CaféCharm Mobile App
High-fidelity mobile app prototype designed in Figma for discovering cozy, aesthetic cafés by mood and ambience.
Project Overview
As part of my Portfolio Development class (Spring 2025), I designed CaféCharm, an app concept that helps users find cafés not just by location, but by mood, ambience, and unique features such as Wi-Fi, vegan options, or Instagrammable interiors.
The project emphasized user-centered design, pastel UI aesthetics, and mood-based exploration.
Tools & Skills Used
My Role
- Design: Designed the app from sketches through wireframes and mockups.
- Visual Identity: Developed a pastel, clean visual identity for the UI.
- User Experience: Focused on intuitive navigation and mood-based search.
Process
1. Research & Moodboard
Created moodboards of café atmospheres to understand the visual direction and user preferences.
2. Wireframes & Flow Mapping
Developed wireframes and mapped user journeys to ensure intuitive navigation and functionality.
3. High-Fidelity Prototypes
Built detailed prototypes in Figma with full visual design and interactive elements.
4. Refinement & Testing
Refined based on layout, accessibility, and storytelling to create the final prototype.
Gallery & Mockups
Reflection & Outcome
This project taught me how to merge visual storytelling with user needs, producing a clean and aesthetically consistent app prototype.