MoveIt App

Role: UX-designer

Type: Course assignment at Noroff, winter 2025

Tools: Figma, Canva

Background

For this course assignment, our group designed a fitness app for both mobile and smartwatch, tailored to the needs of our persona “Jarno”, a busy, tech-savvy design manager. The app helps him stay consistent with simple, no-equipment workouts and track his heart health over time.

Goal

The mobile app offers detailed features like workout search and progress tracking, while the smartwatch provides quick access to key stats and reminders. Our goal was to create a seamless, user-friendly experience across both devices, supporting Jarno’s active lifestyle.

The process

Using the Design Thinking Process we created Jarno, our persona that we were designing for. This helped us empathize and quickly define the challenges, which led us to come up with ideas.

After ideating and scetching, we were down to two low-fi prototypes, and we had to choose one. By appying the NUF technique on our low-fi prototypes we as a team conluded with that we were to go with the one idea for the app.

In designing for the smartwatch screen, we prioritized high-contrast, glanceable colours on dark backgrounds. Clearly differentiated colours help users instantly identify interactive elements, reducing cognitive load during quick interactions.

Result

The MoveIt app successfully meets the needs of our tech-savvy persona, Jarno, by delivering a focused and accessible fitness experience across mobile and smartwatch devices. After comparing two design directions, one version emerged as the strongest concept, thanks to its clear visual hierarchy, guided progression, and consistent structure, supporting Jarno’s fast-paced lifestyle.

What I have learned

This project strengthened my skills in multi-device design, accessibility, and user-centered thinking. I gained confidence in applying methods like NUF evaluation to guide decisions, creating glanceable smartwatch interfaces, and collaborating effectively as a team. Overall, it was a great exercise in designing a consistent, intuitive experience across platforms.