little forest
Duration: Jan 2021 - April 2021
Role: Mobile Product Design, User Research, Visual & Branding System
Tools: Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Figma, Keynote
Overview.
Welcome to little forest, an open, safe community platform for free thought that allows one to anonymously share big or small concerns, engage with other forest dwellers, & most importantly heal through words of advice along with food or music recommendations.
My Role.
This was a personally-led project where I was responsible throughout the whole process from the ideation to the execution of the final prototype. I focused on all the aspects such as the user research, wireframes, prototypes, and overall visual system for the app.
Mindmap.
User Personas.
User Persona Scenarios.
Mapping the Experience.
The task analysis & site map allowed me to think about the entire user journey for the app.
Low Fidelity Wireframes.
Paper Wireframes.
High Fidelity Wireframes.
User Testing.
For my user testing, I asked two participants to complete two tasks using the paper wireframes. Both participants were timed and asked follow-up questions after the conclusion of the test in terms of what they appreciated and any suggestions they had to improve the user experience.
Task 1:
Open App → Sign Up → Write a Post → Upload your Post → Return to Feed → Open your Profile → Check History
Task 2:
Open App → Login → Explore one of the Forests → Scroll through & Select a Post → Click the Sympathy Button → Select one of the comments to the Post
User Feedback.
“It would help to have labels in the navigation bar below the icons.”
“What if there is a separate forest group with all of my trees = “my posts” instead of having to go from Profile to History?”
High-Fidelity Prototype.
Final Prototype.
Metaphors.
Moodboards.
Design Principles.
Icon Set.
Style Guide.
