Peace of Mind
Final Project - Customizable meditation routine.
Problem
Many people struggle to maintain a consistent meditation habit, often feeling discouraged or guilty when they don’t meet certain progress milestones set by mainstream meditation apps.
Outcome
I designed an end-to-end app within 2 months and delivered a 15-minute presentation pitch to the program instructor and peers.
Peace of Mind is my final project for the General Assembly UX Design Certificate. The project’s goal is to help users build sustainable meditation habits through customizable sessions.
Role
Product Designer
Timeline
April ‘22 - June ‘22
Context
GA User Experience Certificate
Meditation routine should be built around your day — not the other way around.
Most meditation apps assume a fixed routine, such as including a set time, a set number of sessions, and a set path. But real schedules aren't fixed. Peace of Mind lets users build a practice around their own day, choosing session length, timing, and frequency instead of conforming to someone else's structure.
Discover
Understanding our users.
HMW Statements
How might we help people create customizable meditation experiences that fit their lifestyle and habits?
How might we encourage people to achieve their goals without making them feel guilty or bad for missing their routines/plans?
How might we design an experience that adapts to different levels, from beginners to experienced meditators?
Competitive Analysis
User Interview & Key Insights
Before scheduling my user interviews, I spent time organizing my discussion guide to prepare for my 1:1 interview. My discussion guide includes questions about users’ backgrounds, routines, opinions on the current app (if they are using a meditation app), their opinions on their likes and dislikes, and their motivations.
Overall, these key findings have given more understanding of why maintaining a meditation routine is a challenge for some people.
Users meditate mainly to relax and destress from work.
“Working for long hours, it’s very stressful, and I just want some time to myself.”
Users prefer an easy-to-use meditation app that fits their busy schedule.
“I would keep using the app if it is easy to navigate.”
Some users struggle to maintain meditation habits due to lack of patience or time.
“I don’t have enough patience and I don’t have time.”
“Normally, I prioritize my work over meditation unless I’m too overwhelmed.”
“To deal with stress, I normally would listen to music and meditate to relax.”
“I think the app is great, it’s quite flexible for people who has busy schedule like me.”
“Keeping a habit and scheduling is the hardest part about meditation.”
Define
Identifying Users & Features.
Persona Development
After conducting research to understand the users of meditation apps and the challenges they face. My goal for this Define phase was to figure out who they are, what they need, and why they struggle to stay consistent.
Through interviews and competitive analysis, I found that most users want a simple, flexible meditation experience that fits into their busy schedules. This helped me focus on what motivates them, what holds them back, and how they currently engage with meditation apps, so I could design something that actually will help them.
Persona 1 - has some experience with meditation.
Feature Analysis
Prioritize features based on impact and effort.
Persona 2 - has no experience with meditation.
Develop
Designing a solution.
Userflow
With my goals, users, and features defined. I needed to determine how users would navigate through customizing their meditation sessions. This helped me structure the experience, and ensuring that users could edit their meditation sessions with fewer distractions and pressures.
Sketches
Deliver
Finalizing the design & prototype.
Style Guide
The visual identity uses a deep purple and soft blue palette to balance focus and relaxation, paired with Open Sans for a clean, approachable feel. Navigation was kept simple and effortless, so the UI supports a calm experience rather than adding friction to it.
Final Design
Meditation Routine Customization
Users can build sustainable habits through customizable meditation sessions or routines.
Dashboard
Help our users stay motivated by tracking any progress, mood loggings, and celebrating personal milestones.
Prototype
Accessible on desktop.