improve your concentration & self-esteem with handy features

Grimoire is a focus tool. Discover and collect summoners and taro cards, get inspired by positive quotes, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.

Overview

Background

Grimoire is conducted for an individual user who needs to improve their concentration, relieve their stress, and get inspired every day.

People are distracted by a lot of media platforms in today's fast-paced world. and struggled with keeping their concentration, even though they should've completed it.

A grimoire, a magical book is conceived of your knowledge and willness. The summoner will be your guide for goals, and keep your inner peace with mysterious tarot cards.

It not only helps to manage your personal tasks, but It also helps to enhance your mental health.

My role

I've organized the features the user essentially needs based on the data of competitors related to our service.

I designed the wireframe and created a user interface that is appealing and intuitive, with magical themes in the concept I set up.

I've confirmed not to deviate from the feature's goals several times during this project. and I've designed features that are able to access and focus on their tasks easily and friendly.

After all, I've enhanced the natural interactions between the screens of the prototype.

Goal

The primary goal of Grimoire is to provide users with a comprehensive tool that helps them stay focused, reduce stress, and foster a positive mindset. By offering a unique combination of collectible summoners and tarot cards, users can engage with content that resonates with them on a personal level.

Positive quotes serve as daily reminders to maintain an optimistic outlook, while the app's practical features are designed to facilitate real-life tasks, making them more manageable and less overwhelming. Ultimately, Grimoire seeks to create a balanced and fulfilling user experience that supports personal growth, productivity, and emotional wellness.

discovery

Market Research

Learning is a nonlinear process. Throughout the project, I conducted market and competitor research to better understand the needs and gaps in this burgeoning industry. I also conducted several stakeholder interviews to ensure.

My research process involved the following:

  • Define objectives & plan

  • Outline theories & assumptions

  • Choose techniques to fill gaps in knowledge

  • Conduct research and collect data

  • Synthesize findings

Talking with Prospective Customers

To acquire more qualitative data about our target users' motivations, pain spots, and needs, I interviewed ten Tualatin residents and employees. These participants had all used self-improvement applications and were among my client's target consumer group of young professionals. I wanted to answer this question:

What would a customer expect from a Self-improvement application?

"Every day, I handle many projects with tight deadlines. What I need from a focus tool is something that keeps me on track without increasing my stress. The software should provide simple but effective time management tools including task lists, reminders, and a focus timer. I'd like to have something that not only keeps me organized but also provides inspiration or encouragement when I'm feeling overwhelmed. A peaceful design and stress-relief options, such as guided meditation or soothing music, would be greatly appreciated."”— P, 41, Project Manager

"As a freelancer in the creative area, I'm constantly seeking for new ways to be inspired while remaining productive. A concentration tool should be more than just a work manager; it should contain components that inspire my creativity, such as daily quotes or visual prompts. I'd like to have something that feels unique and adjustable, where I can organize my workspace based on my needs. An intuitive UI with personality, such as unique design or themes, would enhance the experience and keep me coming back to the app.”— D, 35, Freelancer

"My biggest issue is remaining focused during lengthy study sessions. I need a focus tool that will help me manage my study schedule and breaks, allowing me to concentrate successfully without burning out. A Pomodoro timer, study targets, and progress tracking would be quite useful. Furthermore, receiving positive reinforcement in the form of quotes or encouraging remarks after completing chores would help to keep me motivated. C, 19, Student: "The app should be straightforward and easy to navigate so I can quickly access what I need and get back to studying."— C, 19, Student

Competitive Analysis

I summarized the advantages, disadvantages, and features of the interfaces of websites notable for their focus tool, quotation, taro, and so on. I evaluated and assessed it against our goal to guarantee it is user-friendly and adaptable to the intended application.

INSIGHTS AND ISSUES

There are several issues and challenges when I started this project. Here are common issues based on the data that I’ve collected after I actually used the competitor’s apps as a user and reviews of the potential users.

  • User Interaction and Retention:

    People who are very motivated to use self-improvement applications might lose interest easily. It might be difficult to keep users engaged unless use special gamification, and intrigued features.

  • Personalization:

    Every users have the different self-improvement goals or individual requirements. If the app lacks flexibility in goal setting might lose the user's interest

  • Notifications and Alerts:

    To give users a choice with their willingness, set their alarm or notification. because many users may tolerate many disruptions.

