MindMeds:
Your Daily Dose of Mental Bliss!
Timeline
Oct - Dec 2023
Design Role
Product design, UX/UI, Branding, Research
Solution: MindMeds
Your Personalized Path to Wellness and Happiness!
MindMeds is a mental wellness platform created to empower users with tools for improving overall well-being. It offers high-quality content, AI-driven recommendations, a scoring system, and community support to help users feel healthier. Whether you seek relaxation techniques, personalized advice, or a supportive community, MindMeds is here to guide your mental wellness journey.
Research
User Interview
To better understand how users experience mental health challenges and assess the effectiveness of the MindMeds app, a targeted interview plan was created. Fifteen-minute interviews were conducted with a diverse group of three individuals from various backgrounds to gather their perspectives and insights.
Findings
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Users are primarily motivated by the desire to manage stress, anxiety, improve sleep quality, and enhance overall happiness.
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There is a strong demand for personalized content tailored to individual moods and preferences.
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Users also show interest in interactive features, including live sessions, community support, and real-time feedback.
User Persona
Based on the research findings, a user persona was created to gain deeper insights into the key issues and challenges uncovered during the research process.
Competitive Analysis
To identify the strengths and weaknesses of various mental wellness apps, an analysis of three competitors was conducted: Headspace, Calm, and Happify.
How Would MindMeds Compare?
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To stand out as a top mental wellness platform, MindMeds would combine key strengths from leading competitors. It would offer personalized meditation and mindfulness practices (like Headspace), an engaging and user-friendly interface (like Calm), and AI-driven mental health improvement suggestions (like Happify), creating a comprehensive solution for users’ mental wellness needs.
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Define
Hypothetical Solutions
Solution 1: High-Quality Mental Wellness Content
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Idea: Create a variety of top-notch resources focused on boosting happiness, improving sleep, reducing stress, and guiding meditation.
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Features: Include diverse guided meditation sessions, sleep aids, stress-relief techniques, and activities to enhance happiness.
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Benefits: Offers valuable tools for different mental health needs, keeps users engaged with useful content, and promotes overall well-being.
Solution 2: Engagement Boost with Scoring System
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Idea: Introduce a scoring system to track how users engage with mental wellness activities.
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Features: Users earn scores based on how often they meditate, improve their mood, and achieve personal goals.
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Benefits: Encourages consistency, gives visual feedback on progress, and makes users feel accomplished.
Solution 3: Personalized Guidance with AI Recommendations
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Idea: Use AI technology to offer personalized suggestions for mental health improvement.
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Features: AI analyzes user data to suggest meditation techniques, provide insights into sleep patterns, and create customized wellness plans.
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Benefits: Gives tailored advice based on individual needs, enhances the effectiveness of mental wellness practices, and increases user satisfaction.
Develope
Wireframes
Based on the research and proposed solutions, low-fidelity prototypes were created using Figma.​
Wireflow Usability Test
Testing was conducted with three participants, focusing on the following key tasks:
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Task 1: Explore high-quality mental wellness content.
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Task 2: Use the scoring system.
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Task 3: Receive personalized guidance through AI recommendations.
Takeaways
Positive:
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Testers successfully completed all tasks.
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Testers found the navigation intuitive and easy to use.
Work on:
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Scoring System: Effective and motivating, but it requires clearer milestones, more visual feedback, and descriptive progress indicators.
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AI Recommendations: Helpful and accurate, though adding more detailed context and variety would enhance the user experience.