pantone colour of the year 2025
This year’s colour has been revealed to be a warm brown aptly named Mocha Mousse. I have noticed an insurgence of neutral browns being used, mostly in the fashion space. Even I have started buying brown clothes when I used to hate the colour. I suppose getting older, you look better and more sophisticated in these tones.
designflows 2025 design contest
I’ve participated in my first design competition. The task was to design wireflow and high fidelity screens for a brief based around robots in space. Unfortunately I wasn’t selected in the top 40. Despite the outcome, I had fun as I’ve not done UI/UX designs since university.
The Brief: Lunar Colony—Management of Hexabot multi-purpose robots.
In a parallel universe, it’s the year 2025, and humanity has been establishing settlements on the Moon for
the better part of a decade. Everyday life in the lunar colonies would be impossible without
Hexabots—ingenious, multi-purpose robots that are crucial to survival in this unforgiving environment.
Both families and teams of explorers rely on these tireless companions to perform a wide variety of tasks,
from mining precious resources to growing crops and exploring uncharted craters. Your mission is to
design an app to help lunar pioneers manage Hexabots in an effortless and efficient manner—assigning
tasks, tracking progress, and receiving vital updates with just a few taps of their fingers.
User Scenario: Resource Collection for a Turbine Prototype
On the Moon, advanced technology is essential. A research team in one of the lunar colony’s science
domes is working on a prototype turbine using a silicon 3D printer. However, they lack the specific
materials needed to complete the project. The user opens the app to manage the Hexabots and starts on
the homepage, where they check the status of each Hexabot with all related info. Their goal is to quickly
ensure that a Hexabot is tasked with gathering the necessary resources. Once this is accomplished, the
user then monitors the Hexabot’s progress, receiving updates when it has collected the materials and
returned to the dome after completing the task.