Shud-i
An app that helps you get more quality sleep.
Problem
Working students let their screen usage hurt their quality of sleep and lack the accountability and resources to manage screentime.
Role
Research, Design Direction, Prototyping
Research
Who were the users?
Working students that struggled to maintain quality sleep
What kind of research was conducted?
3 working students were interviewed regarding their relationship with screens (phones, computers, etc) and their sleeping habits. These questions were initially asked separately to avoid any biases.
How was research conducted?
Interviews were initially held via phone call along with documented answers (30 minutes). Video interviews were held after the Ideation process to conduct usability tests on UX.
“Screens affect me negatively.
The main screen is my phone and it’s usually almost always on at the time at sleep.
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-DJ, 29 yrs old
Wireframe
Ideation
Progression Overview
Prototype
Mockup
To aid working students in their pursuit for accountability, the following two task flows were generated. Shud-i is a bedtime app that primarily gives the user feedback on their sleep through statistics/analytics.
In the initial ideation, two other features were considered:
Social media- share your sleep results with other users whenever you make progress on restful sleep
Alerts- access customizable presets that adapt to your schedule
The first flow simulates the user turning on a bedtime alert, while the second flow focuses on accessing sleep data.
Usability Testing
In order to gain valuable feedback after ideating designs, the previously interviewed users were reinterviewed to perform hands on testing.
The users were asked to perform the user flow task regarding setting up an alarm. Throughout this process, UI questions regarding the icons used and color palette were asked to ensure that the tasks involved were intuitive and visually pleasant.
Final Iterations
As the design process progressed, native app considerations were implemented to make Shud-i a more in depth experience.
Push notifications were implemented to introduce a layer of haptic stimulus, further supporting one Shud-i’s alerts feature.
Conclusion
Shud-i provides working students a versatile product that helps encourage healthier sleeping habits. Through the customizable alerts, responsive sleep data, and support from other sleepy users, Shud-i promotes a healthier lifestyle.