bondit
Strengthen bonds through sharing habits
Timeline
4 months
Role
UX and UI Designer
Researcher
Tools
Figma
Miro
Project Overview
The Problem
Young adults often are trying to self-improve and form new habits but have trouble keeping themselves consistent and holding their selves accountable with only themselves as motivation.
A report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education found that 58% of young adults reported feeling a lack of meaning or purpose in their lives, impacting their ability to stay consistent with their goals (Harvard GSE, 2023).
58%
The Solution
Daily habit tracking isn't the only way to measure progress, and user interviews showed many people journal alongside or instead of habit tracking. Bondit lets you write, tag, and filter journal entries that can be shared with friends or kept private.
Strengthen Your Bonds with Shared Habits.
The Bonds page is where you and friends build lasting habits together by creating groups, setting shared goals, and tracking progress through photos to maintain streaks. You can view personal and group streak stats at the top for motivation, then explore friends and bond groups below with detailed stats and galleries of captured moments.
Stay Connected with Your Community
Bondit's social features keep you engaged with friends through a Home feed showing bond posts and journal entries where you can like and comment. The Profile page lets you personalize your space with a picture, username, bio, and follower count. Your profile includes a Shared Bonds section so friends can see your groups and celebrate your progress.
The Research
Understanding the Problem Space
To gain market insights, I assessed existing habit tracking apps so see their weak points and where my app could improve upon where they lacked focusing mainly on the social aspects
I did research focusing on the scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of social motivation in developing and maintaining habits that backed my hypothesis of social interactivity being a motivating factor.
Hi-fidelity & Final
Simplify, Refine, Focus.
Take-aways
Test.Test.Test.Test.
Testing is essential for any project as it provides valuable insights throughout the design process, uncovers users' true needs, identifies incorrect assumptions, and ensures a more user-centered final product that ultimately saves time and money.