Your nervous system deserves better.
An evidence-based, AI-powered mental health companion app for panic attacks and anxiety. Designed with Escalation Design, an Emotional Color System, and live AI integration. Solo graduation project — completed ahead of schedule.
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6.3 million people in Germany live with anxiety disorders. In acute panic moments, there is no immediately available, scientifically grounded digital tool that helps without overwhelming. Existing apps like Calm and Headspace are built for daily meditation — not for acute panic. They overwhelm users in crisis moments with too many options and wellness language that lacks clinical credibility.
The market gap: no app combines evidence-based methods (CBT, DBT) with warm, non-clinical design and situational adaptation. Enôra was designed to fill exactly that space.
Instead of a one-size-fits-all interface, Enôra adapts to the user's emotional state — not the other way around. Three distinct paths, each with its own communication style, colour system, and intervention strategy.
Every decision in Enôra has a reason. The process moved deliberately from problem definition through to a clickable, AI-powered prototype.
Analysis of the German mental health app market. Review of clinical studies in CBT, DBT and breathing regulation. Identification of the gap: no app connects escalation logic with scientifically grounded techniques in an accessible UX.
Development of the three-tier Escalation Model. User flow with intentional branching — AI Chat only after breathing, not before.
Complete design system in Figma: DM Sans as single typeface, 6 emotional Orb states with scientifically grounded colour assignments, Glassmorphism cards, button library, icon set. All colours WCAG AAA tested.
From sketch wireframes to fully designed Hi-Fi screens. 10+ screens including Onboarding, SOS-Flow, Grounding, Night Mode and User Account.
Functional AI demo using the Anthropic Claude API — all three modes playable live. System prompt fully defines Enôra's personality. No data storage, DSGVO-compliant.
Starting with rough sketches to map out core logic without visual distraction. Each screen had to justify its existence in the escalation model before moving to high fidelity.
The Emotional Color System is not an aesthetic concept — it is a functional design decision rooted in clinical science. Blue lowers cortisol. Green signals recovery. Dark indigo is melatonin-compatible for night use.
The SOS flow was the most critical design challenge. In an acute panic state, cognitive capacity is severely limited. Enôra takes over: one tap triggers Box Breathing, the orb pulses blue. Only after physical stabilisation does the AI Chat activate — never before.
Enôra is not a generic AI. She has a defined personality: calm, present, warm — without seeming performative. Her tone is informed by CBT principles but never therapeutically overreaching. She makes no diagnoses, gives no medical recommendations.
Technology: Anthropic Claude API. The system prompt fully defines Enôra's character. No data storage — conversations remain local. DSGVO-compliant.
"I didn't choose this project because it was a safe topic. I chose it because I have seen in my own environment how helpless people feel in moments of anxiety — and how little the existing digital offerings meet this moment. Enôra is my attempt to do exactly that: precise, evidence-based, with deep respect for the user's nervous system."
— Alina Korth, Senior Brand & UX/UI Designer