Logic
Office Wellness Tea
Winter 2024
A tea brewer that celebrates the process of making tea. Focusing around wellness, it advocates for a healthy work environment.
75% of Americans drink coffee daily, risking burnout from energy boosts.
Workplace stress fuels unhealthy cycles, harming life in and out of work.
Logic promotes wellness through the natural benefits of tea.
Existing Solutions
Most machines offer convenience but overlook opportunities to enhance wellness or create an intentional experience.
Meet Nadia
A persona based on real interviews
“Prioritizing wellness at work improves focus, boosts energy, and makes life outside of work more enjoyable. It’s all connected.”
Pain Points
Reliant on coffee for energy, but dislikes getting jitters and crashing
Desires a healthier alternative, but struggles to find a tea replacement
Goals:
Improve wellness to promote better work and life
Build community within the office
Project Goals
Promote Wellness
Encouragement through health focused tea options.
Enhance Office Work
Improve the work environment by fostering mindfulness.
Personalization
Algorithm based tea blends for satisfaction.
Interview Insights
From a tea shop manager.
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Tea evokes multiple senses. Ranging from touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste.
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Every tea has a different steeping temperature and time for the optimal cup.
Herbal Tea
Utilizing 6 herbal teas to target a variety of wellness aspects and flavor.
Ginger
Motion sickness, digestion, anti-inflammatory + brain health.
Green Tea
Antioxidants, cognitive function, brain health, cardiovascular support + longevity.
Tumeric
Mood enhancement, anti-inflammatory + cognitive function.
Peppermint
Digestion, headaches, oral health, stress reduction + mental alertness.
Lavender
Anxiety, fatigue, depression, sleep + menstrual cramps.
Chamomile
Lower blood sugar, inflammation, sleep, relaxation, anxiety + PMS.
Inspiration
Simple, clean and celebratory
AI Experiments
Seeing how line drawings influenced by prompts could be interpreted.
Sketch Models
Testing physical affordances and screen UI.
Initial CAD
Developments from sketch models.
Customize Wellness + Flavor Profiles
Logic lets the user take control to create their own blends focused on wellness or flavor profile.
Refillable cartridges hold loose leaf tea. Sensors will indicate when levels are low and need attention.
Tea Storage
Your input has value, giving Logic the information to create a custom blend to satisfy your needs.
A Personal Blend
Create a profile to connect with Logic and get personalized recommendations.
The community tab shows popular office drinks and lets employees share recommendations.
The education tab explores tea’s health benefits and insights.
Logic App
Technology
E-ink Display
A clean interface that directs focus to experience tea in all its senses.
Project Takeaways
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Tea is more than a drink. It's process engages the senses and should be honored in both design and experience.
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Communal wellness in the office lacks product development, making it a space I wanted to explore.
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Most office coffee and tea solutions focus on speed and convenience, so positioning Logic as an alternative required thoughtful framing and communication.
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Logic had to function as a personal wellness tool while also fostering connection in the workplace, which required careful UX decisions.