Airis - Air Quality on Mars

In 2020, NASA successfully launched Mars 2020 as part of the Future Human Expedition to Mars Project. One of the missions for this project is to prepare for life support, testing a method for producing oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. Because the planet, mostly covered by red dust, contains more than 95% carbon dioxide and very little oxygen.

In order to adapt to a new life on the Red Planet, there will be an increasing demand for monitoring the atmosphere on a daily basis, just like checking daily weather on the Earth. Yes, it will be more of an inevitable routine in order to survive. Then, can it be something fun and entertaining rather than staring at a clinical and flat interface?

With this in mind, I created Airis, an app that tracks Air Quality on Mars that uses Paper Folding (Origami), Paper Crane Birds specifically, as the main design elements. Many studies have found that birds are the main indicator of air pollution as they are directly affected by it. By applying the lighthearted activity of paper folding, I aim to enhance the experience in a cheerful and playful manner.

Instructor

Anita Zeppetelli

REEL

UI dESIGN

naming process

For the brand name, I tried to avoid using words such as “breeze, purifier, or oxygen”, which are often associated with Air Quality Apps on the earth.

Instead, I came up with “Airis” which encompasses the main keyword “Mars” while indicating its relation to air.

Ares is the Greek version of Mars. Inspired by its pronunciation [air-eez], Airis serves as a platform to monitor the atmosphere in Mars. Airis is also an abbreviation for Air In Mars

logo sketches

Borrowed from the shape of origami crane, the symbol reflects both alphabet ‘A’ figure from the name “airis” and folded paper as the main graphic element.

Color palettes

I used red Earth tones for primary colors. The secondary colors are other sets of Earth tones, which will be used to support main colors and indicate AQI (air quality index) scale.