Water Pal App
Role:
UX Designer
Time Span:
13 Weeks
Tools:
Figma
Client:
Case Study
Team:
Individual
Aim:
Maintaining Consistency in
water intake.
Maintain Good Water Health Routine
Personalised Guidance
Insights From Secondary Research:
Water is essential for our bodies, but the amount needed can vary significantly from person to person. Some health-conscious individuals may go overboard with their water intake, potentially leading to water toxicity, which can be deadly if taken to extremes. Conversely, others facing work-related stress, imbalanced lifestyles, unexpected situations like emergencies, consumption of drinks like coffee, alcohol or health issues may not drink enough water, causing problems like dehydration, constipation, kidney stones, digestive issues, and skin ailments. Ideally, the a healthy human water intake consumption is 6-8 galsses of water per day. Determining the right water intake for an individual involves considering factors such as gender, age, physical activity, weight, health condition, location, and daily routine, highlighting the importance of personalized recommendations.
Design Process:
Secondary Research:
Secondary research was conducted using multiple online resources.
Google scholar and Science Direct Papers
Blogs
Articles
About The Project:
In today's fast-paced lifestyle, people often struggle to monitor their daily water intake, resorting to a mere "drink when thirsty" approach, which may not be sufficient. The amount of water one should consume varies significantly based on individual demographics. ‘Water Pal’, an innovative app that not only aids in tracking your daily water intake but also offers personalized guidance on how much water you should be drinking. This guidance is tailored to your unique demographics and needs. Furthermore, ‘Water Pal ‘ goes beyond simple tracking; it provides valuable tips and even offers personal consultations to ensure you stay adequately hydrated and lead a healthier life.
Dehydration
Constipation
Imbalance in Professional and Personal Life
Maintaining Consistency in
water intake
Personal Guidance
Right Tips to Maintain Water intake consistancy
Detailed Interviews and Affinity Mapping:
Bibliography:
Anon., 2022. Dehydration. NHS, 14 November.
Anon., 2023. Water, drinks and hydration. NHS, 17 MAY.
Grover, N., 2023. Stay Hydrated At Every Age: Recommended Water Intake Guidelines Revealed By Dietitian. June. A
Janine Rethy, M. M. F., n.d. Choose Water for Healthy Hydration.
Lawrence E Armstrong, Evan C Johnson, 2018. Water Intake, Water Balance, and the Elusive Daily Water Requirement. 5 December.
Pathol, J. C., 2003. Fatal water intoxication. Journal of Clinical Pathology.
Unaiza Faizan; Audra S. Rouster., 2023. Nutrition and Hydration Requirements In Children and Adults. 28 August.
User Personas:
"My busy lifestyle, work-life imbalance, and occasional laziness make it hard for me to stick to a water intake routine."
"I lack clear instructions on how to create a suitable water intake plan that matches my age and health requirements."
"Due to my age, I seek personalized guidance to help manage my water intake according to my body's needs and health conditions."
Insights:
Insights from the research have led to the identification of three distinct personas: a primary user in the 30-year age group dealing with issues like work-life imbalance, frustration, anger, and self-irritation due to challenges in maintaining a water intake routine, a secondary user aged 18 and above, and a tertiary user in the 50+ age group. These personas exhibit varying reasons for struggling with their water intake routines but share common objectives and pain points.
Detailed User Personas:
User Journey Map:
User experience map helped me understand the exact pain points of the user and the opportunities it creates through an app to increase user experience through giving user the freedom to take certain actions such as setting daily planner,alaram alerts and so on.
Detailed User Journey Map:
Task Flows Insights:
User demographics helped me gain clarity on what are the different tasks required to be completed as per the app such as starting with heading user to fill all their details on health conditin,body condition and current location,which would later help them to get a concise water intake guidance.Users are given a freedom to customize their daily shedule in a simple process so they get customized water intake guidance.Flexibility and freedom to customize alarams at any time irrespective of situation through simple and easy decisions .From the affinity mapping it helped me to narrow down that people lack resources to get personalised guidance.This task flow helps them to approach a specialist of their choice to take consultation from so it will help the user to get personalized water intake guidance.
