Trainspace
The brief: To unlock joy for people at train stations by considering the connection between our surroundings and our emotions, senses and behaviours. Sponsored by NetworkRail. A study revealed that train lines need to do more to support people with mental health difficulties to help them travel. The Trainspace app was designed for those who are nervous when travelling on trains and especially for those who have a mental health condition which impacts their journey greatly. The app includes many features and benefits which help support each individual accordingly.
The lotus (meditation) icon is always available at the bottom of the screen. This services as a panic button for those who have had a distressing encounter and need that release to feel calm again. By touching flower soothing music plays and a voiceover can be heard talking through step by step breathing techniques. The flower opens and closes in time with ones breathing. The movement of the blue around the flower keeps ones focus in the centre by looping and growing with the flower creating a focused state of the mind.
Signing into the app the user is welcomed with their mood tracker. A postive and negative option has a list of those feelings of emotion. This list can be customised by adding more feelings the user encounters. Once filling out the small questionnaire. the user is able to track their mood stats through a simple infographic. The purpose of this is to pin point where someones anxieties have spiked or what made them happy during their travels that day.
Train trackers user friendly function allows the user to enter their train details (From, To, Time and Date) which gives an infographic of their journey. The small circles represent the amount of stops until the destination. The user is able to select a circle (train station on route) which reveals the ETA of that station to plan their journey accordingly.
Each user has a profile page which is personalised to their needs. When setting up a profile the app will ask for any mental health issues and will find relevant articles and activities. These can be used to keep the user entertained on journeys. Network Rail already have in place railcards to save money and gain discounts. After looking into those with a mental health condition a study revealed many miss trains due to overwhelming fear and cant get their money back. The barcode is used to scan and allows a person to be discounted on trains. A numberis located under the barcode for those to postpone their journey to another day.The please assist me button is personalised with what disorder thatperson may have. This is used for those who are nervous to ask for help if they need it.
These posters are to be used as another promotional material for the app trainspace but they are also used for the public to gain knowledge on these mental health conditions. The app poster will be exposed to the public at bus stops as many people who use trains also rely on other public transport for commuting. These will also be placed around the train stations to encourage others to download the app for best use in the station. The brain posters will be used to brighten the dull train stations, creating a more botanical environment feel in stations to encourage a calming ambience. The poster series includes 16 different mental health conditions each with a unique colour.
To benefit the the amount of people downloading the app and to also engage people and encourage those with mental health they are not alone, I thought something visual and interactive at a train station would not only bring joy to the dreary stations but also provide entertainment and bring people together. These badges were designed with the idea of how nature needs to be around us in spaces to improve not ony mental health but our general wellbeing and mindset. Studies have proven the importance of flowers and by being around them people have fewer anxiety attacks and lowered depressed thoughts. This campaign focuses on reducing stigma and supporting mental health in train stations. The idea is to create a wall constructed out of badges, each one representing a mental illness strategically located in the most lively part of the station. Once people start to wear these badges, staff will also be trained accordingly to support and guide those who are in need of help due to their illness.