Interaction Design Studio Project - DECO3200
Build & Bloom
Build & Bloom
Where better digital habits grow.
Where better digital habits grow.
What It Does
What It Does
Dock your phone
A plant pot model dock that recognises screen-free time.
Grow your flower
The companion app nurtures a virtual flower based on how long you disconnect.
Bloom together
A shared garden with friends encourages collective wellbeing.
Dock your phone
A plant pot model dock that recognises screen-free time.
Grow your flower
The companion app nurtures a virtual flower based on how long you disconnect.
Bloom together
A shared garden with friends encourages collective wellbeing.
Dock your phone
A plant pot model dock that recognises screen-free time.
Grow your flower
The companion app nurtures a virtual flower based on how long you disconnect.
Bloom together
A shared garden with friends encourages collective wellbeing.
Why We Designed It
Why We Designed It
77%
of young adults said boredom leads them to scroll.
Young adults often turn to their phones when bored, stressed, or overwhelmed. Existing tools focus on restriction, timers, limits, blockers, which feel frustrating or easy to ignore. Build & Bloom takes a positive approach: using supportive feedback and emotional engagement to make mindful breaks feel rewarding, not restrictive.
Young adults often turn to their phones when bored, stressed, or overwhelmed. Existing tools focus on restriction, timers, limits, blockers, which feel frustrating or easy to ignore. Build & Bloom takes a positive approach: using supportive feedback and emotional engagement to make mindful breaks feel rewarding, not restrictive.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Key features
Key features
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your
Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your
Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your
Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your
Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
Add your goals
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Watch Your Flowers Grow
The app visualises your progress in real time.
Manage storms
If you overuse your phone, a gentle “storm” appears as a reflective cue.
Dock your phone
A place to set your phone down so your flower grows.
Share the garden
Friends can motivate each other and grow together.
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Our Process
Our Process
Research
Research
Secondary Research
Questionnaire
Interviews
Online Ethnography
Secondary Research
Questionnaire
Interviews
Online Ethnography
Ideation
Ideation
Crazy 8s
Worst Possible Ideas
Bodystorming
Crazy 8s
Worst Possible Ideas
Bodystorming
Prototyping
Prototyping
Figma UI
Fusion360 (Physical Prototyping)
Thingiverse
Figma UI
Fusion360 (Physical Prototyping)
Thingiverse
Testing
Testing
User Testing (2 rounds)
System Usability Scores (72.3 to 82.3)
User Testing (2 rounds)
System Usability Scores (72.3 to 82.3)
Meet the Goldfish Club
Meet the Goldfish
Club
Meet the Goldfish
Club
Goldfish Club with friends and Morteza
Goldfish Club with friends and Morteza
