betr

CONCEPT

Insight

Each individual has a unique relationship with their mental illness and functions at a higher or lower level based on their level of comfort away from the center of their bipolar.

Challenge

Even with a support system, it’s difficult to have a grip on defying moods. Minimizing and managing symptoms relies heavily on the consistency & accountability of an already vulnerable individual.

Hypothesis

Bringing forward context linked to user's moods provides new awareness of their mental health around-the-clock that can lead to better, healthier outcomes in day-to-day wellness, self-care, communication, transition in recovery & professional treatment.

Solution

Create a mobile app to foster self-management with the support of passive mood tracking to present a holistic view of user's shared thoughts, activity, emotion, body & environment.

Assisted by wearable technology, the app visualizes mood and provides an emotional, physical & contextual tracking experience.

betr encourages and allows users to journal co-occurring thoughts and behaviors daily in effort to learn from themselves and take positive, informed steps to improve the quality of their everyday life.

PROTOTYPE

FINAL VISUAL DESIGNS

APPROACH

Goals

Clarify
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user's moods and emotions over time using real-time data to visually structure patterns that provide insight of well-being and early recognition of an episodes’s symptoms that can induce preventative action or encourage one to seek medical attention.

Reach
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user’s around-the-clock, provide ready-access to their life journal for personal use and assistance in treatment, and deliver micro-interventions, reminders, and alerts when & where needed most.

Assist
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user's in monitoring and owning their day-to-day experiences to learn from their mind in all states of health while keeping in touch with the affects of bodily and environmental factors and thus enlighten and support a path to improving the quality of their life.

Objectives

•  Enhanced mood calendar and resourceful home feed features
•  Presentable mood data with helpful messages and alerts
•  Compatible journal for engaging self-management & reflection
•  Genuine, trust-worthy brand language & relatable personal quotes

CORE PRODUCT FEATURES

USER RESEARCH

Understanding

Vital Human Factors

If you have a mood disorder, your general emotional state is distorted or inconsistent with your circumstances.

•  Each person produces biosignals

•  Careful analysis can reveal emotion

•  Biosignals are unique to the individual

Target Audience

Active women and men with a history of mood instability and/or personality irregularities.

Narrowing in Places of Need

An advanced look at body & mind for clarity and assistance.

The unusual shifts of bipolar vary in periods of severe high and low moods which differ from common ups-and-downs and interfere with your ability to function.

High, manic episodes can lead to excessive energy and risky behavior, while low episodes of depression can lead to lack of interest in hobby's and feelings of hopefulness and worthlessness.

Through research and speaking with mental health practitioners, I worked to narrow in on how mood-tracking and journaling can help users with mood disorders gain strength and awareness helpful to their day-to-day wellness.

WORKFLOW

SKETCHES

Sketching for Mental Health

Journaling adds to a life map that helps organize day-to-day life for self-reflection and insights useful in treatment.

Health and moods are personal, the app respects user's privacy and personal moments without trying or seeming to replace the need for help from doctors and psychologists.

I intended to design a hospitable experience complementary to professional treatment.

WIREFRAMES

COLOR THEORY + MOODBOARD

Visualizing Mood

Direction

bright  •  curious  •  reflective  •  uplifting

Through understanding, I produced a friendly, supportive & light visual design to provide comfort, positivity & encourage routine.

FINAL VISUAL DESIGN

Built to Better Lives

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