UX & UI Design Capstone
Create a fully realized user experience for a digital product by applying UX research, interaction design, and visual interface principles. Throughout the capstone, you’ll follow a structured process to uncover user needs, explore creative solutions, and iterate based on testing and feedback. The final outcome will showcase your ability to think strategically, solve real-world problems, and design with users at the center. You’ll present your work as a polished case study, complete with high-fidelity prototypes and supporting materials, to include in your professional portfolio.
Learn more about the UX & UI capstone project deliverables.
WildWayz: Nature Exploration App
Student Project: Kamila M
This project explores the design of a mobile app called WildWayz, which aims to enhance outdoor experiences by helping users find scenic viewpoints during hikes. The app combines trail exploration with real-time organism identification, community sharing features, and post-hike documentation tools.
User Research:
A detailed persona (Ian Lansen) was created based on a tech-savvy bug photographer. His frustrations with current tools, lack of trail info, paywalled features, and niche community access informed the app’s key features.
Key Features (Site Map & Flow):
- Explore: Hikes, Animals, Flowers, Viewpoints
- Report: Sighting logs for flowers and animals
- Profile & Track: Save and manage hikes and discoveries
- Camera Integration: Identify organisms mid-hike
- Social Sharing: Post to Instagram, TikTok, X
Hoppy: Workplace Wellness App
Student Project: Robbie C. & Leighann H.
This project focuses on the design of Hoppy, a wellness and schedule‑management app built for workplace professionals who want to prioritize mental well‑being and self‑care during times of burnout. The app integrates with a user’s work calendar, tracks mood data, and delivers customized recommendations to help professionals find recovery time and maintain balance throughout the day.
User Research:
Interviews with workplace professionals revealed pain points around limited focus time, context switching, and deprioritized self‑care. Insights were grouped by behaviors, needs, and motivations, which led to persona development and a journey map highlighting when mood tracking and task prioritization would be most valuable.
Key Features (Site Map & Flow):
- Calendar Integration: Syncs with work calendars to identify recovery times and suggest schedule adjustments.
- Mood Tracker: Contextualizes stressful events and feeds data into tailored coping recommendations.
- Personalized Insights: Delivers customized tips for stress management and prioritizing self-care.
- Onboarding & Assessment: Streamlined process collects initial data and begins delivering value immediately.
EDEN: E-Commerce UX Redesign
Student Project: Fatima C.
This project focuses on the redesign of EDEN, a beauty and wellness brand’s Shopify storefront. The goal was to fix a disjointed shopping experience and unify the brand across the site. By standardizing product imagery, refining the e-commerce layout, and introducing a dedicated homepage section for the brand’s new spa offering, the redesign delivered a 36% increase in online sales while creating a more cohesive, easier-to-shop experience.
The Problem: The existing store used product images of inconsistent sizes, background colors, and resolutions. When images of different heights sat on the same row, the grid looked uneven and unpolished, making products harder to scan and compare. The homepage’s new spa offering also lacked a clear conversion path beyond the main navigation.
Key Improvements:
- Standardized Product Imagery: Redesigned 500+ product images with consistent backgrounds, sizing, and alignment for a cohesive, system-driven layout.
- Improved Scannability: Stronger contrast and visual hierarchy reduced cognitive load and made it easier to compare products and surface premium items.
- Dedicated Spa Section: Added a homepage spa section with updated imagery and conversion-focused copy, giving both sides of the business a clear CTA and lifting click-through to the spa.
- Measurable Results: Refinements to the Shopify experience and brand system contributed to a 36% increase in online sales.
