Connections – Get closer
My Startup
Research
UX DESIGN
UI Design
AI-assisted development
[ About the project ]
From concept to product: AI-led development
Connections is a card-based conversational app designed to help people communicate more openly, honestly and meaningfully build with AI-assisted development using Cursor
[ Challenge ]
Take full ownership of the product lifecycle
Perform the research, design and development to deliver a production-ready mobile app that helps people to communicate, build stronger friendships and relationships
[ Concept ]
The app consists of 2 mini-games – Collections and Right Guess
Collections concept: users answer questions, getting insights about their friends or partner
Right guess concept: the user answers questions about their friend or partner, who marks the answers as correct or incorrect, and the user earns points
[ Challenge ]
Users have different relationship types
Users can be friends, partners or family members, representing 3 different personas
[ Solution ]
Create themed collections
Add different questions for different relationship types, allowing users to choose the right conversation context
[ Result ]
Improved engagement and relevance of interactions
Conversations felt more meaningful and relevant to users
[ Challenge ]
Maintain Engagement
Repeatedly answering questions may become monotonous causing users to lose interest
[ Solution ]
Boost Engagement through gamification
Add gamification with points, allowing users to compete with each other making the experience more engaging
[ Result ]
Increased user motivation
Users became more invested in completing questions and competing with friends, reducing monotony and increasing retention
[ Challenge ]
Prevent cognitive overload
Cognitive overload from multiple elements can break user attention
[ Solution ]
One question, full focus
Use a minimalistic interface that shows one question card at a time, keeping users focused on the task and reducing cognitive load
[ Result ]
Increased user focus, reduced cognitive overload
[ Challenge ]
Lack of personalization
Users might want to create their own collections of questions
[ Solution ]
Let users create their own collections
Allow users to create folders and add questions to them as well as create their own questions
[ Result ]
Personalization boosted engagement
Empowered users to personalize the app, increasing engagement, satisfaction, and a sense of ownership over their interactions
[ Challenge ]
From Figma to a fully functional app
Convert Figma designs into a fully working app
[ Solution ]
Turning designs into code with Cursor
Use an AI-assisted coding tool Cursor
[ Result ]
Efficient App Development
Transformed static designs into a working app efficiently, reducing development time and cost
[ Branding elements ]
Logo and App icon
The logo consists of two overlapping circles, symbolizing people becoming closer. The merging area represents shared experiences, thoughts and values, visually communicating the app’s purpose: to connect people, strengthening friendships and relationships.
The design is minimalistic, making it suitable across digital platforms while maintaining a clear, meaningful concept.
[ Social media ]
Showcasing connections
Designed content to highlight real user interactions and a sense of community within the app. Created engaging, branded visuals that show users connecting, sharing, and building relationships through the Connections – Get closer
victoria29.vl@gmail.com
Connections – Get closer
My Startup
Research
UX DESIGN
UI Design
AI-assisted development
[ About the project ]
From concept to product: AI-led development
Connections is a card-based conversational app designed to help people communicate more openly, honestly and meaningfully build with AI-assisted development using Cursor
[ Challenge ]
Take full ownership of the product lifecycle
Perform the research, design and development to deliver a production-ready mobile app that helps people to communicate, build stronger friendships and relationships
[ Concept ]
The app consists of 2 mini-games – Collections and Right Guess
Collections concept: users answer questions, getting insights about their friends or partner
Right guess concept: the user answers questions about their friend or partner, who marks the answers as correct or incorrect, and the user earns points
[ Challenge ]
Users have different relationship types
Users can be friends, partners or family members, representing 3 different personas
[ Solution ]
Create themed collections
Add different questions for different relationship types, allowing users to choose the right conversation context
[ Result ]
Improved engagement and relevance of interactions
Conversations felt more meaningful and relevant to users
[ Challenge ]
Maintain Engagement
Repeatedly answering questions may become monotonous causing users to lose interest
[ Solution ]
Boost Engagement through gamification
Add gamification with points, allowing users to compete with each other making the experience more engaging
[ Result ]
Increased user motivation
Users became more invested in completing questions and competing with friends, reducing monotony and increasing retention
[ Challenge ]
Prevent cognitive overload
Cognitive overload from multiple elements can break user attention
[ Solution ]
One question, full focus
Use a minimalistic interface that shows one question card at a time, keeping users focused on the task and reducing cognitive load
[ Result ]
Increased user focus, reduced cognitive overload
[ Challenge ]
Lack of personalization
Users might want to create their own collections of questions
[ Solution ]
Let users create their own collections
Allow users to create folders and add questions to them as well as create their own questions
[ Result ]
Personalization boosted engagement
Empowered users to personalize the app, increasing engagement, satisfaction, and a sense of ownership over their interactions
[ Challenge ]
From Figma to a fully functional app
Convert Figma designs into a fully working app
[ Solution ]
Turning designs into code with Cursor
Use an AI-assisted coding tool Cursor
[ Result ]
Efficient App Development
Transformed static designs into a working app efficiently, reducing development time and cost
[ Branding elements ]
Logo and App icon
The logo consists of two overlapping circles, symbolizing people becoming closer. The merging area represents shared experiences, thoughts and values, visually communicating the app’s purpose: to connect people, strengthening friendships and relationships.
The design is minimalistic, making it suitable across digital platforms while maintaining a clear, meaningful concept.
