Selected Works

FLUX | An Emotional Intelligence System

The Problem

Most social platforms prioritize engagement over emotional awareness, making reflection and meaningful connection difficult.

The Solution

Designed an emotionally adaptive platform that promotes self-reflection and meaningful connection through personalized visual feedback.

Context

GAME CONCEPT

Mission Statement

Flux is an AI-powered personal growth platform that uses real-time passive and volunteered behavioral data to support emotional awareness, self-reflection, and intentional personal development.

Full Process

Research Takeaways

Data, AI, and Identity

Defining our target audience

Grounded in Erikson’s identity vs. role confusion stage, FLUX supports emotional awareness and self-discovery during a pivotal stage of development.

Emotional AI

Adapted to evaluate emotions without requiring manual input, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly experience.

Ethical Data Sharing

Users have full control over what they share, with the option to utilize existing data, like personalized ad insights, for personal growth rather than marketing purposes.

Information Architecture

Building the Foundation

A foundational architecture system defining the platform’s insights, reflection, social, and personalization experiences.

Mid-fidelity Wireframes

Exploring Visualization

These wireframes explore visual hierarchy, navigation patterns, and layout direction across the platform experience.

High-Fidelity

In-Depth Insights and Growth

These high-fidelity screens expand the platform’s adaptive interfaces, personalized insights, and reflective interactions.

Dashboard insights and form analysis

The dashboard translates behavioral and emotional data into adaptive visual forms and personalized insights.

Fostering Meaningful Connections

The compatibility system identifies shared emotional patterns to encourage authentic connection and reflective social interaction.

Capturing Your Current State

A dynamic persona system that visualizes emotional patterns and behavioral traits to reflect the user’s current state.

Share and Learn Together

A community space that encourages meaningful conversation, reflection, and connection through shared emotional traits and guided discussion prompts.

Understanding Data and Its Impact

Behavioral data is visualized to reveal how habits, media, and routines influence emotional patterns and personal growth.

growth-oriented Application

A reflective growth system that visualizes emotional patterns over time through personalized insights, prompts, and wellness practices.

Desktop

Website Extension

Physical Advertising

Facial Recognition Analysis

A real-time emotional analysis installation that translates facial expressions into adaptive visual feedback.

Typography

Designing the Logotype

behind "FLux"

Derived from the word “fluctuate,” Flux represents emotional change, personal evolution, and the fluid nature of self-growth.

the design

The logotype uses rounded forms and shifting widths to create a flexible identity system that reflects adaptability, emotion, and movement across digital and physical spaces.

Reflections

Empowering Growth Through Data in Design

Designing FLUX allowed me to explore emotional AI, predictive personalization, and identity psychology to address emotional well-being. Researching Erikson’s identity vs. role confusion stage revealed how technology can support growth during key life transitions. I learned to leverage data, such as personalized insights, to foster individual growth and understanding while prioritizing privacy. This project underscored the value of translating research into a user-centered platform that promotes self-discovery, connection, and personal development.

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