  • Usability Design :

    If an app has so difficult features even users may not understand. It is difficult to encourage them. even though it has a beautiful interface visually. It has to be an intuitive and direct interface for the user's experience.

scenarios

Persona

According to a poll of 1,000 employees by market research firm Embrain Trend Monitor, more than 7 out of 10 (75.2%) were involved in self-development. The most popular self-development ways were [multiple responses] exercise (60.3%), foreign languages ​​(48.8%), certificates (48%), hobbies (36.8%), financial planning (32.2%), and IT-related studies (17.8%).

Why do people focus on self-development even after work?

The biggest reason is to prepare for something other than their main job. This is also why the persona was set as a 30-something employee like Chloe. The character is represented as someone who overcomes obstacles in their personal and professional lives and achieves personal success.

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

define features

Grimoire is not only a productivity app, it's also a management tool for tasks and even your emotional health.

  1. Task Management Tool:

    • Magical To-Do Lists: Users can add their own tasks, and check their task history daily or weekly. They also can organize tasks into categories like "Focus, Creativity, or Meditation" and associate with the user's summoner they choose.

    • Focus Timer: The instinctive timer user can check your focus time and resses. User set their sessions like focus time and recess time by themselves. and get reminders from users' summer who encourage user's motivation.

  2. Summoners & Tarot Cards:

    • Collectible Summoners: Users can unlock and collect various summoners depending on how many times they complete their tasks genuinely. Each summoner has a special theme of background and tarot card's illustration, sound, and even letter.

    • Daily Tarot Card: Users get reminded of a daily tarot card which offers them inspiration and wisdom guidance for the day.

  3. Inspiration and Motivation:

    • Positive Affirmations: A user writes daily positive affirmations or letters from the past user to the future user, and It delivers the user the affirmation letter that the user set. The summoner sends the user a letter and even a fictional person sends you a letter sometimes.

    • Inspirational Quotes: Users can choose a vast library of inspirational quotes or see random quotes based on user preference. A quote theme can be changed by the user's choice.

  4. Customization and Personalization:

    • Analysis Dashboard: Users can check the tasks they completed or uncompleted from the calendar. and even check users's daily taro user received.

  5. [Progress] Community and Social Features:

    • Shared Wisdom: Users can share their favorite summoners, tarot cards, or quotes with friends and the broader Grimoire community. This feature fosters a sense of connection and allows users to inspire one another.

    • Community Challenges: Periodic community challenges encourage users to achieve specific goals or adopt new habits. These challenges are themed around the app’s mystical elements and offer rewards, such as exclusive summoners or tarot readings.

  6. [Progress] Holistic Wellness Integration:

    • Mind-Body Connection: Grimoire integrates elements of both mental and physical wellness. For instance, certain summoners or tarot cards might encourage users to take a break, stretch, or engage in a brief physical activity to refresh their focus.

    • Daily Rituals: Users can establish daily rituals within the app, such as morning meditation, midday focus sessions, and evening reflections. These rituals are guided by the app’s mystical elements, making them both practical and engaging.

PROTOTYPE

Iteration Learnings

Connecting rewards with task completion in Grimoire can be achieved by integrating them naturally into the app’s mystical theme and ensuring they are meaningful to the user’s journey. Expressing rewards through visual storytelling, personalization, and thematic integration enhances the experience. Unlocking new quote categories and tarot card services can serve as strong motivational tools, while providing an initial set of 22 Major Arcana tarot cards offers a rich foundation that can be expanded over time.

Some key insights:

  1. How can I naturally connect the reward for completing a task to other main functions?

  2. How will I express the reward?

  3. Can the unlocking of the category of quotes and the unlocking of the Tarot card service be motivation for completing the task?

  4. How many illustrations of Tarot cards will I provide?

I’d sketched out wireframes based on the information architecture. In addition to the guide to life and the process of unlocking the summoner model, I’d mainly built important features first. I continued to iteratively fix issues that were unexpected in the architecture while drawing wireframes.

WIREFRAME

PROTOTYPE

DESIGN

CONcept

The design concept of Grimoire reflects a serene and mystical.
I've designed it with a deep purple tone that provides a calming, focused atmosphere, making the users enhance concentration and reduce stress.

