Atlas App UI

Overview

Atlas is a wellness and journaling app designed to help users track their thoughts, moods, and habits in one intuitive space. Built for a mobile-first audience, the app focuses on mindfulness through design — aiming to create a calm, distraction-free environment for self-reflection.

The Atlas team approached me to redesign their user interface from the ground up, with a goal to improve usability, visual consistency, and emotional connection through thoughtful product design.

The Challenge

While the original version of Atlas had a solid feature set, its interface lacked polish, hierarchy, and a consistent design system. The challenge was to design a UI that felt emotionally grounded yet digitally crisp, appealing to both wellness beginners and experienced users — while reducing friction and cognitive load.

My Role

I led the full UI redesign process and collaborated closely with the product team:

• UX audit and usability analysis of the current app

• Wireframes and updated app flow

• Full mobile UI design system

• Custom iconography and component library

• Moodboard and visual tone exploration

• Prototype build in Figma for development handoff

Design Approach

The visual design centered around calm neutrals, soft gradients, and tactile UI elements. Typography choices prioritized legibility with a sense of openness and breathing room.

Key features included an interactive mood tracker, a daily journaling flow with prompts, and progress visualization tools — all designed to feel lightweight and frictionless. I also introduced a modular design system so new features could be added consistently over time.