FriendZone

UX/UI Product Designer

April, 2025

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Overview


FriendZone set out to become the first truly social network for adults, one designed around real-life friendships, not follower counts. The client’s goal was to create a platform where people could build meaningful, safe, and interest-based connections through shared activities and vetted venues.

The challenge: combat adult loneliness, modern disconnection, and the lack of genuine spaces for new friendships, especially post-30. 


The Project Scope


Considering that we started from scratch for this project, our main goals were:


  • Defining the product architecture and tag system, identified as Topics, Interest Zones, and Comfort Zones
  • Designing user journeys for meeting new people in safe, interest-driven ways
  • Creating flows for key features like matching, messaging, venue discovery, safety tools, and the unique Bored Blast
  • Developing a brand tone that is warm, respectful, and empowering
  • Delivering wireframes and high-fidelity screens ready for development


Three smartphones displaying different screens of the FriendZone app, one showing a user profile with a QR code, another displaying a social media feed with food images, and the third showing a login page with a group photo of people at the top.


A light cream-colored rounded rectangle contains the text "full case study" in a smaller font above the words "coming soon" in a large, bold, black font, set against a soft orange gradient background.



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FriendZone

UX/UI Product Designer

April, 2025

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Overview


FriendZone set out to become the first truly social network for adults, one designed around real-life friendships, not follower counts. The client’s goal was to create a platform where people could build meaningful, safe, and interest-based connections through shared activities and vetted venues.

The challenge: combat adult loneliness, modern disconnection, and the lack of genuine spaces for new friendships, especially post-30. 


The Project Scope


Considering that we started from scratch for this project, our main goals were:


  • Defining the product architecture and tag system, identified as Topics, Interest Zones, and Comfort Zones
  • Designing user journeys for meeting new people in safe, interest-driven ways
  • Creating flows for key features like matching, messaging, venue discovery, safety tools, and the unique Bored Blast
  • Developing a brand tone that is warm, respectful, and empowering
  • Delivering wireframes and high-fidelity screens ready for development


Three smartphones displaying different screens of the FriendZone app, one showing a user profile with a QR code, another displaying a social media feed with food images, and the third showing a login page with a group photo of people at the top.


A light cream-colored rounded rectangle contains the text "full case study" in a smaller font above the words "coming soon" in a large, bold, black font, set against a soft orange gradient background.



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FriendZone

UX/UI Product Designer

April, 2025

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Overview


FriendZone set out to become the first truly social network for adults, one designed around real-life friendships, not follower counts. The client’s goal was to create a platform where people could build meaningful, safe, and interest-based connections through shared activities and vetted venues.

The challenge: combat adult loneliness, modern disconnection, and the lack of genuine spaces for new friendships, especially post-30. 


The Project Scope


Considering that we started from scratch for this project, our main goals were:


  • Defining the product architecture and tag system, identified as Topics, Interest Zones, and Comfort Zones
  • Designing user journeys for meeting new people in safe, interest-driven ways
  • Creating flows for key features like matching, messaging, venue discovery, safety tools, and the unique Bored Blast
  • Developing a brand tone that is warm, respectful, and empowering
  • Delivering wireframes and high-fidelity screens ready for development


Three smartphones displaying different screens of the FriendZone app, one showing a user profile with a QR code, another displaying a social media feed with food images, and the third showing a login page with a group photo of people at the top.


A light cream-colored rounded rectangle contains the text "full case study" in a smaller font above the words "coming soon" in a large, bold, black font, set against a soft orange gradient background.



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Let’s connect

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FriendZone

UX/UI Product Designer

April, 2025

link

Overview


FriendZone set out to become the first truly social network for adults, one designed around real-life friendships, not follower counts. The client’s goal was to create a platform where people could build meaningful, safe, and interest-based connections through shared activities and vetted venues.

The challenge: combat adult loneliness, modern disconnection, and the lack of genuine spaces for new friendships, especially post-30. 


The Project Scope


Considering that we started from scratch for this project, our main goals were:


  • Defining the product architecture and tag system, identified as Topics, Interest Zones, and Comfort Zones
  • Designing user journeys for meeting new people in safe, interest-driven ways
  • Creating flows for key features like matching, messaging, venue discovery, safety tools, and the unique Bored Blast
  • Developing a brand tone that is warm, respectful, and empowering
  • Delivering wireframes and high-fidelity screens ready for development


Three smartphones displaying different screens of the FriendZone app, one showing a user profile with a QR code, another displaying a social media feed with food images, and the third showing a login page with a group photo of people at the top.


A light cream-colored rounded rectangle contains the text "full case study" in a smaller font above the words "coming soon" in a large, bold, black font, set against a soft orange gradient background.



Like what you see?

Let’s connect

Resume

LinkedIn