How might we help caregivers more efficiently mange their time?
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Collaborated with stakeholders to design a transportation feature that helps caregivers easily schedule and manage rides for care recipients.
Client
CuroNow
Date
February 2025 - May 2025
Industry
Health Care
Scope of work
UX/UI Design
INTRODUCTION
THE CHALLENGE
Family caregivers are often overwhelmed managing the health, finances, and daily needs of aging loved ones, leading to emotional and physical strain.
INTRODUCTION
MAIN OBJECTIVE
CuroNow is a smart app that helps caregivers organize, track, and manage care tasks in a secure, streamlined way.
My role on the team was to design a meal planning feature that helps caregivers conveniently plan and prepare meals for the entire family.
research
AFFINITY DIAGRAM
We interviewed key stakeholders to better understand caregiver challenges and how CuroNow could offer meaningful support.
These conversations clarified the app’s purpose and helped us prioritize features. We synthesized insights into an affinity diagram to guide design decisions.
A key finding was that caregivers are short on time and need convenient, time-saving meal planning solutions.
Define
USER PERSONAS
Our research informed user personas and scenarios, helping us build empathy and better understand caregiver needs.
Our primary persona is a busy caregiver who needs a quick, reliable way to prepare healthy meals for her care recipient.
Define
USER PERSONAS
Our research informed user personas and scenarios, helping us build empathy and better understand caregiver needs.
Our primary persona is a busy caregiver who needs a quick, reliable way to prepare healthy meals for her care recipient.
Define
USER JOURNEY MAPS
From our personas, we created a user journey map to represent our personas within the context of searching for meal prep options.
IDEATE
HYPOTHESIS & HOW MIGHT WE STATEMENTS
We created hypotheses and How Might We statements to explore solutions that address key caregiver needs.
Our main hypothesis: by streamlining meal planning and grocery prep, caregivers will spend less time on daily tasks and have more time for themselves.
IDEATE
HYPOTHESIS & HOW MIGHT WE STATEMENTS
We created hypotheses and How Might We statements to explore solutions that address key caregiver needs.
Our main hypothesis: by streamlining meal planning and grocery prep, caregivers will spend less time on daily tasks and have more time for themselves.
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
UPDATED STRUCTRE
Following ideation, we identified key screens to design and developed an information architecture to clarify how they fit within the app’s existing structure.
IDEATE
CRAZY 8s
We used ideation exercises like Crazy 8s to quickly generate solutions based on our How Might We statements.
As a team, we voted on the most promising features to prioritize in our initial designs.
IDEATE
CRAZY 8s
We used ideation exercises like Crazy 8s to quickly generate solutions based on our How Might We statements.
As a team, we voted on the most promising features to prioritize in our initial designs.
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
UPDATED STRUCTURE
Following ideation, we identified key screens to design and developed an information architecture to clarify how they fit within the app’s existing structure.
LOW FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
WIREFRAME
I created wireframes to visualize early design concepts, focusing on user flow and layout to address caregiver needs.
Initial sketches included screens for recipe selection, meal preferences, and grocery list generation.
LOW FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
Low-fidelity prototypes were built from the wireframes to further develop and test our ideas.
LOW FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
Low-fidelity prototypes were built from the wireframes to further develop and test our ideas.
HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
MOCKUPS
My high-fidelity prototypes incorporate key stakeholder feedback, including support for repeat meals, leftover tracking, and meal planning for the caregiver as well.
These updates were applied to the weekly meal plan page to better meet user needs.
LOW FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
MEDIUM-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
I then created medium-fidelity prototypes to refine the app’s design and guide usability testing.
REFLECTION
FINAL THOUGHTS
Working on CuroNow deepened my understanding of how critical it is to center the needs of users and stakeholders throughout the design process. Early in the project, we had ideas we were excited about, but through testing and gathering feedback, we realized that some features didn’t align with what caregivers actually needed. Iteration became a key part of our process, not just refining designs, but rethinking our assumptions.
