SHLDR

Mobile Application

BRAND STRATEGY / VISUAL DESIGN / UX

An app that combats isolation and mental illness

Created during my first year at Pratt Institute, this research project was a design response to the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the pandemic on the mental health of Black women. I interviewed 25 women with various careers and personal backgrounds to create an app that combated isolation and peril life changes.

January 2023-April 2023

DATE

Visual + UX Designer / Brand Strategist

ROLE

Clickable Prototype

OUTCOME

Black women experienced a heightened sense of isolation and suicidal thoughts during and after the pandemic related to COVID-19.

( THE CHALLENGE )

I interviewed several women including Lea, a doctor who was completing her residency during the pandemic, about their personal experiences.

( USER RESEARCH )

The

Solution

A centralized way for women to have a sense of community where they can connect and share with women just like themselves, outside of the constraints of social media.

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