Box breathing
Challenge
Create a product that will help users relax.
Solution
Box breathing is a method used by the Navy Seals to relax and bring down their heart rate. While focusing on calming visuals, the user is guided through a simple breathing meditation.
DESIGN THINKING
Ideation
Below questions document my thinking process while testing different designs:
What is the best way to visually represent the guided meditation?
What is a visually pleasing image that will capture and keep the user’s attention?
What is the best way to convey that 4-seconds have gone by, without distracting the user?
Wireframes
Tools Used
Wireframes were made on Google Drawings. Web Development was made on Visual Studio Code with HTML + CSS. Project was saved and hosted on GitHub.
Next Steps
Expand features for user to manually change how many seconds they want to hold their breath for, ex. change from 4-seconds to 3-seconds. Also add a timer so the user can set a goal of how long to do the meditation for. I developed it as a website, but this interface would also work great as a mobile or watch app.