Press Release
Antara Dave Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Polar Care Mobile Application Design in Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
Antara Dave acknowledged for interface, interaction and user experience design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Polar Care Mobile Application Design by Antara Dave, designed for PolarCare, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Polar Care Mobile Application Design
Polar Care is a mobile application designed to support people with bipolar disorder. The application draws on behavioral psychology, cognitive therapy techniques and mood disorder research. An adaptive interface guides users through emotional check-ins, medication tracking and daily wellness rituals, using a calm color palette that reduces mental effort during difficult moments. A Family Circle feature connects patients with designated supporters, and insight pages show mood patterns over time. Crisis Support offers immediate help through one-tap emergency contacts.
About Antara Dave
Antara Dave is an award-winning product designer with over a decade of experience specializing in AI, health technology, and social impact design. She has led design for mission-critical AI and medical imaging initiatives at Microsoft and enterprise data platforms at The Home Depot. Her work has earned recognition from the Red Dot Design Award. A speaker at global conferences, including Grace Hopper Celebration, MIT CODE, and Women in Tech, her practice is rooted in behavioral psychology, inclusive design, and human-centered systems thinking.
Award Record
With this recognition, Antara Dave is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design Award
The A' Interface Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good user interface designs by the best UI/UX designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interface designers, interaction designers, user experience designers and digital product designers from all countries. Entries typically include websites, mobile applications, software interfaces, game interfaces, wearable interfaces and virtual reality interfaces. Awarded interface designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interface
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/180195
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/180195
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!180195
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/379005
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://tinyurl.com/4cs945mv
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Polar Care Mobile Application Design
- Function
- Mobile Application Design
- Category
- Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software
- Colors
- Lavender, Light Gray, Gainsboro, Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- PolarCare
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Antara Dave
- Country
- Canada
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #180195
Credits
- Image Credits
- Illustrations: Illustrator Antara Dave. All illustrations used is credited to the illustrator named above.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Polar Care draws from behavioral psychology, cognitive therapy techniques, and mood disorder research to provide a holistic, user-centered experience. It is designed to nurture mental and emotional well-being for individuals with bipolar disorder, offering tailored support for both patients and their families. By creating structured daily wellness rituals, Polar Care promotes long-term stability, enabling users to achieve emotional balance and a more manageable life.
- Inspiration
- Polar Care stands out with its intelligent adaptive interface, using a calming color palette to naturally guide users through emotional check-ins and wellness activities. The Home and Insights pages feature an engaging, supportive UI while maintaining clarity during vulnerable moments. The Family Circle feature enables collaborative care without being intrusive. Intuitive micro-interactions, AI-powered insights, crisis access, and accessible design ensure a personalized experience for all users
- Research
- This project involved qualitative research, usability testing, and clinical psychology studies to understand bipolar disorder management behaviors. The research explored medication adherence patterns, cognitive load during mood episodes, and family caregiver involvement, using semi-structured interviews with 24 participants including patients, psychiatrists, and caregivers. These findings shaped the app's adaptive interface, simplified emotional vocabulary, and collaborative care features.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge was balancing clinical rigor with emotional accessibility. The adaptive UI required extensive testing to ensure smooth transitions accommodating fluctuating cognitive capacity without overwhelming vulnerable users. Another challenge was integrating evidence-based psychiatric principles into an interface that felt supportive and non-stigmatizing while maintaining medical accuracy. Ensuring HIPAA compliance, crisis-state usability, and inclusivity for users experiencing manic or depressive episodes was also a key focus.
- Realization and Technology
- PolarCare was designed with Figma, using user-centered design methodologies, A/B testing, and iterative prototyping.
- Operation and Interaction
- Upon login, users are asked, "How are you feeling today?" to personalize content. The home screen displays tailored mood tracking and wellness options. Users can select mood check-ins using intuitive visual emotional states, access Family Circle to connect with designated supporters, view health insights tracking mood patterns and medication adherence, and log daily wellness snapshots with simple taps. Crisis Support provides immediate help through one-tap emergency contacts. The interface adapts gradually based on emotional state, creating a supportive environment that enhances self-awareness and proactive mental health management.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2025 in USA and finished in January 2026 in USA
- Specifications
- Screen resolution: Adaptive, optimized for any iOS device. And web responsive website.
- Keywords
- Mobile App, Interaction Design, User interface, Mobile UI, User Experience, UI/UX Design
