Over 14 weeks, our team designed a daily mood check-in feature for Hinge that encourages transparency around emotional capacity, combating superficial swiping culture with intentional connection.
Hinge
Academic Project
14 weeks
Role
Product Designer
Design Research
Team
Designers:
Yennie Min
Mallika Rao
Anusha Sowda
Challenge
Gen Z is largely disengaging from traditional dating apps due to perceived inauthenticity. How can we position Hinge as a leader in fostering trust, transparency and empathy between users.
What I Did
I led concept ideation and wrote the research script for user interviews, recruiting 8 participants through a survey to test our concepts. The project culminated in a research presentation to designers from Hinge and Tinder, demonstrating how small design interventions can shift dating app behavior toward more meaningful connections.
