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Case Study Tridente AI / 2024

WeeDoo NFC Pet Finder

A pet management app with an NFC lifeline — profiles, vet records and community, built around one promise: if your pet gets lost, you get them back

Role

UX Researcher
& Designer

Duration

4 Months

Client

Tridente AI

01 Overview

Peace of mind for pet owners, one tap away

The Challenge

Research the pain points of pet owners around pet safety, and design a solution integrated with an NFC tag — plus the services that make everyday pet care easier.

The Solution

WeeDoo: a comprehensive pet management app whose core feature is an NFC tracking system. Pair the app with a WeeDoo tag, and anyone who finds your pet can tap it to bring them home.

My Role

The only designer on the project for four months — from research, naming and branding to a fully documented design system and the final UI.

What's Inside

Five feature areas came out of the research — Account, Find my pet, Profiles, Vet and Social — each one prioritized and ranked before a single screen was designed.

NFC tag activation & lost-pet alerts
"Find my pet" with location & public lost notices
Pet profiles & pet passport
Vet appointments, records & medication reminders
Matching & community for pet owners
Multi-owner accounts
02 Process

Four months, end to end

Research → UX → Branding → UI. Every phase run by one designer and documented for the teams that come after.

01

Research

Surveys and interviews to validate that the problem was real, three user personas — from a swamped lawyer to a rescuer of disabled dogs — and a Jobs To Be Done map: reunite with my lost pet, manage their health, connect with other owners.

02

UX Design

Feature definition and hierarchy across the five areas, user flows for every section, wireframes, and rounds of usability testing — iterating until the friction was gone.

03

Branding

Naming, logo and a full brand book to keep the visual message consistent. The name comes from "Who Let the Dogs Out" — Wee-Doo — if you caught the reference.

04

UI & Design System

A concept blending glassmorphism with neumorphic details, built as an atomic design system — tokens, components, organisms and templates, all fully documented so other designers can pick it up.

(A) Research

Before designing anything, I had to prove the problem was real. Surveys and interviews with pet owners turned into three personas and a Jobs To Be Done map that guided every decision after.

Lawyer · Age 26

Annie

Swamped with client calls in her big house in Santa Ana. Her handsome Doberman, "Thunder," spends three days a week at a dog hotel.

Frustrations: too busy to constantly worry about Thunder; not knowing enough about dogs; no good apps focused on pets.

Goals: find friends for Thunder, puppies, and better control of his needs.

Jewelry Designer · Age 38

Tiffany

Lives by the city with a big garden and several dogs — all with disabilities. She adopts them to give them a second chance at life.

Frustrations: keeping track of all her dogs; no channels to find foster families; finding good deals on pet supplies.

Goals: find homes for stray pets, share care tips, keep adopting the pets most in need.

Software Seller · Age 31

Xavier

Just moved to the countryside, an hour away from work. His Husky "Crospy" waits by the door for their long walks in the forest.

Frustrations: only a few hours a day with Crospy; not knowing where to find vets or supplies; few pet owners to socialize with.

Goals: Crospy's good health, socializing with other owners, knowing where to find whatever Crospy needs.

Identify Job

"Reunite with my lost pet." · "Manage my pet's health efficiently." · "Connect with other pet owners." · "Find a suitable mate for my pet."

Understand Circumstances

Pet is lost. Vet appointments to schedule. Playdates and social events to consider. Breeding on the mind.

Define Success Criteria

Quickly locate and recover a lost pet. Access and share vet records with ease. Find compatible playmates. Find a healthy, suitable mate.

Identify Hiring Criteria

Reliable lost-pet tracking. Secure, user-friendly vet records. Strong community features and safety measures. Trustworthy information about potential mates.

(B) UX Design

Every feature was sorted into five areas — Account, Find my pet, Profiles, Vet and Social — and ranked by relevance. Then came the user flows, the wireframes, and usability testing until the friction was gone.

(C) Branding

The project started from scratch, so it needed a name, a face and rules. After a briefing with the client and research on the niche, I designed a friendly logo built on circles — plus a brand book so the visual message never drifts.

French bulldog running excitedly over a magenta and orange WeeDoo shape

Who let the Dogs Out?!

who who-who-who-who

Actually, the name WeeDoo comes from taking letters from the title of that song (if you caught the reference).

WeeDoo logo, vertical color version on light background
Color · Vertical
WeeDoo logo, horizontal color version on light background
Color · Horizontal
Structure
Animated

A dog face drawn with circles — friendly on purpose. The brand book defines the primary and secondary elements, the rules for using them, and examples of every do and don't, so the visual message never drifts.

(D) UI & Design System

The client wanted both neumorphism and glassmorphism. To keep the look simple and modern, glass took the surfaces and neumorphism stayed in the small details. Everything was then built as an atomic design system — atoms, components, organisms and templates — with documentation for every stage of every component, so other designers can pick it up without guessing.

03 The App

From first tap to happy reunion

The final UI: glassmorphism over a calm blue-grey base, neumorphic details, and a story that ends with a found pet.

Sneak peek

These are just a few of the screens — the full app covers the whole journey, from vet records to the social feed.

The Idea

WeeDoo turns a pet owner's worst moment — losing them — into a solvable one, and everyday care into something simple. Designed alone, delivered complete.

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