Time Fairy

Time management is a critical executive functioning skill that many of us find challenging for an array of reasons.

The goal of the Time Fairy app, is to provide an intuitive way to track activities throughout the day, and allow sharing with an action partner or mentor.

User Journey

U.A. provides a template for time tracking, but using spreadsheets can feel overwhelming, and discouraging.

Lo-Fi Prototype

Figma was used to create a low-fideltiy prototype used for a usability study with several tasks.

Sign into app using Google
Start tracking an activity with category & subcategory
View activity charts
Disable sharing [with old mentor]

Launch Prototype

Mockups

A design system and style guide were created to lay a foundation for creating responsive designs for web, and native mobile designs.

While typography and controls were mostly shared across designs, differences include:

Top navigation is only fully displayed on large screen
Bottom Nav on Native Mobile
Heading row only on web; Native Mobile highlights area at Bottom
Large deskop size allows space for labels to surrond chart

Hi-Fi Prototype

Figma was used to create a high-fideltiy prototype used for a usability study with several tasks.

Sign up using Google or Apple Id
Starting, stopping, and restarting time tracking
Drill down from Category Chart to Subcategory charts
Send invitation to view activity data via email or SMS

Launch Prototype

Takeaways

Time Fairy was my capstone project for the Google UX Design course. Time Fairy was well received in usability studies and it felt rewarding to be designing an app for social good.

Design Systems

I spent a majority of my design time on the desing system and style guide. This paid off with much more efficient creation and iteration, proving that time spend on those tools is time well spent.

Accessibility

Time management turned out to be a great example of a common problem that can have a disproportionate impact across communities. This project cemented in my mind the need for inclusivity in usability studies to ensure neurodiversity in paticpants.