How might we help caregivers more efficiently mange their time?
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Working with stakeholders to create a transportation feature within an app for caregivers.
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 focus was to design a meal prep feature that allows caregivers to conveniently plan meals for the entire family.
research
AFFINITY DIAGRAM
We interviewed key stakeholders to better understand the challenges caregivers face and how CuroNow could support them. These conversations clarified the app’s purpose and helped us prioritize features.
We synthesized key themes and insights into an affinity diagram to guide our design decisions.
Define
USER PERSONAS
Our research informed user personas and scenarios, deepening our understanding of caregiver needs and building empathy into the design process.
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 crafted hypotheses and 'How Might We' statements to explore solutions that address key user needs and challenges.
IDEATE
CRAZY 8
We used ideation exercises like Crazy 8s to rapidly generate potential solutions based on our ‘How Might We’ statements.
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
MEAL PREP WIREFRAME
Developed wireframes to visualize initial design concepts, focusing on user flow and interface layout to address caregiver needs effectively.
LOW FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
Low-fi prototypes were created using the wireframes as a base.
HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
MOCKUPS
My high-fidelity prototypes reflect the feedback received from our stakeholders.
LOW FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
MEDIUM-FIDELITY PROTOTYPE
I then created medium-fi prototypes to better plan out design of the app. This was used for testing, which then informed the high-fidelity prototypes.
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—it’s about creating something that works for someone.