Joyster App Mobil Applikatioun by Paula Barcante

Joyster App Mobil Applikatioun by Paula Barcante is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Mobil Technologien, Applikatiounen a Software Design Competition Category.

SëlwerMobil· 2020

Joyster App Mobil Applikatioun

by Paula Barcante

Client: Joyster

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Mobil Category

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The Design

About Joyster App Mobil Applikatioun

Joyster ass eng mobil Applikatioun fir mental Symptomer nieft dem kierperleche Wuelbefannen an deegleche Aktivitéiten ze verfollegen. All Antrag brauch manner wéi drësseg Sekonnen fir bäigefüügt ze ginn, sou datt deeglech Opzeechnungen einfach bleiwen. D'Applikatioun analyséiert déi gesammelt Donnéeën a weist, wéi eng Aktivitéiten a Liewensmëttel e positiven oder negativen Effekt op d'Wuelbefannen hunn. D'Insights presentéieren Tendenzen an Ausléiser an engem klore Format. Mënsch- a Liewensstil-Illustratioune erschénge iwwerall am Interface, an all Dag gëtt eng nei Illustratioun um Dashboard gewisen. Joyster ass fir iOS an Android entwéckelt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Joyster App Mobil Applikatioun ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Joyster App Mobil Applikatioun e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Joyster App Mobil Applikatioun ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Joyster is an app that allows users to understand their overall health by tracking their mental symptoms against their physical well-being and daily activities. Journaling every night or remembering what happened during the day can be time consuming, which is where Joyster comes in. The process of adding an entry takes less than thirty seconds. The app analyzes all data it has and outputs activities, foods, and personalized content that are making a positive or negative impact on one’s well-being.
Dimensions & Packaging: Paula designed the entire end-to-end experience for iOS and Android. This included the information architecture, persona development, UX Research, UX design, visuals, illustrations, and design system.
Tags: UI Design, mobile app, Product Design, Health, Mental Health, UX Design, iOS, Android, Illustration
Production Technology: Joyster began with the user. Paula completed two rounds of research, one interview based and a purely functional test. Additionally, therapists user tested the app to provide valuable feedback. For the design Paula used Sketch, InVision, and Procreate.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was the ability to create an app like this that felt effortless for the user. Additionally, the ability add a scale for each symptom was a challenge as symptoms can be physical or mental.
Research: Paula ran two types of research. The first one was eight user interviews. The purpose of this research was to understand the market and overall interest in Joyster. The script consisted of open ended questions focusing on how users currently keep track of their symptoms, feelings, what they do to understand themselves better, and their overall interest. The second research was a usability test. The purpose of this test was completely functional, to understand how easy or difficult it was to navigate through the app.
Inspiration: One out of four people experience mental health in today’s society. Last year, Paula experienced ten days of panic attacks out of the blue. The mental symptoms were terrible and the physical symptoms were worse. She was frustrated by the fact that no one could tell her why this was happening or how she could prevent it. Paula started my own spreadsheet to track her physical body symptoms and mental symptoms against what she was doing, who she was seeing, and what she was eating to understand what helped and what did not. After twenty spreadsheets Paula decided to create Joyster.
Project Duration: The project is still going. The project is currently taking place in Vancouver Island, Canada.
Operation Flow: The app is extremely simple and leverages existing technological behavior seen in popular apps. It is attractive, clean, and delightful. The daily entires are a simple list of symptoms and activities that users can tap on to select and create their own. Every day of the week the user sees a new illustration on their dashboard to create delight and inspiration for adopting a healthy lifestyle. The insights are straightforward and effective in showing trends and triggers. Additionally, Joyster sends insights based on an individual's weekly improvements.
Team Members: Paula Barcante
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Paula Barcante, 2020
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