Boba Life

UI/UX Design

Branding

TOOLS

Adobe XD

Adobe Illustrator

YEAR

2021

Boba Life is an app designed for ease in recording your daily boba adventures and sharing them with your friends.


Designed a logo and color palette that fits with the app's purpose. Created intuitive screens that meets the needs of the intended target audience: to have an easy way of keeping record of boba while also being able to interact and get recommendations from friends in order to achieve the full experience of their boba journey.

LOGO

Being an app focused on boba, I designed a logo using elements related to tea: leaves and a teapot. Leaves are depicted coming out of the tea pot as though they are being brought to “life,” like in the app name Boba Life.

A beige color was used to match the color of milk tea, while green was used to match the color of tea leaves. The vividness of the green pops out well against the other more neutral brand colors.

RESEARCH USERS + PERSONAS

To learn more about my potential users, I interviewed people that drink boba. Using the information gained from my user research, I developed user personas to help get a better idea of the nature of my target audience and what their needs would be.

RESEARCH COMPETITORS

I analyzed potential competitors as a reference for my app. In my research, I focused on their strengths and weaknesses, what works for them for their target audience, and the key features that they have. This also helped with developing the uniqueness of my app, being that it is a two-in-one app that can be used for both recording and sharing.

FEATURES

Once I had an overview of my app, I started planning a flow map with the screens that would be necessary for my users to reach their intended goal. I settled upon four main features to cover all of the bases of one’s boba journey:
  • Calendar
  • Posting Reviews
  • Wishlist
  • Viewing Friend's Reviews
Users would be able to post reviews of the boba that they have tried, and they can also keep track of how often they had it along with review their thoughts on it in the calendar. They could also add friends and view their friends’ reviews, and hopefully find a new place to try that they could then mark in their own wishlist.