UX / UI Case Study
A streaming service designed around the mental health benefits of music.
"Music platforms focus on discovery but overlook emotional wellbeing."
Metle is a personal project built from my own lived experience with music and mental health — designed to support emotional wellbeing through music reflection and intentional listening.
Many music platforms focus on streaming and discovery but overlook the role music plays in supporting emotional wellbeing. There's a gap in tools that help people reflect on their emotions and practice intentional listening as part of their mental health.
People already turn to music to manage their emotions — to unwind, feel understood, or boost their energy. While users often form strong emotional bonds with songs, they don't always have a way to reflect on those moments.
Marketing Professional · 27
Turns to Metle as a way to slow down and reconnect after demanding days.
High School Student · 15
Music is her safe space — a way to feel grounded, seen, or simply escape.
Uni Student · 19
Uses Metle in the in-between moments — morning commute, pre-meeting nerves.
I compared leading platforms — Spotify, Apple Music, Calm — to understand what they offered and what they were missing.
To move beyond entertainment, I looked at psychology frameworks to understand how emotions are structured. This model directly inspired Metle's Mood Map — a 2D grid that lets users place themselves emotionally before and after listening.
Low-fidelity wireframes established the core flows before moving into visual design.
The final design brings together the Mood Map, journalling, and intentional listening into a cohesive experience.
Metle started as a personal frustration with existing platforms and became an exercise in designing for emotional nuance — something most product teams avoid because it's harder to measure.
The biggest design challenge was making emotional tracking feel natural rather than clinical. If it feels like homework, no one does it. The Mood Map had to be fast, low-friction, and visually satisfying.
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