Spotify Redesign – Mood-Based Listening Experience

🎧 Spotify Redesign – Mood-Based Listening Experience

📌 Role:

UI/UX Designer

🛠 Tools Used:

📍 Overview

This was a redesign of the Spotify app with a focus on improving music discovery and personalization. I introduced a “Mood” button to help users quickly find songs and playlists that match how they feel — from relaxed to hyped or heartbroken.

🎯 Goal

To make music selection feel more intuitive and emotionally driven by allowing users to listen based on their mood instead of just genre or artist.

🚧 Challenges

• Existing music filters don’t always reflect emotional states.

• Some users feel overwhelmed by too many choices.

• Mood is subjective, so it needed to be simple yet expressive.

✅ Solutions

• Added a “Mood” button on the home screen for quick access.

• Created mood categories (e.g. Happy, Chill, Focused, Heartbroken).

• Designed an animated mood picker for an engaging experience.

• Suggested songs and playlists update based on the selected mood.

🌟 Outcome

• A more personal and emotional music experience.

• Testers said it was “easier to find the right vibe” and reduced decision fatigue.

• Mood-based browsing made casual listening feel more relevant and fun.