Project
UX/UI Design · Mobile App Concept
Industry
Health · Wellness · Mental Health
Duration
3 Weeks
Deliverables
UX Research · UI Design · Mobile App · Interactive Prototype · Design System
the brief
the brief
the brief
Many wellness apps ask users to do more when they’re already emotionally overwhelmed. Calmora was designed to make emotional wellbeing feel approachable through gentle journaling, mood tracking and guided meditation, helping users build small habits without adding pressure.
Many wellness apps ask users to do more when they’re already emotionally overwhelmed. Calmora was designed to make emotional wellbeing feel approachable through gentle journaling, mood tracking and guided meditation, helping users build small habits without adding pressure.
Research showed that people often avoid wellness apps not because they lack motivation, but because they feel overwhelmed by blank pages, rigid routines and emotionally demanding interfaces. Calmora focuses on reducing this friction through gentle guidance and calming interactions.
Calmora addresses these challenges through a gentle, emotion-first experience that combines mood tracking, guided journaling and mindfulness into one cohesive flow. Rather than encouraging users to do more, it focuses on making emotional wellbeing feel approachable through calming interactions and supportive daily habits.
Research showed that people often avoid wellness apps not because they lack motivation, but because they feel overwhelmed by blank pages, rigid routines and emotionally demanding interfaces. Calmora focuses on reducing this friction through gentle guidance and calming interactions.
Calmora addresses these challenges through a gentle, emotion-first experience that combines mood tracking, guided journaling and mindfulness into one cohesive flow. Rather than encouraging users to do more, it focuses on making emotional wellbeing feel approachable through calming interactions and supportive daily habits.
DESIGNED FOR MINDFUL REFLECTION
DESIGNED FOR MINDFUL REFLECTION
DESIGNED FOR MINDFUL REFLECTION
Thoughtfully crafted to reduce emotional friction, Calmora combines journaling, mood tracking and mindfulness into an experience that feels personal, calming and easy to return to.
Thoughtfully crafted to reduce emotional friction, Calmora combines journaling, mood tracking and mindfulness into an experience that feels personal, calming and easy to return to.
Features & UX Highlights
Features & UX Highlights
Features & UX Highlights
Emotion-Based Experience
The interface adapts its visual tone and prompts based on the user’s selected emotion, creating a more personal and supportive experience.
Guided Journaling
Users can journal through text, voice or AI-assisted prompts, making reflection easier when they don’t know where to begin.
Meaningful Progress
Mood insights, streaks and previous journal highlights provide gentle visual feedback that encourages consistency without pressure.
Personalised Wellbeing
Custom themes, ambient soundscapes and flexible settings allow users to create an environment that feels calming and personal.
Daily Mindfulness
Short meditations and mindful tasks are integrated into everyday routines, making emotional wellbeing feel achievable through small daily actions.
Emotion-Based Experience
The interface adapts its visual tone and prompts based on the user’s selected emotion, creating a more personal and supportive experience.
Guided Journaling
Users can journal through text, voice or AI-assisted prompts, making reflection easier when they don’t know where to begin.
Meaningful Progress
Mood insights, streaks and previous journal highlights provide gentle visual feedback that encourages consistency without pressure.
Personalised Wellbeing
Custom themes, ambient soundscapes and flexible settings allow users to create an environment that feels calming and personal.
Daily Mindfulness
Short meditations and mindful tasks are integrated into everyday routines, making emotional wellbeing feel achievable through small daily actions.
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
CREATING USER PERSONA
CREATING USER PERSONA
CREATING USER PERSONA
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
Design Process
Design Process
Design Process
logo & brand identity
logo & brand identity
logo & brand identity
The Calmora identity was designed to communicate calm, growth and emotional balance. The abstract leaf enclosed within a human silhouette represents inner wellbeing, while the soft curves and minimal form reflect the app’s gentle, supportive nature. The visual identity extends across the interface to create a consistent and reassuring experience.
