EquiLife
Product Design｜Work-Life Balancer
Collaborator
Mikaela Lin
Contribitions
User Research
Prototyping
Industrial Design
3D Modeling
3D Rendering
Design Tools
Figma
Adobe Suite
Solidworks
Keyshot
Background
Office workers with heavy workloads and long working hours usually do not have the time and energy to deal with their personal lives.
User Interview
To validate our assumnption. We organized five individuals who have work experience for interview. We organize some insights from them:
According to the insights listed above and the discussion in class, we set our problem statement as:
HMW help users to bring balance back to their life?
Persona
Primary Persona
Brian
Male, 29
Engineer
”I wish my personal time can be more meaningful.”
Goals
Perform to the best of his ability at work.
Being able to enjoy life after work.
Plan activities or studies for free time.
Frustrations
Encounter difficulties in work, progress not as expected.
Can not get out of the mood at work after work.
Difficult to develop interest, just want to play with his phone.
Secondary Persona
Alicia
Female, 26
PM
”I want to have a peaceful daily life without distractions.”
Goals
Find inner peace of herself.
Being aware of the thoughts.
Motivated in the morning to start a day.
Frustrations
Hard to focus on the moment, always feel distracted.
Mind been occupied in the free time, can not relax.
Feel powerless every day.
Ideation, Testing & Iteration
Version #1
Empathy-driven research, ideation and early prototyping. Conduct Usability focusing on desirability and user needs.
Version #2
Refined though user testing, this version improved accessibility, navigation and key placement, with users praising its intuitive structure and mood-tracking feature.
Version #3
Upgraded materials and structure for viability, cost efficiency and market appeal. Key interactions moved to the wall lamp for better intuitiveness.
Version #4
Seamless integration with suroundings. Refined form language: introducing “ripple” design for a more immersive experience.
Final Design
System Activation
The user starts their journey by placing the key on the key plate. The sensor on the key plate will scan the user to collect emotional data. With the help of AI, EquiLife can personalize the experience.
Overview & Meditation
After activation, the wall lamp will display the emotional status to the user, with suggestions for meditation exercises. The user can start meditation with the immersive sound and light effect.
Mood Setting
After settling down their mind, the user can start enjoy their personal time. They can play music or podcasts with different mood profiles.
Sleep Schedule
At the end of the day, the user can set up their sleep schedule so the wall lamp can help them sleep with white noise and wake them up with subtle light.
User Journey Map
