Medication Adherence Mobile App

Helping Patients Stick with a Plan

Crafted an approachable visual system for a medication tracker, balancing friendliness with clinical clarity.

Healthcare

Accessibility

Design System

Patient Experience

Mobile

Upstream’s vision was simple but ambitious: deliver pouch-dispensed medications to patients’ doors and make it easy to stay on track. In just five weeks, we explored how a mobile app could turn complicated medication regimens into manageable habits, especially for older adults balancing multiple conditions.

Translating Brand into Behavior Change

As Visual Design Lead, I built a clean, modular UI system from the ground up, extending new brand guidelines into a scalable mobile interface. The goal was to make adherence feel intuitive, empowering, and even rewarding.

I collaborated closely with a Senior UX designer and the founder, co-designing onboarding, medication tracking, and in-app messaging workflows to ensure clarity and ease of use. The result was a prototype that felt grounded in reality and ready to test, combining thoughtful UX with visual polish to help people feel more in control of their care.

Role

Sr. Product Designer

Visual Designer

Platforms

iOS

Industry

Healthcare

Duration

5 Weeks

Skills

Design Systems

Visual Design

Component Library

Landscape Audit

Data Visualization

Accessibility

Color System

Typography

Meeting Patients Where They Are At

I used changing color palettes, illustrations and greetings to align medication reminders with the patient’s current time of day—creating a subtle, ambient rhythm that mirrors their lived experience.

Grounding the Experience in the Real World

I used large visuals of familiar objects—pill pouches, pills, and devices—to help older adults visually map the app to their real-life routines.

Grounding the Experience in the Real World

I used large visuals of familiar objects—pill pouches, pills, and devices—to help older adults visually map the app to their real-life routines.

Motivating Through Gentle Gamification

We introduced badges, streaks, and progress milestones to celebrate consistency and adherence. This light-touch gamification helped patients feel recognized and motivated without turning their care into a game.

Conversational UI

I crafted a warm, approachable chat experience that mirrors the clarity and calm of a real human exchange

A Gentle Entry Point

The onboarding uses bold typography, warm gradients, and large touch targets to create a tone that feels supportive and energizing—not clinical. It’s designed to build trust quickly and make new users feel capable and encouraged from the start.