SleepyWhisper
SleepyWhisper
SleepyWhisper
Bedtime isn’t just about sleep -
Bedtime isn’t just about sleep -
it’s about helping children feel safe, calm, and comforted.
it’s about helping children feel safe, calm, and comforted.
2 - 4 Weeks
Product Designer
UX Strategy
UI
Interaction Design
CONTEXT
CONTEXT
Where peaceful nights begin.
Where peaceful nights begin.
Where peaceful nights begin.
Every bedtime tells a story. Sleepy Whispers was created to help children unwind through comforting stories while giving parents simple tools to build calm, consistent bedtime routines.
Every bedtime tells a story. Sleepy Whispers was created to help children unwind through comforting stories while giving parents simple tools to build calm, consistent bedtime routines.
Every bedtime tells a story. Sleepy Whispers was created to help children unwind through comforting stories while giving parents simple tools to build calm, consistent bedtime routines.
Kickoff
SleepyWhispers reimagines bedtime as a comforting routine through stories, gentle interactions, and thoughtful design that helps children unwind while giving parents confidence in their bedtime routine.
SleepyWhispers reimagines
bedtime as a comforting routine through stories, gentle interactions,
and thoughtful design that helps children unwind while giving parents confidence in their bedtime routine.
Project brief
A bedtime companion designed with care.
Sleepy Whispers is a concept mobile application that helps children build healthy bedtime habits through immersive storytelling and a calm, parent-guided experience.
A bedtime companion designed
with care.
Sleepy Whispers is a concept mobile application that helps children build healthy bedtime habits through immersive storytelling and a calm, parent-guided experience.
Problem
Bedtime isn’t always peaceful.
For many families, bedtime can become inconsistent, distracting, and emotionally challenging, making it difficult for children to relax and fall asleep.
Goal
Make bedtime feel calm and consistent.
Design an experience that helps children wind down naturally while giving parents simple tools to create healthy bedtime routines.
Make bedtime feel calm and consistent.
Design an experience that helps children wind down naturally while giving parents simple tools to create healthy bedtime routines.
Vision
Turning bedtime into a moment children look forward to.
Create a safe, engaging, and comforting experience where storytelling becomes part of a consistent bedtime ritual that strengthens both relaxation and parent-child connection.
Turning bedtime into a moment children look forward to.
Create a safe, engaging, and comforting experience where storytelling becomes part of a consistent bedtime ritual that strengthens both relaxation and parent-child connection.
DESIGN CHALLENGES
Understanding what keeps bedtime awake.
Understanding what keeps bedtime awake.
Understanding what keeps
bedtime awake.
From bedtime distractions to inconsistent routines, these challenges shaped every design decision throughout the experience.
From bedtime distractions to inconsistent routines, these challenges shaped every design decision throughout the experience.
From bedtime distractions to inconsistent routines, these challenges
shaped every design decision throughout the experience.
Bedtime Distractions
Children are often distracted before bedtime, making it
difficult to settle into a calm sleep routine.
Children are often distracted before bedtime, making it difficult to settle into a calm sleep routine.
Balancing Child and parent Needs
Parents need guidance and control, while children need a simple, engaging experience they can navigate independently.
Inconsistent Bedtime
Routines
Inconsistent Bedtime Routines
Irregular bedtime habits make it difficult for children to build a consistent and healthy sleep routine.
Irregular bedtime habits make it difficult for children to
build a consistent and healthy sleep routine.
THE SOLUTION
Thoughtfully designed for every goodnight.
Thoughtfully designed for every goodnight.
Thoughtfully designed for
every goodnight.
A bedtime experience that combines gentle storytelling with parent-guided features
to make winding down feel natural and reassuring.
A bedtime experience that combines gentle storytelling with parent-guided features to make winding down feel natural and reassuring.
A bedtime experience that combines gentle storytelling with parent-guided
features to make winding down feel natural and reassuring.
