building out the sitemap, I was ready to start my
early sketches and ideate the designs. When making the
sketches, I often referred back to the user personas and
user flows to empathize the path and journey that an
Oliver user would take.
Wireframe and Prototyping
From the sketches, I built out mid-fidelity wireframes
on AdobeXd and built out the prototype for testing.
Usability Testing
Usability Test Plan
For my usability test plan on the early prototype, I
enlisted 6 participants, conducted 3 remote and 3
moderated test. Additionally, I used Figma + Maze
design tools to test and see the results
Testing and Errors
The usability testing gave me so much insight
early on! I saw how I thought my early designs
were perfect and easy to complete only to find
out that they were confusing and difficult to
do. The heat map provided from the Maze
platform help me see where users clicked and
had the most errors to help me refine my
designs.
Analysis and Feedback
From the usability testing I used both affinity
mapping and rainbow spread sheet to organize
common themes to categorize and refine my
designs
Rainbow Spreadsheet
Iterate
From the test results, feedback, and
research, I iterated the designs to improve
the navigation and helped drive my
high-fidelity designs
High Fidelity and Refining the Designs
More Iterations
As I moved to high-fidelity designing, I
learned the power of color, typography,
and design elements that helped me refine
my designs and iterate more
