PRODUCT DESIGN
Design systems
Challenges faced
In today's fast-paced world, quality sleep is often the first thing sacrificed, resulting in widespread sleep disturbances, elevated stress levels, and irregular routines that significantly impact overall well-being. Millions struggle with the fundamental aspects of sleep: falling asleep, staying asleep throughout the night, and waking up feeling refreshed and ready to face the day. This chronic lack of restorative sleep can have profound consequences, affecting everything from mood and cognitive function to physical health and daily performance.
Solution
Sleepie, an innovative sleep music app, offers a holistic and comprehensive solution to the widespread problem of poor sleep. It achieves this by artfully combining three powerful elements: carefully curated soothing sleep sounds designed to lull you into a peaceful slumber, expertly guided meditations that help calm the mind and release the stresses of the day, and advanced sleep tracking technology that provides valuable insights into your individual sleep patterns. This unique combination works synergistically to enhance sleep quality, promote deep, restorative sleep, and ultimately improve your overall physical health, mental clarity, and sense of well-being.
Ideation & Research
When conceptualizing Sleepie, I started by researching common sleep issues and existing digital solutions. While numerous sleep aid apps exist, I noticed that most either focus solely on sleep tracking or provide generic sleep sounds. Few platforms offer a truly integrated approach, addressing both the physical and psychological aspects of sleep.
Through user research and feedback, I identified key pain points that needed to be addressed:
Difficulty falling asleep due to stress or anxiety
Lack of customizable sleep experiences tailored to individual preferences
Limited insights into REM cycles and sleep patterns
Absence of guided relaxation techniques to help users unwind before bed
Inaccessible or overly complex interfaces making it hard for users to build a routine
With these insights, I set out to create Sleepieβan app that not only helps users sleep better but also adapts to their unique sleep needs.

My design process
My design process for Sleepie was grounded in ease of use, personalization, and scientific backing. I began by focusing on how to seamlessly integrate the app into users' nighttime routines, so I conducted extensive wireframing and user testing. I thought it was crucial to understand individual sleep challenges, so I designed an onboarding process that includes a quick sleep assessment. Based on the user's responses, I implemented a personalization feature that provides tailored recommendations. I also wanted users to understand their sleep patterns, so I included advanced sleep tracking that monitors sleep cycles, REM phases, and circadian rhythms, and then generates detailed reports with personalized suggestions. To help users relax before sleep, I incorporated a range of guided meditation and hypnosis sessions, varying in length from 5-minute quick relaxations to 60-minute deep sleep journeys. I knew that sound was important for sleep, so I created customizable sleep soundscapes where users can mix nature sounds, white noise, calming music, and ASMR to create their ideal sleep environment. And finally, to ensure users wake up refreshed, I designed a smart alarm with a gentle wake-up mode that triggers at the optimal sleep cycle phase. Throughout the entire process, I continuously refined the user flow, making sure that each feature complements the others for a seamless and intuitive sleep-enhancing experience.
ONBOARDING SCREENS
GETTING STARTED
HOME SCREENS
CREATE YOUR SLEEPING SCHEDULES
CREATE YOUR MUSIC ALBUM
Credits
Closing Thoughts
Sleepie is a personalized sleep companion, evolving through user feedback from basic tracking and sounds to a holistic sleep ecosystem including guided relaxation, meditation, and personalized insights. The project highlighted the importance of iteration in design. Sleepie's mission is to make sleep restorative and enjoyable, empowering users to sleep better, live healthier, and wake refreshed.
WORK INVOLVED
Product Design
Design Systems
User Research
Mental Health
API integration
Tools
Figma
Balsamiq
Miro
team
Design
Ishika Dixit
Motion
Ishika Dixit
Research
Ishika Dixit
Writing
Ishika Dixit