Sometimes emotions can be confusing, and even paralyzing. By reflecting on how this has effected me in the past, I wanted to design a solution that gives people in a way out. Feeling is a space to record moods, and as a result creates self-understanding and long-term growth.
Project
UI + UX
App Development
My Role
Audience Research
Brand Development
Research
Participatory Action Research
Card Sorting
Web Research
“Mood trackers help identify external and internal triggers that cause mood swings, determine how factors like sleep, diet, and daily activities affect moods, develop coping techniques to help deal with negative moods and unwanted behaviors, spot patterns and better understand mood shifts, and show if treatment is helping improve moods.”
Cherry, Kendra. “How to Use a Mood Tracker.
www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-mood-tracker-5119337.
“...provides support and rationale for the use of integrated mobile phones and Web-based technology to track and monitor mood and outcome of patients being treated for depression.”
Kumar A, et al. "An automated mobile mood tracking technology (Mood 24/7): Validation study." mental.jmir.org/2020/5/e16237/.
Ideation
Insight Statements
If my product is needed to be used daily for best results, a low-commitment product will most likely get longer-lasting use than one that takes more time to use.
Caring for one's mental health and understanding one's emotions are often considered to be important.
A satisfying outcome for the users would be a product where they see their progression over time.
Color Palette
Logo Ideation
Wireframes
Inferred Questions
How might we... make something that is simple and not overwhelming for the user to commit to using every day?
How might we... create something that will focus on tracking and understanding one's own moods and emotions?
How might we... show the users the progression of their moods and emotions over time?
Mood Board
The visual language communicates a happy energy, though not in an overbearing way. The controlled use of bright colors and organic shapes presents a clean, light-hearted, and personable space.
Solution
Reflection
As this project has come to a close, I am satisfied with how Feeling has evolved into its final stage. My initial idea was to make a physical mood journal and was disappointed at first when I realized that wasn’t the best solution, since so much of our lives are already on digital platforms. But after conversations with other designers and interviewing prospective users, it made the most sense to create an app. After spending time on deciding what elements would be presented to the user and how the layout of the app would look, I realized that creating an app would be the best solution and I started to have fun creating the content.