Bedtime experience
bedtime distraction :(
Children can become overstimulated before bedtime, making it difficult to relax and transition into sleep.
Creating a calm bedtime experience :)
Designed a distraction-free experience with calming visuals, gentle interactions, and immersive storytelling.
Bedtime experience
bedtime distraction :(
Children can become overstimulated before bedtime, making it difficult to relax and transition into sleep.
Creating a calm bedtime experience :)
Designed a distraction-free experience with calming visuals, gentle interactions, and immersive storytelling.
Bedtime experience
bedtime distraction :(
Children can become overstimulated before bedtime, making it difficult to relax and transition into sleep.
Creating a calm bedtime experience :)
Designed a distraction-free experience with calming visuals, gentle interactions, and immersive storytelling.
Parent control
Balancing Child and parent needs :(
Parents need guidance and control, while children need an experience that feels simple, comforting, and engaging.
Supporting both parent and children :)
Designed separate parent and child experiences, giving parents bedtime controls while keeping the child’s journey playful and intuitive.
Parent control
Balancing Child and parent needs :(
Parents need guidance and control, while children need an experience that
feels simple, comforting, and engaging.
Supporting both parents andchildren:)
Designed separate parent and child experiences, giving parents bedtime
controls while keeping the child’s journey playful and intuitive.
Parent control
Balancing Child and parent needs :(
Parents need guidance and control, while children need an experience that feels simple, comforting, and engaging.
Supporting both parent and children :)
Designed separate parent and child experiences, giving parents bedtime controls while keeping the child’s journey playful and intuitive.
Bedtime reminder
Inconsistent bedtime routines :(
Bedtime routines are often inconsistent, making it difficult for children to develop lasting sleep habits.
Bedtime routines are often inconsistent, making it difficult for children to develop lasting sleep habits.
Bedtime routines are often inconsistent, making it difficult for children to develop lasting sleep habits.
building healthy bedtime habits :)
Introduced features such as bedtime reminders, sleep mode, and sleep journey tracking to encourage consistent routines.
Introduced features such as bedtime reminders, sleep mode, and sleep journey tracking to encourage consistent routines.
Introduced features such as bedtime reminders, sleep mode, and sleep journey tracking to encourage consistent routines.
VISUAL EXPERIENCE
Moments worth exploring.
Moments worth exploring.
Moments worth exploring.
Browse the screens below to discover the interactions and visual details that bring the bedtime experience to life.
Browse the screens below to discover the interactions and visual details
that bring the bedtime experience to life.
IMPACT
IMPACT
Small moments. Lasting habits.
Small moments.
Lasting habits.
Small moments. Lasting habits.
Designed to encourage calmer evenings, healthier bedtime routines, and more meaningful moments between children and parents.
Designed to encourage calmer evenings, healthier bedtime routines, and more meaningful moments between children and parents.
Designed to encourage calmer evenings, healthier bedtime routines, and
more meaningful moments between children and parents.
PROJECT TAKEAWAYS
PROJECT TAKEAWAYS
More than a bedtime story.
More than a bedtime story.
More than a bedtime story.
This project reinforced that thoughtful experiences are built by understanding emotions, routines, and the people they serve.
This project reinforced that thoughtful experiences are built by understanding
emotions, routines, and the people they serve.
What I Learned
What I Learned
Design begins with empathy.
Design begins with empathy.
Design begins with empathy.
Designing for both children and parents strengthened my ability to simplify experiences while creating interactions that feel comforting, intuitive, and purposeful.
Designing for both children and parents strengthened my ability to simplify experiences
while creating interactions that feel comforting, intuitive, and purposeful.
The Journey Continues
Every story leads to another.
Every story leads to another.
Every story leads to another.
This project marks another step in my journey to design products that transform everyday routines into meaningful experiences.
This project marks another step in my journey to design products that transform everyday routines into meaningful experiences.
This project marks another step in my journey to design products that
transform everyday routines into meaningful experiences.
