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O'friends סאָציאַלע אַפּ by Yichen Wang

O'friends סאָציאַלע אַפּ by Yichen Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award אין בראָנדז in מאָבילע טעכנאָלאָגיעס, אַפּליקאַציעס און סאָפֿטוואַר דיזײַן Competition Category.


בראָנדזמאָביל· 2024

O'friends סאָציאַלע אַפּ

by Yichen Wang

Client: Ycstudio

A' Design Award אין בראָנדז Winner in מאָביל Category

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The Design

About O'friends סאָציאַלע אַפּ

O'friends, וואָס סימבאָליזירט אַלטע פֿרײַנד, איז געשאַפֿן צו פֿאַרשטאַרקן לאַנגצײַטיקע פֿרײַנדשאַפֿטן צווישן יונגע דערוואַקסענע. צווישן געשעפֿטיקע לעבנס און ווײַטע דיסטאַנצן, עס פּיאָנירט וועגן פֿאַר באַניצער צו דערמאָנען אַלטע מאָמענטן, קאָמוניצירן געפֿילן, און שאַפֿן נײַע זכרונות. די אַפּ פֿאַרבינדט קונסטפֿול פֿאַרשיידענע לעבנס-ריטמען, מיט פֿעאַטורעס וואָס באַטאָנען פֿרײַנד באַזירט אויף צײַט-זאָנעס און צוגענגלעכקייט. עס דערמעגלעכט אויך רײַכע אינטעראַקציע: קול-מעסידזשעס, פֿאָטאָ-טיילונגען, און אַ געטיילטער ווירטועלער זכּרון-אָרט. עס דערמוטיקט צו דערנײַערן פֿריִערדיקע בינדונגען מיט אײַז-ברעכנדיקע פּראָמפּטן, זאָרגנדיק אַז פֿרײַנדשאַפֿטן בליִען אין דער הײַנטיקער שנעל-טעמפּירטער וועלט.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award אין בראָנדז

O'friends סאָציאַלע אַפּ איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין בראָנדז, אַן העכסט פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו אויסגעצייכנטע דיזײַנס וואָס שטעכן אַרויס מיט קרעאַטיוויטעט, דערפֿינדונג און קלוגשאַפֿט. בראָנדז-געווינער זענען זייער בקיאותדיקע און אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק קרעאַטיווע אַרטיפֿאַקטן וואָס באַשטעטיקן די ברייטע דערפֿאַרונג, פֿאַנטאַזיע און דערפֿינדונג-קראַפֿט פֿון זייערע דיזײַנערס. פֿון O'friends סאָציאַלע אַפּ ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ הויך געשעצטע, באַוווּנדערטע און ליבע זאַך וואָס איז אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק פּראָפֿעסיאָנעל און אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין בראָנדז פֿאַראײניקט די בעסטע פּראַקטיקן אין קונסט, וויסנשאַפֿט, דיזײַן און טעכנאָלאָגיע, און איז אויסגעצייכנט פֿאַר זײַן אויפֿמערקזאַמקייט צו דעטאַלן. O'friends סאָציאַלע אַפּ באַפֿרידיקט באַדערפֿענישן פּראַכטפֿול, רירט אָן תּאוות, פֿאַרכּישופֿט געפֿילן און רופֿט נײַגעריקייט.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
O'friends is a mobile application that supports young adults in maintaining long-lasting friendships. Recognizing the challenges that young adults always connect from long distance, O'friends aims to provide a solution to foster and nurture meaningful relationships.
Dimensions & Packaging
Universal mobile interface and user experience design based on iOS 16.
Tags
Mobile Application, Old Friends, Long-lasting Friendships, Connection, Emotional Well-being
Production Technology
Built with React Native, O'friends ensures cross-platform compatibility and a user-centric design. Cloud-based solutions enable scalable data storage, while robust security measures protect user privacy. The app's special friend list panel, displaying friends based on time zones and locations, enhances availability tracking. O'friends offers voice messages, photo sharing, prompts of activities,and a virtual home for shared memories.
Design Challenge
The greatest challenge in creating 'O'friends' was developing a solution to alter the state of isolation or solitude that people often find themselves in, especially during times like the pandemic. Prior to 'O'friends,' I had experimented with various approaches, but the most difficult part was always encouraging users to take that first step to reach out to others or engage with the world around them.
To address this, I focused on designing an extremely smooth and attractive landing experience, coupled with thoughtful planning of users' social sharing boundaries. It was crucial to create a sense of belonging and connection within groups, making users feel like they are part of a community. This involved not just aesthetic design choices but also deep consideration of user psychology and social dynamics. The challenge was to balance functionality with emotional appeal, ensuring that users felt comfortable and motivated to initiate and maintain connections through the app.
Research
Research Objectives: design an app for meaningful connections.
Methodology: User research, wireframing, prototyping.
Methods: Storyboarding, field and market research, interviews, user personas.
Participants: 12 participants from various locations, including China, South Korea, the US, and India.
Results: Participants desired reconnection with old friends.
Insights: Importance of maintaining old friendships
Impacts: Business opportunities for meaningful connection tools, societal importance of nurturing friendships.
Inspiration
During my years in New York, I witnessed the severity of the pandemic and the resulting loneliness experienced by people. They are actively trying to overcome this emerging health issue, especially among young individuals. Instead of solely seeking new friendships, I believe it is crucial for people to consider rebuilding old connections. Inspired by this, I envisioned creating a platform where individuals can reconnect with their past relationships.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2021 and finished in Nov 2022 New York, and was exhibited in New York.
Operation Flow
O'friends focuses on activities to foster interaction. Users update their status daily, expressing feelings or sharing small activities. The app simplifies engagement by offering activity options instead of long posts. Users discover similarities, important events, and join activities with friends. In the "Room," users communicate in real-time, share memories, and plan activities. The app provides methods and activities for users to interact and showcase their personalities.

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