Sallus Chat GPT
Sallus ChatGPT helps Sallus admin users quickly create content that’s tailored to their needs, solving their biggest workflow challenges.
Role: UX/UI Designer
Team: Worked closely with project manager and developer in Norima Consulting
Duration: 3 months
Process: Daily Check Ins with Weekly Sprints
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This project aimed to equip admin users with a tool to convey their ideas and generate relevant company content, while offering multiple levers to refine and perfect the output.
Problem
After the pandemic, anxiety and depression jumped by 25% worldwide. While journaling and mindfulness can help, many people struggle to stay consistent and engaged. We set out to create a simple, supportive tool to help users stay mindful, focused, and accountable in their daily practice.
The Idea & Goal
We wanted to blend mindfulness with digital convenience, offering a serene space for personal reflection and growth. Inspired by the principles of Zen and the flexibility of Notion, we seeked out a way to transform the journaling experience with its unique yet simple features and intuitive design with the integration of ai.
The Process
Discovery and Research
I conducted foundational research to understand our users, the market, and the problem space.
Moodboards: I wanted to use soft pastel colours that represented tranquility and peacefulness into our design brand. After doing a few variations, we settled for a pink and purple themed palette with more organic shapes to help drive visualizations.
Competitive Analysis: I reviewed similar products to identify common design patterns, gaps, and opportunities such as Daylio and 5 Minute Journal.
User Research: In doing research, we have discovered that users never got into journaling which was a key component in understanding the ‘why’ behind it. This triggered us to think we may need to make a hook to entice users to want to keep the consistency.
Key Insight: Users were looking for a simple way to jot their every day refelections and feel rewarded in taking the initiative each day.
Challenges
2. Sketches to High-Fidelity Design
Early-stage sketches helped me quickly explore layout ideas and user flows. Once the direction felt right, I translated these into high-fidelity mockups using Figma and facilitated with the developer. Through this, these were some takeaways from the meetings:
I focused on clarity, consistency, and accessibility across screens
Design components were built with scalability in mind
I maintained a shared design system to ensure visual and functional consistency
Features that I’m super proud of
AI Capability
I was really proud of enabling the ai capability to generate prompts based on users moods. This was a simple way to help users start and reflect each day on their journaling experience and not struggle with thinking on what to write.
Progress Tracker
Another feature that I thought was pretty amazing was the progress tracker to show users their emotions within a time period. The idea behind this was to capture users moods and have them understand their daily emotions and provide insights that could help channel their emotional growth.
3. Prototyping & Usability Testing
We observed how users navigated key flows and gathered feedback on intuitiveness and clarity
Findings led to design refinements and ensuring the flows were smooth.
After the testing, I acted with a QA mindset where I documented a list of changes that needed to be addressed such as the sound feature, colour options for text, spacing and button changes.
One of the main challenges came from the technical side. I had to find a balance between the design vision and what was actually doable with the tools and tech we were working with. I collaborated closely with the developer to find that sweet spot—adjusting things like the design system and UX flows so they worked well for both of us and helped the project move forward smoothly.
Results
After launching MVP 1, we were thrilled to see people enjoying the app and using a smooth, functional product. Working on the Journify case study taught me the value of staying flexible and focused in a small team. I wore multiple hats—balancing both product management and design—while keeping track of tasks and priorities to make sure nothing was missed.
Make it
User 1
PRODUCT HUNT
This sounds incredible! Journify really seems like a game-changer for journaling. I love the idea of Zen music to set the mood and those customizable entries are just perfect! Seriously, tracking moods with pie charts? That's so clever! Plus, focus mode sounds like a total lifesaver for those distraction-prone days. Can't wait to give it a try and see how it elevates my journaling routine. Keep up the awesome work!
User Feedbacks
User 2
DISCORD
I loved Journify app, just signed up. Two things, may be consider playing with different colours for CTA (looks inactive) and on home page I dint know I could scroll down. I loved the tutorial/onboarding how it moves to each element to explain functionality.
Awesome work
User 3
Friend
Wow I love how much simpler and clean this is for a journal. I would use this!
