TALI
TALI is a journaling ecosystem designed to help teens aged 13-16 track and reflect on their emotions, unpack experiences, and learn about intimacy, all in a safe, approachable, and judgment-free space. Rather than offering rigid health content, it focuses on building emotional literacy as the foundation for healthy relationships and self-advocacy
Challenge
Designed an intelligent, multimodal experience that empowers people to engage with their intimate health
Class
Multimodal user experience - master of interaction design SUPSI
Modality
1 month - team of 3
Roles
AI-experience prototyping, physical computing, UX research, concept development, user senario, wireframe
Tools
GeminiAI API, Arduino, C++, HTML, Javascript
OUTCOME
TALI- Talk about Intimacy and Love - is ecosystem is made up of three interconnected components: a portable device, a home conversational device, and an app, all designed to support emotional and intimacy literacy in everyday life. It focuses on building emotional and intimacy health literacy as the foundation for healthy relationships and self-advocacy.
Research insight
”I don't have the courage to talk about this with my mum or my sister yet.”
Teens are curious but under-supported, they lack the tools, language, or confidence to explore these topics safely.
“If I ever have any questions, I prefer to get my answers online. “
Teens avoid parents and institutions, turning instead to peers or the internet.
“We were taught about consent in 3rd grade, but like… what does that even mean at 8 years old?”
Teens find school sex ed too detached from real life to be useful or memorable.
Problem definition
Young people (13-16) lack accessible, trustworthy, and emotionally
safe ways to explore sexual health at the moment it starts to
matter.
They want guidance on topics like consent, boundaries, identity, and
intimacy, but feel unprepared, unsupported, and unheard.
So we asked :
How might we support teens in making sense of their sexual and
emotional health by giving them space to reflect on their feelings,
identity, boundaries, and scope of knowledge?
Transparency behaviors
Teens are still developing their digital literacy, and they need clear, honest information about how this system work and as well as practices that maintain healthy boundaries
- Maintaining a clear boundary, it's not overly friendly or human-like.
- Encourage real world support and connection
- Avoids over-validation, praise, and emotional dependency
- Honest information about how data is stored, handled, and protected.
- Visual feedback to clarify the intention of AI agent with light animation
Key interactions
Key Feature
User journey
Throughout their day, teens use simple check-ins to capture how they feel in the moment. These can later unfold into deeper reflections, helping them process emotions, build self-awareness, and recognize personal growth over time
App
The App is the visual pillar of the ecosystem, where teens actively engage with the emotional and educational goals of the brand. It supports self-reflection and emotional literacy through features like daily mood logging, a personalised journaling timeline, and topic-tagged voice notes.
Home page
- Podcast episode tailored to user's last logs or reflections
- An overview of the last emotions logged on Seed
- Quick access to start a reflection when you're on the go
- A gentle boost, user's latest win, front and centre
- Quick access to conversational inquiries, wherever you are
My journey
- Users can track mood patterns over time, based on their Seed logs
- A place to revisit past reflections from journaling sessions
- Most frequently discussed topics, concerns, and interests
- Personal patterns that help the user notice growth, habits, and other insights over time
- Quantified growth and gamified emotional & intimacy “wins”
Audio
- Episode tailored to user's latest logs or reflections
- Curated playlist based on latest topics, curiosities, or age
- Quick access to past audios that were downloaded or favorited
- Audio reflections by themes of interest to them or others their age
- Quick access to conversational inquiries, wherever they are
Learning
Designing Sensitive AI Experiences
Explored how multimodal cues like voice, touch, and ambient feedback can work together to create AI interactions that feel intuitive, respectful, and trustworthy
Navigating Ethical Complexity in Design
Gained experience designing for data sensitivity, emotional boundaries, and user autonomy especially relevant in health and wellbeing applications
Collaborative Concept Development
Working efficiently in a fast-moving, exploratory project by maintaining open communication, shared goals, and quick alignment across design decisions.
Render of the final objects with texture
Mockups of TALI branding strategy
PROCESS
We prototyped the interaction using a hall sensor and magnet to trigger TALI activation, paired with LED feedback and a scripted Gemini AI dialogue. Using Dewab and Supabase, we linked Gemini to Arduino for real-time responses. Predefined scenarios ensured smooth demos, with a hidden speaker and microphone simulating natural voice interaction.
