Mind's Eye
Visualization Meditation
Mind's Eye is an interactive visualization meditation responsive web design created to help college students and adult users find and use meditation videos, articles, journals, vision boards, and goal setting tools to ensure personal growth opportunities.
Date
November- December 2022
Role
Lead UX designer from conception to completion. Responsible for interviews, paper and digital wireframes, low and hi-fidelity prototypes, conducting usability studies, accounting for accessibility, iterating on designs, and determining information architecture.
Delieverables
Responsive website, and mobile app.
The Challange
Good mental health is vital to a society. While there are other meditation apps on the market, none bring together all of the resources needed to track users meditation habits and personal reflections in one location.
The Goal
To create an interactive app that allows users to track their personal meditation preferences through videos, articles, journals, goals, affirmations, and vision boards so they can visualize their progress of personal and positive mental health.
Our Users
The Process
1. Ideation
Paper and digital wireframes.
2. Low- Fidelity Prototype
3. Conduct Usability Studies
Study Type:
Unmoderated usability Study
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Location:
Laramie, WY
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Participants:
5 Participants
3 females, 2 males
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Length:
10-15 minutes
Usability Study Findings:
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Users wanted individual separate pages for videos and articles
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Participants wanted a way to add text to their journal by using a voice to text option
4. Mock ups
5. High Fidelity Prototypes
6. Accessibility Considerations
Use headings with different size texts for clear visual hierarchy.
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All videos have closed caption options available to help with hearing disabilities.
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Added voice to text options on all pages that require typing.
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7. Responsive Designs
Site Map
Desk Top
Tablet
8. Takeaways
Impact:
Our users shared that the design was aesthetically pleasing and intuitive to use and navigate. The site was engaging through imagery and demonstrated a clear visual hierarchy. Users liked all the different things they could do on the app, like journaling, goal making, and vision boards.
What I learned
I learned that small changes can make a big impact to usability and user experience. Users like to be able to use voice to text to get their ideas out quickly. They also like to be able to save and search for their goals and journals easily, and keep a record of dates that these were created.
9. Next Steps
Conduct additional usability studies on the final website.
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Identify any new areas of need and ideate on any additional features.
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10. Lets Connect
Thank you for viewing my project. If you would like to see more, or get in touch, my contact info is provided below.
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Email: JenniferHowdeshell@gmail.com