We learned to listen more closely, adapt quickly, and prioritize clarity, accessibility, and real-world usefulness over aesthetic preferences or convenience. This experience reinforced that meaningful design isn’t just about creating something that works. Instead, it’s about creating something that works for someone.
INTRODUCTION
THE CHALLENGE
Family caregivers are often overwhelmed managing the health, finances, and daily needs of aging loved ones, leading to emotional and physical strain.
MAIN OBJECTIVE
CuroNow is a smart app that helps caregivers organize, track, and manage care tasks in a secure, streamlined way.
My role on the team was to design a meal planning feature that helps caregivers conveniently plan and prepare meals for the entire family.
INTRODUCTION
THE CHALLENGE
Family caregivers are often overwhelmed managing the health, finances, and daily needs of aging loved ones, leading to emotional and physical strain.
MAIN OBJECTIVE
CuroNow is a smart app that helps caregivers organize, track, and manage care tasks in a secure, streamlined way.
My role on the team was to design a meal planning feature that helps caregivers conveniently plan and prepare meals for the entire family.
RESEARCH
AFFINITY DIAGRAM
We interviewed key stakeholders to better understand caregiver challenges and how CuroNow could offer meaningful support.
These conversations clarified the app’s purpose and helped us prioritize features. We synthesized insights into an affinity diagram to guide design decisions.
A key finding was that caregivers are short on time and need convenient, time-saving meal planning solutions.
DEFINE
USER PERSONAS
Our research informed user personas and scenarios, helping us build empathy and better understand caregiver needs.
Our primary persona is a busy caregiver who needs a quick, reliable way to prepare healthy meals for her care recipient.
DEFINE
USER PERSONAS
Our research informed user personas and scenarios, helping us build empathy and better understand caregiver needs.
Our primary persona is a busy caregiver who needs a quick, reliable way to prepare healthy meals for her care recipient.
USER JOURNEY MAPS
CRAZY 8s
From our personas, we created a user journey map to represent our personas within the context of searching for meal prep options.
We used ideation exercises like Crazy 8s to quickly generate solutions based on our How Might We statements.
As a team, we voted on the most promising features to prioritize in our initial designs.
IDEATE
HYPOTHESIS & HOW MIGHT WE STATEMENTS
We created hypotheses and How Might We statements to explore solutions that address key caregiver needs.
Our main hypothesis: by streamlining meal planning and grocery prep, caregivers will spend less time on daily tasks and have more time for themselves.
LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
WIREFRAME
I created wireframes to visualize early design concepts, focusing on user flow and layout to address caregiver needs.
Initial sketches included screens for recipe selection, meal preferences, and grocery list generation.
LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
Low-fidelity prototypes were built from the wireframes to further develop and test our ideas.
How might we help caregivers more efficiently manage their time?
Curonow
Collaborated with stakeholders to design a transportation feature that helps caregivers easily schedule and manage rides for care recipients.
Client
CuroNow
Date
February 2025 - May 2025
Industry
Healthcare
Scope of work
UX/UI Design
HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
MOCKUPS
My high-fidelity prototypes incorporate key stakeholder feedback, including support for repeat meals, leftover tracking, and meal planning for the caregiver as well.
These updates were applied to the weekly meal plan page to better meet user needs.
REFLECTION
FINAL THOUGHTS
Working on CuroNow deepened my understanding of how critical it is to center the needs of users and stakeholders throughout the design process. Early in the project, we had ideas we were excited about, but through testing and gathering feedback, we realized that some features didn’t align with what caregivers actually needed. Iteration became a key part of our process, not just refining designs, but rethinking our assumptions.
We learned to listen more closely, adapt quickly, and prioritize clarity, accessibility, and real-world usefulness over aesthetic preferences or convenience. This experience reinforced that meaningful design isn’t just about creating something that works. Instead, it’s about creating something that works for someone.
MEDIUM-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
I then created medium-fidelity prototypes to refine the app’s design and guide usability testing.