[ Social media ]
Showcasing connections
Designed content to highlight real user interactions and a sense of community within the app. Created engaging, branded visuals that show users connecting, sharing, and building relationships through the Connections – Get closer
victoria29.vl@gmail.com
Connections – Get closer
My Startup
Research
UX DESIGN
UI Design
AI-assisted development
[ About the project ]
From concept to product: AI-led development
Connections is a card-based conversational app designed to help people communicate more openly, honestly and meaningfully build with AI-assisted development using Cursor
[ Challenge ]
Take full ownership of the product lifecycle
Perform the research, design and development to deliver a production-ready mobile app that helps people to communicate, build stronger friendships and relationships
[ Concept ]
The app consists of 2 mini-games – Collections and Right Guess
Collections concept: users answer questions, getting insights about their friends or partner
Right guess concept: the user answers questions about their friend or partner, who marks the answers as correct or incorrect, and the user earns points
[ Challenge ]
Users have different relationship types
Users can be friends, partners or family members, representing 3 different personas
[ Solution ]
Create themed collections
Add different questions for different relationship types, allowing users to choose the right conversation context
[ Result ]
Improved engagement and relevance of interactions
Conversations felt more meaningful and relevant to users
[ Challenge ]
Maintain Engagement
Repeatedly answering questions may become monotonous causing users to lose interest
[ Solution ]
Boost Engagement through gamification
Add gamification with points, allowing users to compete with each other making the experience more engaging
[ Result ]
Increased user motivation
Users became more invested in completing questions and competing with friends, reducing monotony and increasing retention
[ Challenge ]
Prevent cognitive overload
Cognitive overload from multiple elements can break user attention
[ Solution ]
One question, full focus
Use a minimalistic interface that shows one question card at a time, keeping users focused on the task and reducing cognitive load
[ Result ]
Increased user focus, reduced cognitive overload
[ Challenge ]
Lack of personalization
Users might want to create their own collections of questions
[ Solution ]
Let users create their own collections
Allow users to create folders and add questions to them as well as create their own questions
[ Result ]
Personalization boosted engagement
Empowered users to personalize the app, increasing engagement, satisfaction, and a sense of ownership over their interactions
[ Challenge ]
From Figma to a fully functional app
Convert Figma designs into a fully working app
[ Solution ]
Turning designs into code with Cursor
Use an AI-assisted coding tool Cursor
[ Result ]
Efficient App Development
Transformed static designs into a working app efficiently, reducing development time and cost
[ Branding elements ]
Logo and App icon
The logo consists of two overlapping circles, symbolizing people becoming closer. The merging area represents shared experiences, thoughts and values, visually communicating the app’s purpose: to connect people, strengthening friendships and relationships.
The design is minimalistic, making it suitable across digital platforms while maintaining a clear, meaningful concept.
[ Social media ]
Showcasing connections
Designed content to highlight real user interactions and a sense of community within the app. Created engaging, branded visuals that show users connecting, sharing, and building relationships through the Connections – Get closer
victoria29.vl@gmail.com
Connections – Get closer
My Startup
Research
UX DESIGN
UI Design
AI-assisted development
[ About the project ]
From concept to product: AI-led development
Connections is a card-based conversational app designed to help people communicate more openly, honestly and meaningfully build with AI-assisted development using Cursor
[ Challenge ]
Take full ownership of the product lifecycle
Perform the research, design and development to deliver a production-ready mobile app that helps people to communicate, build stronger friendships and relationships
[ Concept ]
The app consists of 2 mini-games – Collections and Right Guess
Collections concept: users answer questions, getting insights about their friends or partner
Right guess concept: the user answers questions about their friend or partner, who marks the answers as correct or incorrect, and the user earns points
[ Challenge ]
Users have different relationship types
Users can be friends, partners or family members, representing 3 different personas
[ Solution ]
Create themed collections
Add different questions for different relationship types, allowing users to choose the right conversation context
[ Result ]
Improved engagement and relevance of interactions
Conversations felt more meaningful and relevant to users
[ Challenge ]
Maintain Engagement
Repeatedly answering questions may become monotonous causing users to lose interest
[ Solution ]
Boost Engagement through gamification
Add gamification with points, allowing users to compete with each other making the experience more engaging
[ Result ]
Increased user motivation
Users became more invested in completing questions and competing with friends, reducing monotony and increasing retention
[ Challenge ]
Prevent cognitive overload
Cognitive overload from multiple elements can break user attention
[ Solution ]
One question, full focus
Use a minimalistic interface that shows one question card at a time, keeping users focused on the task and reducing cognitive load
[ Result ]
Increased user focus, reduced cognitive overload
[ Challenge ]
Lack of personalization
Users might want to create their own collections of questions
[ Solution ]
Let users create their own collections
Allow users to create folders and add questions to them as well as create their own questions
[ Result ]
Personalization boosted engagement
Empowered users to personalize the app, increasing engagement, satisfaction, and a sense of ownership over their interactions
[ Challenge ]
From Figma to a fully functional app
Convert Figma designs into a fully working app
[ Solution ]
Turning designs into code with Cursor
Use an AI-assisted coding tool Cursor
[ Result ]
Efficient App Development
Transformed static designs into a working app efficiently, reducing development time and cost
[ Branding elements ]
Logo and App icon
The logo consists of two overlapping circles, symbolizing people becoming closer. The merging area represents shared experiences, thoughts and values, visually communicating the app’s purpose: to connect people, strengthening friendships and relationships.
The design is minimalistic, making it suitable across digital platforms while maintaining a clear, meaningful concept.
[ Social media ]
Showcasing connections
Designed content to highlight real user interactions and a sense of community within the app. Created engaging, branded visuals that show users connecting, sharing, and building relationships through the Connections – Get closer
