A Wellness App for Daily Mindfulness

Aranya

Product Design

1 year

Crossfunctional team of three

Wellness app

Aranya is a mindful lifestyle app that blends ancient astrological wisdom with modern wellness practices — designed for daily use and deep personal insight.

Project Context

Designing of a wellness app from
concept to launch

Role

Art Director
Senior Product Designer
(UX/UI, Branding, Illustration)

Team Structure

Client
Designer
Developer

Platforms

Android (free version published)
iOS (in approval stage)

Overflow

About the Project

Aranya is a mobile app in the wellness category that brings together mindfulness and Jyotish astrology practices. It consists of five core sections:

Moon Calendar & Planetary Insights
Stay aligned with lunar rhythms. A daily guide to energy phases, rituals, and planetary moods — based on ancient Jyotish astrology.
Receive intuitive prompts and cosmic tips tied to current planetary movements. Simple, gentle guidance to help navigate your day.

Forest Spirits Oracle
A mystical card deck hand-illustrated in Procreate. Each card represents a unique spirit of the forest, bringing users inspiration, reflection, and emotional clarity.

Audio Meditations
A curated library of guided meditations designed to support mindfulness, relaxation, and breathwork — with themes connected to nature, lunar cycles, and inner balance.

Atmospheric Soundscapes
Original melodies and sound design crafted specifically for the app. These immersive audio tracks help create a tranquil space for rituals, readings, or evening rest.

Articles
In-depth texts on Jyotish, wellness practices, breathing techniques, and self-awareness. Designed to inspire and deepen users’ connection with the app’s philosophy.

The app is available in two versions:

Free version — limited functionality, but access to all sections.
Paid version — offers expanded features for users deeply engaged in Jyotish astrology.

Role

Led end-to-end product design: from UX architecture to final UI.

Developed visual identity: logo, color system, UI guidelines.
Created illustrations, icons, and card designs for the Oracle section.
Designed intuitive navigation, onboarding, and freemium logic.

Design Process

Built interaction architecture and user flows based on daily use cases (e.g., planning, reflection, inspiration).

Produced high-fidelity mockups adapted for both Android and iOS.
Crafted a calm, immersive visual language — inspired by nature, meditation, and cosmic rhythm.
Designed a custom Oracle experience, including interactive cards and transitions.

Blending the Organic with the Celestial

ui details & Visual Language

The interface is built around a dark, immersive background that evokes the stillness of night and the mystery of the cosmos.
A restrained, earthy color palette with soft gradients and glowing highlights supports the app’s meditative mood, allowing content to breathe and emotions to surface gently.

Each screen is designed to feel like a portal — into forest shadows, lunar rhythms, and quiet inner spaces.
The visual style blends natural textures and celestial symbols, creating a sense of harmony, mysticism, and quiet wonder — in line with the project’s core: a mysterious connection between nature and the universe.

All icons in the app were individually hand-drawn to match the visual tone — delicate, symbolic, and atmospheric.
They reinforce the handcrafted feel of the product, offering a tactile and soulful experience that complements the illustrations and overall design language.

Atmospheric Soundscapes

Your personal forest meditation — tune your day to the harmony of nature and the spirit of freedom.
Find your unique sound.

In this section, users can explore a variety of ambient sounds inspired by the forest and the cosmos. Each sound is represented as a heart gently hanging from a tree, and can be mixed, layered, and fine-tuned individually. Adjust the volume of each element, set a timer for the entire composition, and save your favorite combinations into custom sets.

As you select sounds, their hearts begin to sway softly among the branches, and their names glow — creating a serene, almost magical atmosphere that invites stillness and introspection.

oracul cards

A special focus was placed on the Oracle section — all 64 cards were hand-drawn in Procreate.
This was a meticulous and emotionally immersive process: each card was carefully illustrated to convey depth, atmosphere, and a sense of mystery. The visual language of the deck aligns with the overall spirit of Aranya — meditative, magical, and intuitively symbolic.

Beyond the digital experience, the Oracle cards were published in collaboration with a professional printing house and are now available as a physical deck for purchase. This allowed the project to expand into the tactile world, giving users an opportunity to connect with the illustrations through daily rituals and offline practices. The printed edition serves both as a collector’s object and a functional tool for self-reflection.

What’s Next

Launch of the English-language version.

Collection and analysis of user feedback post-launch.
Iteration on interaction scenarios and addition of new features based on insights and data.