Grace is an iOS app that will focus on an individual’s body transformation journey (more commonly known as weight loss). This app will help identify the user's progress outside of the number on the scale. The scale is the most common measurement tool in a body transformation and is often what people solely use to define their success.
People who use the scale can get discouraged if their weight fluctuates which is inevitable due to many different factors. This overshadows the non-scale progress that they have made in their journey like lifting heavier weights or running a faster mile. This app is a tool to help recognize the progress they have made in their journey outside of the number on the scale.
I was cognizant that this can be a very personal and emotional topic to an individual. Each conversation included stories about how the scale discourages them to the point where they don't see any progress. This solidified the need for this app.
Across each unique body transformation journey, I identified similar user needs to breakaway from the scale that this app can help solve for. In the next sections, I will explain what features I designed for each need.
People use the scale because it is a fast way to check their progress. They know that there are other ways to measure success but they feel it takes too long and need a quicker option.
I designed the "Proud Moment" as a way for users to input their wins, big or small. This will allow for them to log all their proud moments so that they can look back at their journey.
I designed three versions of the landing screen wireframes with the goal of making it easy for a user to quickly jot down a proud moment. I moved forward with version 3 because it allowed for flexibility in adding photos without having to alter the size of the screen or popup. This size variation would have required additional scrolling to submit the proud moment.
The journey highlight will remind users of previous proud moments. The goal of this feature is to encourage the users about moments they were proud of themselves outside of the scale that they may have forgotten about.
This feature is located on the "Journey" screen where the user will also find the proud moment form and the journey recap. This is the one stop where the user can add and review their milestones.
I designed the challenges feature so users can participate and create a community with others that are doing the challenge. They have the opportunity to see who is participating in the challenge and the proud moments that others have shared.
I conducted usability testing on my initial "Side by Side" design and put together an affinity map of my findings. My initial design included the side by side comparison as a secondary flow after a proud moment posted. After testing, I discovered users were confused about this and wanted this to be an option upfront.
I redesigned a new user flow chart that allows for the user to add a secondary photo after the initial photo. This was implemented in the final design.