The Calmora identity was designed to communicate calm, growth and emotional balance. The abstract leaf enclosed within a human silhouette represents inner wellbeing, while the soft curves and minimal form reflect the app’s gentle, supportive nature. The visual identity extends across the interface to create a consistent and reassuring experience.
visual language
visual language
visual language
Calmora’s visual language was designed to feel reassuring rather than clinical. Soft gradients, muted colours, rounded components and nature-inspired illustrations create an interface that encourages reflection without overwhelming the user. Every interaction aims to feel calm, lightweight and emotionally supportive.
Calmora’s visual language was designed to feel reassuring rather than clinical. Soft gradients, muted colours, rounded components and nature-inspired illustrations create an interface that encourages reflection without overwhelming the user. Every interaction aims to feel calm, lightweight and emotionally supportive.
design decisions
design decisions
design decisions
First Impressions
First Impressions
The onboarding experience was designed to create a sense of calm before asking users to interact. Gentle transitions, minimal distractions and a quick path to the home screen help users begin their wellness journey with ease.
The onboarding experience was designed to create a sense of calm before asking users to interact. Gentle transitions, minimal distractions and a quick path to the home screen help users begin their wellness journey with ease.
A UI That Responds
A UI That Responds
Every emotion unlocks its own visual language, guided prompts and writing experience. These subtle adaptations make the interface feel responsive to the user’s emotional state rather than presenting the same experience to every user. Calmora adapts to create a space that feels more personal, supportive and emotionally aware.
Every emotion unlocks its own visual language, guided prompts and writing experience. These subtle adaptations make the interface feel responsive to the user’s emotional state rather than presenting the same experience to every user. Calmora adapts to create a space that feels more personal, supportive and emotionally aware.
Multiple Ways to Reflect
Multiple Ways to Reflect
Journaling isn’t the easiest starting point for everyone. For users who struggle with blank-page anxiety, Calmora offers an AI-guided conversation that gently prompts reflection through natural dialogue, making emotional expression feel less intimidating.
Journaling isn’t the easiest starting point for everyone. For users who struggle with blank-page anxiety, Calmora offers an AI-guided conversation that gently prompts reflection through natural dialogue, making emotional expression feel less intimidating.
Gentle Transitions
Gentle Transitions
The meditation experience unfolds through subtle motion rather than abrupt screen changes. Soft opening and closing animations create a smoother transition between planning and mindfulness, helping users shift focus without breaking the calm atmosphere.
The meditation experience unfolds through subtle motion rather than abrupt screen changes. Soft opening and closing animations create a smoother transition between planning and mindfulness, helping users shift focus without breaking the calm atmosphere.
outcome
outcome
outcome
Designing Calmora strengthened my understanding of emotion-centred UX and the role visual design plays in reducing cognitive friction. The project challenged me to balance functionality with empathy, creating an experience that encourages reflection, consistency and emotional wellbeing through thoughtful interaction design.
Designing Calmora strengthened my understanding of emotion-centred UX and the role visual design plays in reducing cognitive friction. The project challenged me to balance functionality with empathy, creating an experience that encourages reflection, consistency and emotional wellbeing through thoughtful interaction design.
design philosophy
design philosophy
design philosophy
Calmora explores how thoughtful UX can make emotional wellbeing feel approachable instead of overwhelming. Every design decision from adaptive prompts and calming visuals to lightweight interaction was made to reduce pressure, encourage reflection and support sustainable daily habits.
Calmora explores how thoughtful UX can make emotional wellbeing feel approachable instead of overwhelming. Every design decision from adaptive prompts and calming visuals to lightweight interaction was made to reduce pressure, encourage reflection and support sustainable daily habits.
curated works.
curated works.
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© 2026 Neha S Naushad. All rights reserved.
Thanks for stopping by
Open to freelance projects, full-time opportunities, and thoughtful collaborations.
Whether you have a project, an idea, or just want to say hi, my inbox is always open.
find me:
Behance
behance.net/nehasnaushad
linkedin.com/in/nehasnaushad/
instagram.com/nehasnaushad/
© 2026 Neha S Naushad. All rights reserved.
Thanks for stopping by
Open to freelance projects, full-time opportunities, and thoughtful collaborations.
Whether you have a project, an idea, or just want to say hi, my inbox is always open.
find me:
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