Twicen
Creators: Danna, Melissa, and Roselyn
School: Middle School Students from Mouse Design League (DIIT) @ IS 145Q

About this Project
Once the epidemic struck an incomprehensible amount of people’s mental health had drastically declined due to stress and loved ones being hospitalized leaving many people suffering from anxiety, depression and etc. Even after the worst of its past that did little to ease the tension. Our project is an app that addresses the challenge of mental health.
We came up with this idea using the human centered design process after interviewing people who deal with anxiety and mental health on a daily basis. The designing process for this app was rather hard and distressing since our group wanted to make our app understandable and simplistic in order to make our users feel at ease. Our idea for the app was inspired due to how mental health was a problem in our society, and started to increase more and more each day, even one of our members was affected by it.
The idea for the specific theme (purple) came from how purple represents bravery and it’s supposed to show how all of our users are brave even though they’re still facing problems mentally or physically, or in general. Our mascot that is shown throughout the app is like a little buddy that tells you positive affirmations trying to make the user at least feel a little better because it cares about you! Our idea for the app evolved when we got inspired from other apps.
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What the Judges are Saying
I think that this is a great place to start, and can even hold value outside of the pandemic. Then you can expand on different ways to think of what’s therapeutic as people reintegrate into society. Either way, this is a great execution on an idea that solves a very timely problem.
I love this app already! Your team did a fantastic job providing a tool to help those suffering from mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. The graphics, colors, and visualization of the app are eye-catching, calming, and creative. This is a thoughtful app that provided many different avenues for the user to seek help, make connections, and create lifestyle changes to improve their mental health.
The features really help make this app shine. I love the Growth, Habit Tracker, and community board! Having the user improve their mental health by doing reading plans that share positive thinking habits and motivational messages; guiding them to build positive relationships with others that may be facing similar situations, and reinforcing self-accountability with the habit tracker are all inspiring tools to help people not only see their growth but also help others grow.
Very forward-thinking app!