Healing Garden

Role ~ UX/UI Designer

Duration ~ 2 Months

Product ~ iOS & Android Mobile App

Project Proposal

The Brief

‘Healing Garden’ is a native mobile app for iOS & Android. This application is made for people to balance their bodily systems in a natural way and be connected with our home planet.

Purpose

Long lists of side effects and unknown ingredients in pharmaceutical medication are making people try other routes. I want to create a space for people to learn how to use herbal remedies as a form of internal and external healing.

Objective

Users should be able to search for & save herbs that fit their needs. I want this app to be a place they can come to gain knowledge and feel calm.

SKETCH

USER FLOW

WIREFRAME

PROTOTYPE

USER TESTING

FINAL DESIGN

01

SKETCH

The first ideas were put on paper, using the Crazy 8 Method.

I aimed at having onboarding screens and many option for users to choose from throughout the app.

02

USER FLOW

After sketching, I connected all the screens that allowed users to complete a task.

03

WIREFRAMES

Then, I turned the sketches into digital low and high fidelity wireframes in Figma for both iOS & Android smartphones.

After transferring my first set of lo-fi wireframes, there were many features that needed to be changed to have a more user-friendly interface.

04

PROTOTYPE

The high fidelity frames are complete, now it’s time to connect & prototype screens for user testing next.

05

USER TESTING

Had participants test either prototype, depending on which platform they are most familiar with. They provided exceptional feedback.

Positive

* Testers enjoyed the popup illustration & encouraged for there to be more throughout the app.
* Commented that the visuals are all clear and calming.
* Navigation is easy to understand and familiar.

Reconstructive

* Testers shared that the ‘explore/mindfulness’ section was overall confusing.
* Prototype of herbs on Home Screen faded in & out too fast.
* Category buttons are too big and confusing.

06

FINAL DESIGN

Challenge

Having to design for two different platforms was definitely a challenge. Especially, since I am not familiar with Material Design Guidelines, I had to learn during the project.

Overview

The main user flows I began with, I still kept. There are more screens that were made and had to be tweaked to meet users’ needs. The objective remained the same .

Takeaway

What I would do differently is to gather more research prior to designing. Feedback after prototyping helped, but it would be better to know more of user’s needs.