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04 · Case studyProductivity · Desktop app · UX/UI · 2026

Boomigo.

A friendlier way to manage your day: a desktop companion for tasks, reminders and small healthy habits.

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RoleProduct Designer
TeamDesigner + developer partnership
ScopeDesktop app · Design end to end
StageIn development
IdeationDesk researchAI prototypingUser flowsUI designDesign systemMascot
Boomigo desktop app and its mascot
01 / Project overview

The
product

Making everyday productivity feel a little more human.

Boomigo is a desktop productivity assistant that helps people organize their daily routines, manage tasks and stay on top of important commitments, without adding complexity to their workflow. From reminders to drink water or take a break to meetings and recurring appointments, it brings everyday responsibilities together in one light, friendly experience.

It is a side project in partnership with a developer friend, still in development. I was responsible for the product and interface design, from the first ideas to the refined Figma prototype.

02 / The problem

Less managing,
more doing

Productivity tools shouldn't become another task to manage.

People who spend long hours at the computer juggle meetings, deadlines and personal routines. Traditional productivity platforms are powerful, but they can demand time and attention just to manage the tool itself, and small but important habits, like staying hydrated, taking breaks or stepping away from the screen, easily get lost in a busy day.

The challenge was to explore a simpler approach: a tool that stays within reach all day, delivers timely reminders and supports healthier routines without disrupting the user's work.

03 / Target audience

Made for
the home office

Designed for people who work from home.

Boomigo is designed mainly for remote workers and freelancers who spend long hours at their computers, balancing professional commitments with personal routines. It is a lightweight, friendly alternative to complex productivity tools, bringing a little more balance and personality to the home office.

04 / Process

From AI
to Figma

An AI-built proof of concept, refined by design.

The project started as a proof of concept built with Claude. Its flows became the base for the Figma prototype, where the work focused on simplicity, consistency and visual refinement.

01Ideation

Ideation meetings with the developer defined the concept, and the idea of a mascot as the app's face was born there.

02Research

Desk research and visual references for calendars, task apps and friendly productivity interfaces.

03AI proof of concept

A working proof of concept built with Claude to explore the main flows quickly.

04Figma refinement

With those flows as a base, the Figma prototype organized the components, unified patterns and polished the interface.

05 / The solution

A small assistant,
a big role

A small assistant with a meaningful role in everyday life.

Boomigo is a compact desktop companion that keeps the essentials of the day available without opening a full-sized application. Rather than competing with advanced project management tools, it focuses on the small, recurring interactions that shape everyday routines.

Core interactions
Tasks & eventsRecurring remindersDay, week & month viewsGoogle Calendar syncDesktop notificationsWellness habits
01Compact window

A small floating window gives quick access to tasks, schedules and reminders without interrupting the workflow.

02Contextual notifications

Friendly alert cards show the essentials at a glance, with quick actions and a mascot that changes with the type of task.

03Simple task creation

Start time, duration, frequency and type in one short flow, making recurring reminders easy to set.

04Calendar integration

Daily, weekly and monthly views, synced with Google Calendar, keep personal and work schedules in one place.

05Guided onboarding

Five short steps set name, language, time format, calendar and notifications, then invite the user to create a first task.

06Settings

General, notifications, calendar and tasks, integrations, appearance and privacy, organized in clear groups.

The five Boomigo onboarding screens, with the mascot, over a black and white photo of a woman in her home office
06 / Visual design & design system

A friendly
companion

Turning a productivity tool into a friendly companion.

Productivity software doesn't need to look strictly corporate to be effective. Soft colors, rounded shapes and approachable typography create a relaxed atmosphere: warm cream backgrounds as the base, muted greens for secondary information and yellow accents for primary actions, in tune with the mascot.

The mascot appears in contextual variations, drinking water, working out, at work or in a health check, and a design system with buttons, dropdowns, inputs, calendar elements and window components keeps every screen consistent within the app's compact size.

Four Boomigo alert cards, each with the mascot in a different context: drinking water, health, work and exercise
07 / Outcome

What I
learned

Learning to design with AI, not just for it.

Boomigo is still in development, so the main result so far is a learning one: how to use AI tools to make UX/UI work faster, and how to turn AI-generated creations into a consistent interface and design system.

The proof of concept made it quick to validate ideas and flows; design brought the clarity, standards and personality that turn a prototype into a product.

Project file

Go deeper
in Figma

Figma

The Boomigo prototype, from onboarding and the main windows to alert cards, settings and the design system, open for you to explore.

Open the Figma file