Exploring a Mobile-First UI Direction for a Family-Facing Concept
A speculative interface exploration based on an early-stage product idea
Context
Hylia was an early-stage product idea exploring how families might engage with shared routines and guidance through a digital platform.
The work was speculative by design, no live users, no existing service, and no production roadmap. The brief was to explore a clear, calm UI direction suitable for a family context, primarily on mobile.
The Challenge
The challenge was to translate an abstract idea into a tangible interface concept
Key constraints included:
No real user base or behavioural data
No validated feature set or usage patterns
A need to visualise the idea clearly enough to support early conversations
The risk was over-designing or implying certainty where none yet existed.
My Approach
Given the exploratory nature, the focus was intentionally narrow: interface clarity and tone.
Designed a mobile-first UI concept to explore hierarchy, spacing, and visual rhythm
Used established UX heuristics to reduce complexity and avoid cognitive overload
Focused on calm visual language appropriate for family and wellbeing contexts
Decisions were guided by:
Pattern familiarity
Accessibility basics
Personal judgement and experience, rather than validation
No user testing or behavioural claims were made.
The Outcome
The result was a coherent UI concept that:
Helped the client visualise the idea more concretely
Provided a baseline for future discussion or validation
Demonstrated how the product could feel, without claiming how it would perform
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