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A mobile application designed to enhance the dietary journey of users’ leveraging principles
of Data Humanism to provide visually engaging personalized data narratives.

The application highlights users temporal patterns, emphasizing goal alignment, enabling reflection, and continues improvement.

With a social component that hinges on the concept of accountability, social support, and extrinsic motivation. Intended to enable goal adherence, and user successes.

Role

UX/UI Researcher, UI Designer, Product Designer, Data Visualizer

Tool

Excel, Tableau, Adobe Illustrator, Figma

Team

Me, Myself, & I

Term

5-Weeks

✨Identifying the Gap: A User-Centered Approach🚀

Problem

Individuals struggle with dietary adherence, and
motivation.

A 2023 meta analysis of 35 medial papers found that lifestyle interventions that foster self-regulatory skills, opportunities for social engagement and personalization of goals were identified as factors seen to improve behavioral-adherence.

See the study here
Solution

Personalized Data-Narratives, Pattern Awareness,
& Accountability partners.

Personal Data Narratives
  • Visualizations emphasize temporal trends, allowing users to identify patterns in caloric intake relative to goals.
  • breakdowns provide a comprehensive view, aiding in informed adjustments.
  • Recognizing temporal patterns enhances goal alignment and adherence to plans, fostering achievement and motivation.
Findings Supported by the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
Solution

Pattern Awareness

Personal Data Narratives
  • Measurable outcomes lead to a clear point of reference.
  • Regular reflection encourages continuous improvement.
  • Individuals engage more deeply with personal data presented in alignment with their goal.
Supported by: Martin Engebretsen and Helen Kennedy ”Data Visualization in Society”
Solution

Accountability partners

Personal Data Narratives
  • Increases your chance of accomplishment up to 95%
  • Social dimension promotes extrinsic motivation, and community support.
  • share achievements, challenges, and insights.
Association for Talent Development
Research

Merely having an idea or goal is likely to yield a
10% success rate.

Having a specific accountability appointment with someone you’ve committed to will raise those odds to 95%.

See the study here
Market Research

The top 7 diet-tracking apps were identified from the
iOS iTunes and Android Play stores, downloaded and used over a 2-week period.

See the study here | No download statistics available for iOS.
Solution

Competitors Failed to Consider the Impact of Social — Interactions

Existing apps lack social and emotional features.

Incorporating Social Interaction: Enhance motivation and goal adherence by embedding social media elements for peer support, accountability, and shared experiences.

Findings Supported by the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Solution

Competitors failed to Acknowledge the Impact of the Emotional Aspect

Current apps miss tracking emotional impacts on eating.

Emotional Tracking Integration: Foster a supportive environment by enabling users to track and share the emotional aspects of their eating habits, providing deeper insights and encouragement.

Findings Supported by Additional Research
Theoretical Framework

Clarity, & Social Accountability Are Key For Success

Solution

Testing + Improving

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Clarification
  • Included an indicator for user daily nutrient target, based on their profile goals.
  • Included visual distinction between remaining and consumed calories.
  • Removed bottom navigation.
Tertiary Design Example
Solution

Testing + Improving

Collapsing, & Carousels
  • Clarifying menu navigation by introducing themes
  • Carousels used in both the “Recommended Meals Section” and the “Menu Navigation”
  • Collapsing, and expanding menus, save space, and contribute to the novel experience
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Solution

Overview-Frames

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Adjustments
  • Separated Overview into two components
  • Interactive Calendar component for granular exploration
  • Summary for general year-wide statistics
Prototype

Interactive Figma Prototype

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