Peacemeal Taupānga by Liying Peng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Hangarau Pūkoro, Tono me te Pūmanawa Competition Category.

ParahiPūkoro· 2025

Peacemeal Taupānga

by Liying Peng

Client: Liying Peng

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Pūkoro Category

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The Design

About Peacemeal Taupānga

Ko Peacemeal he taupānga oranga i waihangahia mō ngā tāngata e aro ana ki ngā wero o te piki taumaha, e rapu ana rānei i tētahi whanaungatanga taurite ake ki te kai. E rua ngā āhuatanga matua: Ko te Kai Whakaaro-nui, e ārahi ana i ngā kaiwhakamahi ki te whakangahau i ngā kai, ki te mātakitaki i ngā kare-ā-roto, me te whakaaro i ō rātou wheako; me te Kai Tikanga-roa, e whakarato ana i ngā whakamārama tunu kai e pā ana ki te āhua me te mahana me ngā whāinga kai painga kēmu. Ko te āhua o te taupānga he mārie, he tautoko e akiaki ana i te māramatanga kare-ā-roto, te whakauru kai painga, me ngā tikanga kai whakaaro atu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Peacemeal Taupānga te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Peacemeal Taupānga he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Peacemeal Taupānga i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Peacemeal is a wellness app for individuals struggling to gain weight. Unlike most platforms focused on weight loss, it supports underweight users through mindful eating, mouthfeel and nutrition-based recipes, mood logging, and gamified goals. With a warm and supportive interface, Peacemeal reframes eating as a nourishing ritual, helping users rebuild a healthier relationship with food, body, and self.
Dimensions & Packaging: Peacemeal is a mobile app optimized for iOS and Android platforms. The interface is designed for mobile screens ranging from 5.4 to 6.7 inches, ensuring responsive performance and visual clarity across devices. The design follows a modular component system with scalable UI elements, adaptable to both light and dark modes. Key features include meal tracking, recipe browsing, mood logging, and gamified goal progress, all accessible through a user centered and emotionally supportive experience.
Tags: Wellness App, Mindful Eating, Purposeful Eating, Healthy Habits, User-Centered Design
Production Technology: Peacemeal was developed using Figma for interface design and prototyping, enabling rapid iteration and user testing. The design system emphasizes accessibility, intuitive navigation, and emotional tone through soft visuals and calm color palettes. The prototype was built with user flow logic to simulate real interactions, allowing for feedback driven refinement of core features like meal logging, recipe recommendations, and gamified progress tracking.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was designing for an underserved group, underweight individuals, whose needs are rarely addressed in mainstream wellness tools. Unlike weight loss journeys, healthy weight gain often lacks clear structure, cultural support, or positive narratives. The creative challenge was to reframe eating as a joyful, healing act rather than a task or struggle. This required translating emotional insights into features that feel intuitive, safe, and encouraging, balancing nutritional tracking with mindful engagement while avoiding any clinical tone.
Research: Peacemeal was shaped by interviews and surveys with individuals struggling to gain weight. Research revealed emotional pain points, like shame, isolation, and lack of guidance, often ignored in mainstream wellness tools. Competitive analysis showed a weight loss dominated market. These insights led to a user centered design focused on empathy, mindfulness, and positive reinforcement, filling a critical gap in wellness support.
Inspiration: Peacemeal was inspired by the overlooked experience of individuals who struggle to gain weight, a challenge often dismissed in a world focused on weight loss. Research and observation revealed a gap in wellness tools that genuinely support underweight users. Peacemeal was created as a compassionate and joyful space that reframes eating as an act of self-care and healing, helping users rebuild healthy habits and a positive relationship with both food and body.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2021 in Chicago, and finished in March 2022.
Operation Flow: Users begin by setting their personal wellness goals, such as healthy weight gain or improved eating habits. Daily prompts guide them to log meals, emotions, and physical cues. Peacemeal recommends recipes based on mood, texture preference, and nutritional needs. As users interact with the app, they unlock small achievements through gamified progress tracking, reinforcing consistency and self-awareness. The flow is intuitive, calm, and emotionally supportive, which is designed to turn eating into a mindful, uplifting ritual.