Mystical Theme: The design concept revolves around a mystical, enchanted world where productivity is enhanced through the guidance of magical beings, such as summoners, and the wisdom of tarot cards. The interface should feel like a digital grimoire—ancient yet infused with modern elements—creating a unique and immersive experience.

Seamless Integration: All features are designed to interconnect, making it easy for users to transition from task management to stress relief or inspiration, all within a cohesive, visually rich environment.

iNTERACTION

The interaction animations in Grimoire are designed to create an immersive and magical experience. Each animation is carefully crafted to reinforce the mystical theme of the app, making every action—from summoner selection to task completion—feel meaningful and engaging. These animations not only enhance the user experience but also help to build a strong emotional connection to the app, making it a central part of the user’s daily routine.

REFINEMENT

To elevate the task habits and concentration feature as the central tool of Grimoire, focus on integrating these features deeply with the app’s mystical theme, offering personalized and engaging experiences that go beyond traditional task management. By enhancing focus tools, adding meaningful rewards, providing insightful progress tracking, and incorporating social elements, Grimoire can become an indispensable tool for users seeking to improve their productivity while nurturing their mental and emotional well-being.

Challenges Ahead

To improve the task habits or concentration feature so that it becomes the main tool of the Grimoire app, consider focusing on the following strategies:

1. Naturally Connecting Rewards for Task Completion with Other Main Functions:

  • Progressive Unlocking System: As users complete tasks, they earn points or tokens that can be used to unlock various features within the app, such as new summoners, tarot cards, or quote categories. This creates a sense of progression and encourages continued engagement.

  • Task-Linked Rewards: For specific tasks, users could be rewarded with relevant rewards that tie into the app's themes, such as unlocking a new summoner that embodies the traits needed for that task (e.g., focus, creativity, calm). This makes the rewards feel more purposeful and connected to the user’s journey.

  • Mystical Achievements: Completing a series of tasks or reaching milestones could unlock special tarot readings or personalized quotes that reflect the user’s journey. These achievements could be tied to the narrative of the summoners or tarot, making the experience feel more immersive.

2. How to Express the Reward:

  • Visual and Thematic Presentation: Rewards should be presented with a sense of ceremony, using mystical visuals and animations to enhance the experience. For example, when a user unlocks a new tarot card, the card could appear in a dramatic reveal, accompanied by a brief message or affirmation that ties into the card’s meaning.

  • Narrative Integration: Each reward can be introduced with a short narrative or explanation that ties it into the app’s overall theme. For example, unlocking a new quote category could be framed as "Discovering the hidden wisdom of the ancients," making the reward feel like part of the mystical journey.

  • Personalization: Whenever possible, tailor the rewards to the user’s recent activities or preferences. For example, if a user has been focusing on stress management, the reward could be a calming summoner or a tarot card that offers guidance on relaxation.

3. Unlocking Quote Categories and Tarot Card Services as Motivation:

  • Unlocking Quote Categories: Users could unlock new categories of quotes (e.g., "Wisdom of the Elders," "Focus and Determination," "Peace and Calm") as they complete tasks. Each category could offer a unique set of quotes that resonate with different aspects of their journey, providing ongoing motivation.

  • Unlocking Tarot Card Services: Tarot cards could be unlocked as users complete tasks or reach specific milestones. These cards might offer unique insights or guidance that can only be accessed through task completion, making them a valuable reward. Additionally, unlocking new tarot readings or more advanced card spreads could be tied to the user’s progress, encouraging them to keep completing tasks to access deeper levels of wisdom.

4. Number of Tarot Card Illustrations to Provide:

  • Core Deck: Consider starting with a core set of 22 Major Arcana tarot cards, which are rich in symbolism and provide meaningful insights. These cards are often seen as the most powerful in a tarot deck and would offer a strong foundation.

  • Expansion Opportunities: You could gradually expand the deck by introducing Minor Arcana cards (typically 56 cards), or even create custom cards that are unique to the Grimoire app. This allows you to release new cards as part of updates or special events, keeping the experience fresh and engaging.

  • Unlockable Cards: To enhance the sense of reward, some tarot cards could be unlockable only through significant achievements within the app, such as completing a long-term goal or mastering a certain number of tasks.