A workout app that helps beginners overcome gym anxiety and develop a routine
A workout app that helps beginners overcome gym anxiety and develop a routine
A workout app that helps beginners overcome gym anxiety and develop a routine
Motive is a mobile app designed from 0 to 1 in a span of 8 weeks through Design at UCI’s Project Teams in Spring 2024. Achieved 2nd place out of 9 teams.
Worked alongside Jibreel Rasheed, Haley Tran, Rory Lindstrom, Aki Sugita, and Edmond Lee on research and design.
Motive is a mobile app designed from 0 to 1 in a span of 8 weeks through Design at UCI’s Project Teams in Spring 2024. Achieved 2nd place out of 9 teams.
Worked alongside Jibreel Rasheed, Haley Tran, Rory Lindstrom, Aki Sugita, and Edmond Lee on research and design.
Leading the Team
With a team full of beginners, I led them through the design process, focusing on thorough research that informed our design decisions.
I centered my design efforts on the explore page, logo development, and ensuring visual consistency throughout the product.
With a team full of beginners, I led them through the design process, focusing on thorough research that informed our design decisions.
I centered my design efforts on the explore page, logo development, and ensuring visual consistency throughout the product.
What's the Problem?
Our team surveyed 113 individuals to learn why so many college-aged peers struggle when they first start going to the gym.
We found that newcomers faced challenges with gym anxiety, creating a sustainable routine, and maintaining motivation and consistency.
Our team surveyed 113 individuals to learn why so many college-aged peers struggle when they first start going to the gym.
We found that newcomers faced challenges with gym anxiety, creating a sustainable routine, and maintaining motivation and consistency.
How might we provide a workout resource to help beginners develop a consistent exercise routine while overcoming gym anxiety?
How might we provide a workout resource to help beginners develop a consistent exercise routine while overcoming gym anxiety?
How might we provide a workout resource to help beginners develop a consistent exercise routine while overcoming gym anxiety?
Who are our users?
We surveyed, interviewed, and conducted a competitive analysis to better empathize with college-aged individuals and learn about current market gaps.
We surveyed, interviewed, and conducted a competitive analysis to better empathize with college-aged individuals and learn about current market gaps.
Pain Points
Pain Points
Gym anxiety
Maintaining motivation and consistency
Gym anxiety
Maintaining motivation and consistency
Gym anxiety
Maintaining motivation and consistency
Needs
Needs
A consistent workout schedule
Reliable information and guidance for workouts
A consistent workout schedule
Reliable information and guidance for workouts
A consistent workout schedule
Reliable information and guidance for workouts
Tendencies
Tendencies
Learn information through friends and online
Less likely to visit the gym by themselves
Learn information through friends and online
Less likely to visit the gym by themselves
Learn information through friends and online
Less likely to visit the gym by themselves
Design Process
Our research and empathizing with our target audience informed the motive team how to tackle the design process.
Our research and empathizing with our target audience informed the motive team how to tackle the design process.
During the design stage, we identified our style guide that included an approachable color palette paired with a professional sans serif font.
Wireframes
Sketches
Sketches
All team members contributed to sketching and shared what features they thought were most imperative to solve the problem at hand.
Everyone's thought process was extremely valuable as it helped us prioritize our main features.
Sketches
All team members contributed to sketching and shared what features they thought were most imperative to solve the problem at hand.
Everyone's thought process was extremely valuable as it helped us prioritize our main features.
My Initial Sketches
User Flows
User Flows
Explore Page User Flow
After gathering everyone's ideas, we formed a user flow to guide our designs and ensure strong impact.
After gathering everyone's ideas, we formed a user flow to guide our designs and ensure strong impact.
Wireframes
Wireframes
low-fidelity wireframes
low, mid, hi-fidelity wireframes
mid-fidelity wireframes
hi-fidelity wireframes
During the design stage, we identified our style guide that included an approachable color palette paired with a professional sans serif font.
During the design stage, we identified our style guide that included an approachable color palette paired with a professional sans serif font.
User Testing
User Testing
We conducted user testing on our high-fidelity prototype where we increased the visibility of buttons and improved the usability of the connections page.
We conducted user testing on our high-fidelity prototype where we increased the visibility of buttons and improved the usability of the connections page.
After gathering everyone's ideas, we formed a user flow to guide our designs and ensure strong impact.
User Flow
Sketches
All team members contributed to sketching and shared what features they thought were most imperative to solve the problem at hand.
Everyone's thought process was extremely valuable as it helped us prioritize our main features.
We conducted user testing on our high-fidelity prototype where we increased the visibility of buttons and improved the usability of the connections page.
User Testing
The Product
Motive is an app that accommodates for gym anxiety and enables beginners to stay consistent while still providing utility to more experienced gym-goers.
Conclusion
From this project, I gained skills to effectively lead a team from ideation to final product, grounding the product in user research, and enhanced my UI skills, particularly in effectively utilizing color palettes and understanding their impact on the app's tone.
Connections
Overcome gym anxiety by finding individuals at your gym who have the same exercise interests as you
Match with and learn from more experienced gym-goers
Ping friends to workout together
Overcome gym anxiety by finding individuals at your gym who have the same exercise interests as you
Match with and learn from more experienced gym-goers
Ping friends to workout together
Explore
Technique guides to understand proper form
Community pages for different activities and cultivate collaborative exercise
Customizable workout routines
Technique guides to understand proper form
Community pages for different activities and cultivate collaborative exercise
Customizable workout routines
Workout
Provides a personalized routine to help users maintain consistency
Flexible schedule that can be easily adjusted
Provides a personalized routine to help users maintain consistency
Flexible schedule that can be easily adjusted
Analytics
Quickly view progress
View current PRs
See your dedication and consistency pay off!
Quickly view progress
View current PRs
See your dedication and consistency pay off!
Conclusion
From this project, I gained skills to effectively lead a team from ideation to final product, grounding the product in user research, and enhanced my UI skills, particularly in effectively utilizing color palettes and understanding their impact on the app's tone.