Detailed Task Flows :
Detailed User Flows :
Primary Research & Affinity Mapping Insights:
Many individuals, due to their imbalanced study/work and professional lifestyle and unexpected situations, struggle with consistent water intake. Address health issues like dehydration, constipation and provide clear, tailored hydration guidance. Analyze factors such as health status and seasonal changes affecting water intake. Despite willingness, busy lifestyles and overwhelming information hinder people, highlighting the need for tailored hydration advice to improve water intake routine habits effectively.
Site Map:
Insights:
The site map clarified the interaction flow through the screens, making the UI design process more straightforward.
Lo-Fi Wireframes:
Lo - Fi Wireframes:
User Demographics Screen
Health Screen
Home Page Screen
Design Systems:
Detailed Design Systems :
Insights :
Two shades of blue draw inspiration from real-life experiences with watercolor, and the color blue is associated with characteristics such as reliability, loyalty, and trustworthiness. The Poppins typeface is highly readable and user-friendly in Android apps, making it effortless for users to engage with the app's screens. .This font seamlessly complements the water intake app I am creating, as it imparts a sense of expansiveness and breadth, mirroring the sensation of water.
Heuristics To Design:
1. User control And Freedom
Lo - Fi Wireframes:
Has the freedom for the user in updating water intake.
User has the freedom and control to set customized planner usingtoggle switch.
Freedom of setting alarm alert at different parts of the day and control to edit as well.
Has the freedom for the user in updating water intake.
User has the freedom and control to set customized planner using
toggle switch.
Freedom of setting alarm alert at different parts of the day and control to edit as well.
2. Match Between System And Real World
Providing clock timings that mimic the outside world experience,encouraging users to stay hydrated and maintain a properdrinking schedule. Additionally, delivering temperature updatesthat closely resemble the real-life fluctuations observed on athermometer.
Creating a genuine consultation experience by making the doctor's information and contact number available, resembling the approach used in physical clinics where patients access doctor details ,approach clininc/hospital get consulted.
Providing clock timings that mimic the outside world experience,
encouraging users to stay hydrated and maintain a proper
drinking schedule. Additionally, delivering temperature updates
that closely resemble the real-life fluctuations observed on a
thermometer.
Creating a genuine consultation experience by making the
doctor's information and contact number available,
resembling the approach used in physical clinics where
patients access doctor details ,approach clininc/hospital
get consulted.
Styled Wireframes Design:
After applying all the colors and texts to their designated sections in the hi-fidelity wireframes, the ultimate UI design has been created.
Testing
Detailed Testing Phase :
Branding:
Detailed Branding Portfolio:
Conclusion:
In summary, the Water Pal mobile app has been thoughtfully crafted to address users' specific needs and objectives by providing solutions such as tailored planning, alarm alerts, personalized guidance, and one-on-one consultations. This comprehensive approach ensures that users can effortlessly maintain their water intake routine without feeling overwhelmed by an abundance of resources.
Throughout the development process, there were challenges encountered, particularly during the transition from low-fidelity to high-fidelity design iterations. Despite these obstacles, the design underwent multiple revisions, ultimately resulting in a product that effectively caters to all the pain points and objectives of the user base.
While users have expressed appreciation for the app's design, it's worth noting that there is room for improvement in aligning the visuals colors more closely with the overall app design in some of the screens like customized planner and alarm alert screens. Such refinements could enhance the overall user experience and ensure that the app's visuals are harmoniously integrated with its functionality
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Lo - Fi Wireframes:
Has the freedom for the user in updating water intake.
Has the freedom for the user in updating water intake.
Has the freedom for the user in updating water intake.