Meditea – Jackson Moran

Meditea

Crafting a more human space for mindfulness.

Meditea grew out of a frustration with meditation apps that feel anything but calming. Softer tones, reduced visual noise, and a gentler pace from the moment you open it, designed to actually lower your heart rate.

It meets you where you are. Winding down after work, managing evening anxiety, or easing into sleep, Meditea tailors lightweight recommendations to your context without you having to think about it.

Gentle reminders keep your practice consistent, trainer selection keeps it personal, and regular check-ins help you see how far you've come. Threaded through all of it is beautiful illustrated artwork, from the onboarding to every session itself.

Year

2021 (Updates in 2026)

Scope

Product Design, Visuals

Client

Personal

Platform

iOS

Led by state of mind

A place for mindfulness, crafted with human intention.

Built around the people using it, their emotional states, their long term goals and the kind of warm, illustrated design that makes it easy to show up consistently and actually stick with it, Meditea is designed to show appreciation for humanity.

Screens are crafted with intention and attention to detail, to make it cognitively easy to understand what's on offer, while never intending to add to existing stress or anxiety.

Start your day right
From the moment you open it, you can see where you're at with your active goals, log how you're feeling and jump straight into your daily session.
Log your daily progress
Tailor your content recommendations based on how you're feeling - just log whether you're feeling happy, stressed or sad and we'll adjust recommendations accordingly.
Dive into a rich content library
Browse by what you're actually feeling, whether that's anxiety, stress, sadness or something else, and explore new sessions that might be relevant.
Get detailed information on lessons
Before you commit to a session, see how long it runs, what it covers and who's leading it, all with rich illustrated visuals. Pick a preferred coach, get a feel for the content and save it to your library for later.

Start your day right
From the moment you open it, you can see where you're at with your active goals, log how you're feeling and jump straight into your daily session.
Log your daily progress
Tailor your content recommendations based on how you're feeling - just log whether you're feeling happy, stressed or sad and we'll adjust recommendations accordingly.
Dive into a rich content library
Browse by what you're actually feeling, whether that's anxiety, stress, sadness or something else, and explore new sessions that might be relevant.
Get detailed information on lessons
Before you commit to a session, see how long it runs, what it covers and who's leading it, all with rich illustrated visuals. Pick a preferred coach, get a feel for the content and save it to your library for later.

Start your day right
From the moment you open it, you can see where you're at with your active goals, log how you're feeling and jump straight into your daily session.
Log your daily progress
Tailor your content recommendations based on how you're feeling - just log whether you're feeling happy, stressed or sad and we'll adjust recommendations accordingly.
Dive into a rich content library
Browse by what you're actually feeling, whether that's anxiety, stress, sadness or something else, and explore new sessions that might be relevant.
Get detailed information on lessons
Before you commit to a session, see how long it runs, what it covers and who's leading it, all with rich illustrated visuals. Pick a preferred coach, get a feel for the content and save it to your library for later.

Distinctly personal

Designed to share your journey, human-centered at the core.

Meditea is designed to go on your journey with you, as a partner in reflection times, a friend reaching out when you've had successive bad days and as a coach for new ideas.

At the core, communication is meant to feel human-centered and like you're being looked after. Throughout the experience, affordances in language and UI are meant to support this and feel personal, derived from real-world meditation sessions and conversations.

Try a more human approach
Relaxed, warm illustrations guide you through experiences, focusing on plain speaking communication and clear visual guidance.
Track progress over time
Post-session reviews check in to provide helpful guidance, and to ask how you're feeling in the moment. As you meditate more, you can track how certain sessions tap into particular feelings and tailor your programme accordingly.
Experience beautiful artwork
Rich, dynamic artwork connects you with any topic, grounding lessons with moving, calming visuals that help keep breathing pace and adapt to the content of the session.
Control every part of your sessions
Dial in however conversational your sessions should be - from every prompt to only the most essential information. Save your preferences and every session remembers how you like it.

Try a more human approach
Relaxed, warm illustrations guide you through experiences, focusing on plain speaking communication and clear visual guidance.
Track progress over time
Post-session reviews check in to provide helpful guidance, and to ask how you're feeling in the moment. As you meditate more, you can track how certain sessions tap into particular feelings and tailor your programme accordingly.
Experience beautiful artwork
Rich, dynamic artwork connects you with any topic, grounding lessons with moving, calming visuals that help keep breathing pace and adapt to the content of the session.
Control every part of your sessions
Dial in however conversational your sessions should be - from every prompt to only the most essential information. Save your preferences and every session remembers how you like it.

