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Say goodbye to chore charts, forever

This visually-engaging  family chore management app  transformed insights from real families into a user-centered digital product that bridges the gap between parents and children through thoughtful interface design and gamification.

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Research & Discovery

Key Insight

Electronic money is abstract to children—they need tangible, meaningful rewards that feel real and attainable to stay motivated.

User Flow Development

I created detailed user flows to map how family members would interact with the chore management system, helping both the product team and users understand the system's functionality. These flows became the foundation for the initial prototype designs.

Design Evolution

Low-fidelity prototyping

Initial wireframes focused on core functionality and helped validate the concept with users.

  • Created basic user interface sketches for primary chore management screens
  • Tested these with children to gauge their understanding of the concept
  • Discovered that children responded well to the calendar idea but needed clearer visual indicators
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Mid-fidelity prototyping

This phase revealed that users needed more flexibility in how they viewed and interacted with chores, leading to the development of multiple calendar views and enhanced filtering options.

  • Added filtering options for upcoming, completed, and incomplete chores
  • Implemented chore card components with management controls
  • Conducted moderated usability tests to validate solutions
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animated prototype of Homies Parent Account

High-fidelity prototyping

The final design phase transformed the validated user experience into a visually engaging interface.

  • Developed a custom color palette that appealed to both children and parents
  • Created a typography scale for clear information hierarchy
  • Designed responsive components optimized for touch interfaces
  • Built a cohesive design system that reflected the project’s guiding principles
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Design System

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Core Components

Intuitive Calendar Interface

I designed the calendar feature to solve the core organizational challenge:

  • Visual indicators clearly distinguish completed, upcoming, and overdue tasks
  • Filtering options allow users to quickly find relevant information
  • Interactive chore cards provide easy access to management options

Customizable Reward System

Research showed that children needed more than just monetary incentives:

  • Designed a system allowing children to create their own meaningful rewards
  • Integrated reward progress tracking directly into the chore management view
  • Created visual indicators to show progress toward chosen goals

Comprehensive Design System

The final design embodied the project's guiding principle: creating a strong connection between parents and children:

  • Color palette and typography reflecting the playful yet purposeful nature of family collaboration
  • Modern iconography and imagery aligned with children’s digital expectations

The Homies app successfully bridges the gap between parents and children by transforming chore management from a point of conflict into an opportunity for collaboration, creating a more harmonious and organized household experience.

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Learnings

This project demonstrated the power of thorough user research and iterative design in creating solutions for complex family dynamics.

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Research

The research-driven approach revealed unexpected insights about children's motivations and parents' needs

Testing

Iterative testing confirmed that children respond better to visual organization systems than text-heavy interfaces

Consistency

Building a dedicated design system ensured consistency while addressing the unique needs of a multi-generational user base

Refine

The evolution from low to high fidelity showcased how initial concepts can be refined through consistent user feedback

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