From Emotional Expression to Meaningful,Trustworthy Interaction.
Design to feel, Built to Heal
MYLO is a concept project focused on supporting emotional well-being through an AI-powered art therapy experience. Built on principles of responsible AI, it explores how to design systems that feel emotionally supportive while remaining clear, trustworthy, and aware of their limitations.
How might we transform emotions through creativity while creating a safe, supportive experience in vulnerable moments?
Mylo was created for Eunoia Wellness Art Studio, a space where people reconnect with themselves through creativity and self-expression. It brings this vision into a digital experience designed to feel safe, human, and emotionally supportive.
People interested in mental wellness, self-reflection, and emotional growth, especially creative individuals who enjoy art, journaling, drawing, or visual expression.
Creativity helps regulate emotions. Expression builds awareness in how AI can support users with clarity, safety, and trust.
Founder, Strategist Lead, Creative Director and UX/UI Designer. I developed it alongside Stefany Harada, who supported the prototyping and visual design, and Lina Reynolds, who led user testing and developed the beta version.
Mylo was built as a human-centered wellness concept where emotional support, creativity, and digital interaction come together. The focus was on making AI feel calm, clear, and trustworthy, especially when users are most vulnerable.
Mylo reflects what I value most in design: empathy, innovation, and creativity as a tool for emotional transformation, using AI to support emotions in a way that feels human, safe, and thoughtful.
Draw it. Feel it. Understand it.
A safe space to draw feelings before putting them into words.
The numbers behind the healing
A universal tool for healing and self-discovery
Improved Mental & Emotional Health
Increased self-esteem & self-image
Improved communication & social skills
Lower cortisol after 45 minutes of art therapy
Reduced anxiety, depression, & stress symptoms
supported by research from Kaimal et al. (2016), the American Art Therapy Association, Stuckey & Nobel (2010), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), art-making has been shown to reduce stress hormones and positively impact emotional health, self-esteem, and communication.
While most AI responds, MYLO accompanies.
Designed to understand feelings, not just process language.
Designed around emotional flow
These insights showed that trust in AI
comes from clarity, consistency, and interaction quality..
The feedback shaped the next iteration
Tested with users ages 5–74 to evaluate clarity, emotional tone, and usability.
Early usage revealed how the experience performs in real moments.
Real usage highlighted how AI response quality, speed, and clarity directly affect trust and continued engagement.
Early data from the Mylo prototype showed 223 visitors and 1.1K pageviews, with users exploring multiple screens per session and spending over 2 minutes engaging with the experience.
This video walks through the concept, emotional logic, and user journey behind MYLO, highlighting the vision, strategy, and emotional design that brought it to life. Watch the marketing video.
View Marketing VideoExplore how MYLO moves from idea to interface. This video demonstrates the emotional flow, usability decisions, and design logic behind the working prototype. Click to explore the prototype.
View Prototype VideoStep into MYLO’s live experience, currently in beta and continuously evolving through testing, feedback, and refinement. Click to explore the beta link.
Explore Beta Version VideoMylo evolves through real use and continuous learning.
Refining how AI supports users
focusing on clarity, consistency, and trust in every interaction.
What Mylo taught me about designing with empathy
Mylo is the project where design and humanity converged most completely for me. Building a product around emotional wellness meant every decision — from color to copy to interaction — had to feel safe, honest, and human. That constraint made me a better designer.
UX Design
When your users are emotionally vulnerable, friction isn't just annoying, it's a barrier to help. Before being useful, every interaction had to feel easy, safe, and human.
AI Product Design
The challenge wasn't making the AI smart, it was making it feel safe. Tone, pacing, and language do more emotional work than any feature. That's what separates a tool from a companion.
Strategy
You can't design for emotional health using purely rational frameworks. Mylo taught me that it’s not only about thinking and understanding, but about actually helping. That’s what creates trust.
