UXD740 – Week 13-16: Sleep Cycle prototype

16th December 2021 – Edited 25th January 2022

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The artefact is shown in the form of a prototype that includes multiple features to address the research findings. These features include a personalised sleep program, notifications, innovation of colour and setting up your sleep zone. The prototype features have been designed to develop the existing Sleep cycleᵀᵐ (SC) application.

A prototype was most suitable because it visually showed the aesthetics and functionality of the findings. The reason for using Figma was that it is a powerful design tool that can illustrate the app design and interactivity. Moreover, design skill development is essential for future design modules and career aspirations in user experience design.

Personalisation

Figure 1: (Left to right) Program, self-assessment test and program feedback showing visibility of system status.

Figure 2: (Left to right) Error message in self-assessment test, display – text size feature and recommended sleep aid sounds.

Notifications

Figure 3: (Left to right) Program notifications feature, sleep aid recommended sounds notification and weekly summary notification.

Innovation of colour

Figure 4: (Left to right) The original SC app using orange and the SC app developed prototype using green.

Sleep zone

Figure 5: (Left to right) Sleep zone feature, sleep mode and Philips Hue.