Research

After researching the struggles of Alzheimers patients, I found that common issues they faced were:

• Remembering events

• Planning events

• Knowing the appropriate clothing to wear based on the weather

• Keeping track of time

• Face recognition issues

Based on this information I factored in all this while creating the app.

Reflection

The reason I created this app primarily came from my double major is psychology. I have always loved getting to understand the mind and during my education I have become very sympathetic to people suffering from brain injuries or diseases such as Alzheimers that degrades the brain. I wanted to give back to them and try and create a product that could help them in their everyday lives.

The research process unfortunately had to rely heavily on reading and not face to face interviews due to the fact that I did not have access to Alzheimer’s patients or nurses during the time span of this project. I wanted the app to have bigger words and large pictures since Alzheimer’s patients are normally older and require things to be bigger. I wanted there to be a sense of gratification and success when they completed a task, so the small animations were there to further motivate them to complete their daily tasks. I want to further this project by creating an apple watch app that syncs up to it as well. Older people normally aren’t on their phones all the time so I thought an apple watch app would allow them to get notifications and remind them even when they aren’t next to their phone.

Overview

Time: 4 Weeks

Tools: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects

Skills: App Design, Branding, UX/UI, Motion Graphics, Prototyping