Pal App by Drew Tozer |
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| DESIGN NAME: Pal PRIMARY FUNCTION: App INSPIRATION: Inspiration for Pal came from other mental health apps, such as Headspace, Youper, Calm, and Moodkit. The decision to approach loneliness as the main problem was inspired by user interviews, where many young adults identified their struggles with loneliness originating or worsening from an overuse of social media. My main objective was to create an accessible and friendly app that supports and encourages lonely young adults to make healthy transitions for their mental and physical health. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Pal is a blockchain and AI powered app to reduce loneliness in young adults who are suffering from social media dependencies. The app uses a variety of personal health widgets to track user progress and suggest helpful, personalized tips. The apps social widgets promote users to meetup and build meaningful friendships and habits offline. The widgets include a local event calendar, routine builder, chat with a professional, and a personal progress tracker. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Users that create an account with Pal first fill out a brief questionnaire that helps the app to identify skills that the user can focus on to decrease loneliness. The home page will use a smart interface to prompt users to record certain physical health measures, and recommend helpful tips (such as drinking more water and eating more food). It will also notify users of upcoming events and provide friendly encouraging messages. From the homepage, users can access any of the features. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: This project started in January 2019 and was finished in April 2019 in Halifax, Canada at NSCAD University. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The app was prototyped using Sketch for a user centred experience. All illustrations were created on Adobe Illustrator. The prototype is focused on a speculative user profile, Remy, who reflects a combination of users interviewed for this project. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The AI system will receive chronological data on events, progress in skills, and from other apps from pal’s integrated blockchain-run data collection. This way, it knows how to track progress and suggest tools and tips for growing progress in your specified skill groups. The data will also help to monitor your routine via logs on the blockchain. If the user permits pal access to their data from social media apps, it’ll use it to track time spent on the app, and provide gentle reminders when user’s overstep their goals for social media usage. TAGS: UX, UI, User Centred, Mental Health, User Research, Design Thinking RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Research began with journals on loneliness and social media usage, 13 interviews with the target demographic, and a survey. I learned that meaningful face-to-face connections and engagement with hobbies were the best way to reduce loneliness. Therefore, Pal was made with a routine builder to keep users on healthy schedules; a map that allows users to track their progress; a chat that hears their worries and responds helpfully; and an event planner that offers users opportunities to meet locals. CHALLENGE: The most challenging creative challenge was identifying how to promote spending less time on social media through an app. Pal had to become the "anti social media", which meant finding opportunities for users to get off the app and build meaningful connections, stronger physical and mental health. Every feature of Pal's has to work to promote less screen time. ADDED DATE: 2019-09-25 13:14:12 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Creator IQUII Digital Company, iPhone X - Free Responsive Mockup, 2017. Image #4: Creator ANTHONY BOYD GRAPHICS, Clay iPhone X Mockup Vol.2, 2018. https://www.anthonyboyd.graphics/mockups/clay-ipho ne-x-mockup-vol-2/ Image #5: Creator COBE, 8 Photorealistic iPhone 7 Mockups, 2016. |
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NAME: Drew Tozer PROFILE: Drew Tozer is a young freelance designer and student working towards her Bachelor of Design. Her practice is user experience and user interface focused. Her intent as she grows as a designer is to tackle larger social and environmental issues through design. This project was a personal exploration and learning experience into the process of designing mobile applications. |
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Pal App by Drew Tozer is Winner in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Category, 2019 - 2020.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Drew Tozer. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Drew Tozer. |
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