Watch it
A smartwatch app for remindingpatients to take their medicine.
Description
Watch it is an upcoming cross-platform app for Android smartwatches and the Apple Watch. Its main goal is to remind non tech-savvy (often elderly) individuals to take their medication. I was commissioned to design the app's branding and architect its key interactions and feature set.
Among the deliverables was a report that showcased the app's brand identity, described the functionality and information architecture of the app, presented all the screens and the interactions between them, and explained the reasoning behind each design decision. Below you can read part of that report.
1. Daily usage
The most common interaction comprises the following elements: notifying the user of the appropriate medication, marking the medication as taken and snoozing the notification, if the user is unable at the moment. The notification is succint, in order to keep the text size legible due to the confined screen real-estate.
When the user wants to mark the medication as taken, they have to open the app from the notification, then press and hold the sizeable button. That way, the intent is confirmed by the user, avoiding accidental input. Furthermore, unlike gestures and complicated input sequences, the "press & hold" action is fairly accessible by senior users or people with fine motor difficulties.
Last, but not least, the ability to snooze the notification three times was a reasonable compromise between persistent reminding and aggravating the user. If the notification is snoozed three times (or ignored) it is considered as non-taken.
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