June Yu's Portfolio

Aurora

Aurora is a mindfulness app designed to help users connect with their emotional well-being. Users can experience a sense of calm, like watching the beauty of aurora in the sky.

Aurora

Aurora is a mindfulness app designed to help users connect with their emotional well-being. Users can experience a sense of calm, like watching the beauty of aurora in the sky.

Mindfulness App

Personal Project

UXUI Designer

Oct-Dec, 2024

Mindfulness App

Personal Project

UXUI Designer

Oct-Dec, 2024

Mindfulness App

Personal Project

UXUI Designer

Oct-Dec, 2024

Concept

Find your inner light, like the glow of

Aurora

Clarity

User’s Emotional State

Emotional State

Connection

Support User’s Emotional Journey

Support Emotional Journey

Focus

Reduce User’s Distraction

Concept

Find your inner light, like the glow of

Aurora

Clarity

Emotional State

Connection

Support Emotional Journey

Focus

Reduce User’s Distraction

User Research

I conducted research with 30 participants aged 20-50 to explore the challenges users face.

Q. What is the biggest challenge you face when using a mindfulness app?

Too many options, hard to decide

Not match my feelings

No time to find what works

Q. Which of the following mindfulness features would you find most useful?

Guided Meditation

Sleeping Aids

Relaxation

Q. What usually helps you stay motivated to continue mindfulness practices?

Encouragement from others

Tracking progress

Having structured goals

Q. What would make it easier for you to stick to a mindfulness routine?

Personalized recommendations

Structured daily plan

Gentle reminders

"It would be great if the app had more tools to help me stick with mindfulness.”

“I feel like I need guidance, but it’s hard to know when to seek professional help.”

“I often find it hard to face therapist in a formal settings."

"I wish I can get personalized suggestions based on how I’m feeling."

“It would be great if there is one app for everything I need for mindfulness.”

"I want to practice mindfulness, but I just don’t have enough time.”

Competitive Analysis

Wysa

Focuses on conversational, AI-driven emotional support

Less audio-visual contents compared to other apps

Bloom

Personalized wellness plans and self-guided therapy sessions

Lacks deep and structured meditation courses

Project Goal

Less integrated

Highly integrated

Less structured

Highly structured

Project Goal

Headspace

Offers highly structured meditation programs

Focusing mainly on mindfulness and meditation

Ahead

Guides goals for mental health and workplace performance

Focuses on mental performance and productivity

Calm

Offers rich contents library and enhance experience visually

Less guided contents that users can pick individually

Competitive Analysis

Wysa

Focuses on conversational, AI-driven emotional support

Less audio-visual contents compared to other apps

Bloom

Personalized wellness plans and self-guided therapy sessions

Less audio-visual contents compared to other apps

Project Goal

Less integrated

Highly integrated

Less

structured

Highly structured

Project Goal

Headspace

Offers highly structured meditation programs

Focusing mainly on mindfulness and meditation

Ahead

Guides goals for mental health and workplace performance

Focuses on mental performance and productivity

Calm

Offers rich contents library and enhance experience visually

Less guided contents that users can pick individually

Competitive Analysis

Wysa

Focuses on conversational, AI-driven emotional support

Less audio-visual contents compared to other apps

Bloom

Personalized wellness plans and self-guided therapy sessions

Lacks deep and structured meditation courses

Project Goal

Less integrated

Highly integrated

Less

structured

Highly

structured

Project Goal

Headspace

Offers highly structured meditation programs

Focusing mainly on mindfulness and meditation

Ahead

Guides goals for mental health and workplace performance

Focuses on mental performance and productivity

Calm

Offers rich contents library and enhance experience visually

Less guided contents that users can pick individually

Painpoints

Generic Programs

Suggesting random, broad recommendations instead of adapting to real emotional states

Difficulty Maintaining Consistency

Struggling to maintain a regular mindfulness practice due to a lack of motivation

Different Apps for Different Functions

Using different apps to manage various aspects of mental health and self care

Insight

Personalized Guidance

Analyzing users’ real emotional states to recommend tailored programs

Track, Connect , and Grow

Progress tracking and community feature to support each other

Integrated Service

Providing a single app with all the key features makes it easier to stay consistent

Painpoints

Generic Programs

Random, recommendations instead of a real emotional states

Difficulty Maintaining Consistency

Struggling to maintain a regular mindfulness practice

Different Apps for Different Functions

Using different apps to manage various aspects of mental health

Insight

Personalized Guidance

Analyzing users’ real emotional states to recommend tailored programs

Track, Connect , and Grow

Progress tracking and community feature to support each other

Integrated Service

Providing a single app with all the key features makes it easier to stay consistent

Painpoints

Generic Programs

Random, recommendations instead of a real emotional states

Difficulty Maintaining Consistency

Struggling to maintain a regular mindfulness practice

Different Apps for Different Functions

Using different apps to manage various aspects of mental health

Insight

Personalized Guidance

Analyzing users’ real emotional states to recommend tailored programs

Track, Connect , and Grow

Progress tracking and community feature to support each other

Integrated Service

Providing a single app with all the key features makes it easier to stay consistent

Design System

Final Design Approach

I focused on designing a personalized, engaging, and all-in-one mindfulness experience based on 3 insights.

Personalized Guidance

AI Emotional Analysis

AI analyzes emotional state to recommend tailored programs.

AI recommends tailored programs.

Integrated Service

Complete Support

the app simplifies access and promotes consistency.

Connect and Grow

Community

Users can share experiences and support each other

AI-based Emotional Analysis

The AI chatbot will analyze both facial expressions and voice tone to understand your emotional state.

Community

Sometimes, simply sharing your worries can help release emotional tension. You can also share your story anonymously.

Community

Sometimes, simply sharing your worries can help release emotional tension. You can also share your story anonymously.

Community

Sometimes, simply sharing your worries can help release emotional tension. You can also share your story anonymously.

Complete Wellness Support

A guided program and therapist support are available for you within our all-in-one services..

Takeaway

Throughout this project, I focused on integrating AI-driven emotional analysis, personalized mindfulness programs, professional therapy support, and community features into one platform. If I had more time, I would have conducted deeper user testing to refine the interface, ensuring an intuitive experience and enhancing personalization.

I focused on integrating AI-driven emotional analysis, personalized mindfulness programs, professional therapy support, and community features into one platform. If I had more time, I would have conducted deeper user testing to refine the interface, ensuring an intuitive experience and enhancing personalization.