I designed an iOS app for mental health, TÜMI (2020), that allows users to video journal and tag archive each post for ease of revisiting. To make this app, I created market research, conducted multiple interviews, developed a paper wireframe and ran user tests to refine the design and flow. While the goal of this app is not to “reach happiness”, as happiness is just like any emotion, ephemeral, the goal is to provide users a place where they can see themselves in retrospect from the third person POV. This would provide self-empathy, grace for oneself, and an overall understanding of our emotions as we go through life. TÜMI would be a tool of self-understanding.
“60% of Americans reported feeling lonely, left out, and poorly understood.”
– Cigna Insurance, 2019
“People spend around 4 hours a day on apps.”
– Sarah Perez, Tech Crunch, 2021
“3.8 Billion people or a smartphone as of 2021.”
-Statista, 2021
“Journaling has proved to be an exceptionally helpful technique to cope.
Whether it’s hand-written or typed out, it’s good for your mental health.”
– Walter de Gruyter, GmbH & Co. 2011
“Journaling is a way to externalize and organize one’s thoughts, which can
lead to improved cognitive function and problem-solving skills.”
– Jordan Gaines Lewis, Psychology Today, 2018
USER EXPERIENCE – CONCEPT VALIDATION
I conducted three interviews in which I asked the subjects to record
videos of themselves sending their future selves a message. I made a point
not to specify what kind of message it should be, the length, or the tone.
The results were candid, personal, and encouraging for this project.
USER INTERFACE – REFINING THE FLOW
I created a paper wireframe with each screen and button for user testing.
Based on feedback I consolidated functions, removed screens, and incorporated
familiar touch-points used in Instagram stories, TikTok, and Snapchats into the app’s home screen. This design decision made the app intuitive and easy to use for anyone already familiar with the popular social media platforms.
DIGITAL WIREFRAME
I used Adobe Illustrator and Figma to create a digital wireframe. This mockup is blank
for IP purposes. To see a higher fidelity wireframe or learn more about this project,
please email me.
SABRINA SORONDO 