“StopBullying”

👏 UX Designer at Freelance — Emoti-Con Judge

Wow, I really like the idea of helping bullying victims pay for their mental health therapy! I think this idea could be a game changer for a lot of people, not just bullying victims, as I know many patients struggle to pay their medical bills.

I suggest promoting the donation part of your app more. This important idea could use an introduction, maybe with some data. You could also include testimonials from victims who have been helped by talking to a therapist. Hearing these success stories might convince potential donors to complete the donation process.

All in all, great job pitching, and nice to see you included features (like the daily quote in the kids’ version) that came from user feedback and testing. This will hopefully keep users (kids) coming back, excellent user engagement!

👏 Senior Product Manager at Range — Emoti-Con Judge

I really liked this app. You thought a lot about the user experience but clearly also about different personas who visit your app. I really liked how you gave the option to donate or find a therapist. We succeed at solving problems when working together and you made an effort to be a part of the community. I could see this as an actual app today in the app store and would recommend it.

👏 Sr. UX Designer at Providence Healthcare — Emoti-Con Judge

Hi Fiona, Jen, and Oliva... my first impression of your app? Much respect from someone who designs and codes user interfaces for a living! I'm impressed with how much thought you all put into the whole user experience. From the clear and easy to use information architecture (navigation)... to the strategy for solving the bullying problem (get help feature)... to how you planned on iteration in the future (design thinking!) by getting feedback (idea box, wonderful wording!)... and how you listened to user research to inform your content strategy (implementing a fun quote of the day feature).

You all crushed the process of identifying a problem and coming up with a sticky MVP (minimum viable product) to get users hooked while trying to make the world a better place. I love it.

I wonder about a few things. First, having the donation closer to the top versus the bottom. While I get you can do more with more money, it might send the wrong tone to users. Speaking from experience, having the get help button at the top might suggest to users that it is indeed the most important feature. Whether they have this thought or it is just a feeling to them.

Second, how does the user journey for finding help work exactly? As an adult user, what happens after I fill out the form? Does the form get sent to someone who reviews it and replies to me via email? Or through the app's messaging system? And if I click the meet a therapist link, where does that take me? To a screen where I can filter and pick a therapist? What about insurance? Something to think about since not all therapists can accept all insurances and it would probably upset users if the app paired them with a therapist who stuck them with a three figured bill ($100+). :)

I love the idea of a diary background for the journal. Though I'm not sure how practical it is space-wise to type thoughts in that space. Perhaps using horizontal lines like Apple Notes would still give the feeling of writing in a diary while giving the user more space to express themselves.

One final note, you were the first project that gave me context as to where the user would start their journey. I thought that was pretty cool to show a smartphone home screen and the app's launch icon. I would have loved to see how you all thought about getting users to download your app... the summary and screenshots of your app in the Apple App Store or Google Play.

I feel like you three learned a ton designing this app and think the sky's the limit for your futures. Keep on building, testing, failing fast, pivoting, and growing as designers, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists!