Hobbi
An app for building human connection, developed during my time at Nova.
Duration
2 Weeks
Summer 2025
For those seeking engaging activities and experiences that foster connections to supportive communities, how can I design an app that makes these opportunities easily accessible and well-known?
Problem Statement
User Research
UX/UI Creation
Prototyping
Product Visualization
Disciplines
Throughout my co-ops, I’ve learned how moving to new cities shapes both my career and personal growth. I thrive on building connections, discovering communities, and gaining new experiences. While exploring media platforms to support this, I realized I wanted something that supports staying active and attending engaging events, but came up short when finding such an app.
Product Opportunities
I strive to create an app that makes it simple for people to find activities and experiences that foster meaningful connections within supportive communities.
Creative Strategy
Connection.
Build meaningful relationships by finding aligned interests with other users and connecting as friends once you have attended a shared activity or experience.
Accessibility.
Highlight a broad database of activities and experiences created by users, as well as showcasing handpicked, local events personalized for the user.
Supportive.
Bridge a supportive community of other users seeking out human connection through combined, engaging experiences.
Design Objectives
Who?
For users desiring supportive communities and involvement.
What?
An app built to make events and connections accessible.
Where?
Suitable for all devices from mobile phones to computers.
When?
Anytime the user finds themselves seeking out engagement.
Why?
To provide an innovative app solution to a universal connection need.
Brand identity that stands out with bold colors while staying inviting and relatable, using a mascot to add personality and human connection.
Before wireframing, I initiated the process of designing the Hobbi app by visualizing the features I wanted to promote and the flow of how the user would access them.
User Interface
Animated Figma UI demonstrating the user interaction of the Hobbi app.
Prototype
Initial app launch and log in screen.
App Launch
Personalized information gathering for account set-up following log in.
Account Set Up
Landing page featuring active and experience events, allowing the user to create and register for events.
Create and Register for Events
Allows the user to discover events through proximity for a seamless and intuitive way to connect with their community.
Map Feature
Additional pages to highlight saved, upcoming, and past events, as well as messaging other event attendees.
Pages
View of a followed user’s page and the user’s own profile and settings page.
