Dashboard Screen for unleash Mobile App
OVERVIEW
The health/wellness sector plus wearables are big industry buzzwords. Our user personas love to spend money on their pets. They are savvy with technology and iOS UI and gestures like swiping. No expense is spared when it comes to animal lovers and their pets. Facebook and Instagram are filled with posts and photos of their beloved pet.
User research included heuristic evaluations of similar wearable devices and their companion mobile apps. Key features and positive findings included simple activity monitoring, wayfinding, personalization, health statistics, ease of use, syncing remotely, chip in collar, and alerts and notifications.
"As a pet owner, I need a diary of my pet's sleep/rest and active/walking activity, while considering breed and age, to compare his own stats with other dogs. It would be cool to know if something is out of the norm and visit to the vet is needed."
EMPATHY MAP LEADING TO HAPPY PATH & SAD PATH SCENARIOS
THE DISCOVERY
The next phase after reviewing the competitive landscape delved into understanding our user's behaviors and mapping out how the experience would unfold. Basically, if the pet is healthy, the owner is happy. What if the app fails to detect a health problem? Another fail would be data not cumulating when battery dies.
The following workflow starts to plot out the onboarding process and the dashboard. Multiple pets were even considered and the ability to personalize with pictures of the owner's pet. This is where we start to identify gaps and overlaps.
We developed a product that does these things: 1) activity and rest monitoring, 2) wireless sync (mobile app, collar and doggie door) + GPS, and 3) sharing and personalization based on breed, age and weight.
DASHBOARD WORKFLOW DIAGRAMS
DESIGN STUDIO METHOD
On your mark, get set, sketch. The design studio process is where a group of participants begin rapid prototyping to create and explore design alternatives before any high fidelity prototypes are built.
Next, the team clusters sketches for like concepts and begins to mashup ideas and organize similarities before round two. After the next round, team votes on the best ideas. Bono's Six Thinking Hats keeps the sketching on course and in that critical thinking mindset. Our pet activity tracker spawned initally from an idea for a pet sitter mobile app. Here's just a snapshot of what the two hour design studio process rendered.
RAPID PROTOTYPING SKETCHES
HIGH FIDELITY MOCKUPS
Here is the welcome page and initial onboarding walkthrough. Key features of app are revealed using engaging storytelling. During onboarding the user can opt out at any time by clicking on got it command. Interface is kept simple and minimalistic.
Welcome and Onboarding Screens
ICON SYSTEM FOR DASHBOARD
