Moodi

RESEARCH – DESIGN FOR MOBILE – IDEATION

May 2021 – July 2021

In recent years technology has made that we are always connect with everything at all times, in our lives we have little time to think and reflect about how we are feeling and what we did on our days. But how does this constant movement effects our mental health? How important it is to know yourself? How can we fit a reflection like this in our daily lives?

THE CHALLENGE

Make an easy way for people to slow down on their day and reflect about their lives, in that way making people understand their emotions better and knowing how to deal with them.

MY ROLE

I was tasked with leading the research process, creating the user flow, the UI layout and overall graphics that were needed for the project, while also helping in code emergencies that could emerge.

THE TEAM

Worked with four other developers, making me the only designer.

Research

Professional Interview

To understand the relationship people have with emotions my team conducted interviews with psychologists and psychiatrists, we wanted to know how important it is to acknowledge your own emotions, if it is important how we can help people to do that and how it can help people with their mental health struggles.

💬 “It is important to understand our emotions so we can be able to identify if they are exacerbated or unusual and to seek psychological help, if necessary”

💬 “People want to understand their emotions. To better understand our emotions is also to develop our capacity for self-knowledge. The more we know about ourself our ability to deal with the emotions we experience and maintain the quality of our mental health.”

💬 “I believe that the daily record can help in the recognition of the emotions making it possible to search for ways that identify their causes”

User Insights

To gather more information about the general public, we conducted a survey where we asked people their relationship with mental health, what they do to feel better and how they deal with their emotions, based on the answers we created user personas to guide us during the creation process.

91%

Of the respondents said that they feel better after sharing their emotions

59%

Of the respondents said that they have had problems with mental health

Personas

Young Students

Feeling very pressured in a phase of many changes, The user needs help to navigate this new area of life and build habits.”from them.

Familiar with mental health

Users who are already familiar with mental health activities, such as therapy, and want a tool to help in that area.

Dismissive

Puts mental health and wellbeing on the side, but feels like something is wrong.

Creating the main features and solution

Objectives

🤳 Fast and easy to use

Most people need an application where they can make their reflections in a fast way

📊 Easy access to the data

It is important that the user can easily access the data do be able to understand their emotions

🏅Motivate the use of the app

Some interviewers said that they forget to practice self care, it is important that the app motivete the user

Ideation

Before creating hi-fi prototypes, user flows and low-fi fidelity wireframes were created with the team to help quickly gather ideas and suggestions.

Presenting Moodi

Moodi is simple, fast and easy way of keeping track of your feelings and emotions on a daily basis.

Gain Motivation

In the today screen there is a different self care tip and a streak so that the user can be motivated to come back everyday.

Register your day

Quickly register how you felt during the day and better understand your emotions.

All the information in your hand

Analyze and relive your daily records through colorful graphics and monthly calendars.

Details to help the user

With the text to speech you can make sure none of the your thoughts get lost

Cool animations to make your data even more fun to look at

Get Notifications when you want to be reminded of your reflection

Dark Mode

WatchOS

An alternative version of the product for watchOS was designed to help users make their entries more easily

Results and Learnings

The application garnered thousands of downloads from users across the globe, receiving media recognition on platforms like MacMagazine and the Tecnopuc blog .

The project helped me think more outside the box and focus on small improvements to make the user experience smoother and more enjoyable. Features like chart animations and dark mode, allowing users to comfortably use the app at night, are just a few examples. I learned how to incorporate small enhancements that benefit the user while balancing development time and effort.

See more work

CARAVELA

Product Design / 2022

LEEFY

Product Design / 2021

HANDOFF STUDIES

Design OPS / 2024