Try a more human approach
Relaxed, warm illustrations guide you through experiences, focusing on plain speaking communication and clear visual guidance.
Track progress over time
Post-session reviews check in to provide helpful guidance, and to ask how you're feeling in the moment. As you meditate more, you can track how certain sessions tap into particular feelings and tailor your programme accordingly.
Experience beautiful artwork
Rich, dynamic artwork connects you with any topic, grounding lessons with moving, calming visuals that help keep breathing pace and adapt to the content of the session.
Control every part of your sessions
Dial in however conversational your sessions should be - from every prompt to only the most essential information. Save your preferences and every session remembers how you like it.

Proactive

Responsive to preferences and personal goals.

A truly personalised experience needs to really know you, and be responsive to your personal goals and preferences. With proactive recommendations, nudges for the sessions you respond well to, and control over coaches and prompt complexity, you have full control.

Never miss a session
Timely nudges help you to never miss a session you're invested in, and you can save and adjust settings in the moment, or get started right away.
Your goals on the go
With your favourite sessions on your wrist, and the same beautiful visuals adapted for the Watch experience, you can bring your goals anywhere.
Dial in the right coach for you
Choosing the right coach is crucial to feeling safe and relaxed during sessions. With full control, you can dial in your coaching with whoever you connect with most.
The motivation to hit your goals
Sometimes a little motivation goes a long way. Friendly, motivational nudges let you know when you're on track or when you're crushing your goals, to help keep you on track and to celebrate the wins.

Never miss a session
Timely nudges help you to never miss a session you're invested in, and you can save and adjust settings in the moment, or get started right away.
Your goals on the go
With your favourite sessions on your wrist, and the same beautiful visuals adapted for the Watch experience, you can bring your goals anywhere.
Dial in the right coach for you
Choosing the right coach is crucial to feeling safe and relaxed during sessions. With full control, you can dial in your coaching with whoever you connect with most.
The motivation to hit your goals
Sometimes a little motivation goes a long way. Friendly, motivational nudges let you know when you're on track or when you're crushing your goals, to help keep you on track and to celebrate the wins.

Never miss a session
Timely nudges help you to never miss a session you're invested in, and you can save and adjust settings in the moment, or get started right away.
Your goals on the go
With your favourite sessions on your wrist, and the same beautiful visuals adapted for the Watch experience, you can bring your goals anywhere.
Dial in the right coach for you
Choosing the right coach is crucial to feeling safe and relaxed during sessions. With full control, you can dial in your coaching with whoever you connect with most.
The motivation to hit your goals
Sometimes a little motivation goes a long way. Friendly, motivational nudges let you know when you're on track or when you're crushing your goals, to help keep you on track and to celebrate the wins.

Rach design system

A system designed to alleviate stress, not perpetuate.

With a traditional sterile view for meditation the norm, the Rach design system is built to focus on reduced cognitive load, the assurances and dependency that comes from clear hierarchy, and familiarity with daily routines.

The system is built on alleviating stress, leaning into rough edges, warm colour palettes and traditional illustration to guide every experience.

Rich, warm illustrations
Guiding you through every experience are a set of rich, warm illustrations designed by hand to help you feel supported and to inspire new thoughts. A range of warm tones mean you can relax when you move between screens, and start sessions.
With in-built imperfections
People aren't perfect, and neither should be core user experience items. Built in rough edges for type, illustrations and functional buttons keep things feeling personal and familiar.
Colour that tells a story
The hues in Meditea are designed to tell a story, focusing on feeling and intention when you express your feelings. Oranges, blues, greens and beiges are used consistently to communicate unfinished, pending and less-than-ideal states.

Rich, warm illustrations
Guiding you through every experience are a set of rich, warm illustrations designed by hand to help you feel supported and to inspire new thoughts. A range of warm tones mean you can relax when you move between screens, and start sessions.
With in-built imperfections
People aren't perfect, and neither should be core user experience items. Built in rough edges for type, illustrations and functional buttons keep things feeling personal and familiar.
Colour that tells a story
The hues in Meditea are designed to tell a story, focusing on feeling and intention when you express your feelings. Oranges, blues, greens and beiges are used consistently to communicate unfinished, pending and less-than-ideal states.

Rich, warm illustrations
Guiding you through every experience are a set of rich, warm illustrations designed by hand to help you feel supported and to inspire new thoughts. A range of warm tones mean you can relax when you move between screens, and start sessions.
With in-built imperfections
People aren't perfect, and neither should be core user experience items. Built in rough edges for type, illustrations and functional buttons keep things feeling personal and familiar.
Colour that tells a story
The hues in Meditea are designed to tell a story, focusing on feeling and intention when you express your feelings. Oranges, blues, greens and beiges are used consistently to communicate unfinished, pending and less-than-ideal states.

Designed with love in London.

All iconography, illustrations and visuals were hand crafted by Jackson.

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