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Wellbeing app prototype · Emotional design · University of Tasmania
Context
Wellbeing application prototype designed for University of Tasmania students. Focused on emotional design and accessibility to reduce barriers to mental health check-ins.
Design decisions
Warm color tones chosen to feel supportive rather than clinical. Non-clinical phrasing throughout the interface avoids medical jargon. Button-based size adjustments for accessibility without requiring system-level settings changes.
UTAS evaluation results
91.7%
Check-in completion rate
91.7%
Accessibility success rate
12/12
Participants rated it supportive
6.0/7
Mean satisfaction score
Process
Conducted moderated usability testing with 12 participants. Iterated on navigation structure based on task completion data. Final prototype validated against emotional design heuristics.
Links
Prototype available on request.