Laska is a mobile dating app designed to help users move beyond endless chatting by making it easy to build trust and plan real-life dates. The app combines identity verification, interest-based matching, and built-in scheduling to create a safer and more intentional dating experience.
2026
UX Designer
Design a dating experience that improves trust and safety while making it easier for users to move from matching to real-life dates.
Laska is a concept dating app designed to create a more intentional and secure dating experience. Unlike traditional platforms that prioritize swiping and endless messaging, Laska focuses on building trust and helping users move toward real-life connections through identity verification, interest-based matching, and built-in date scheduling.
Modern dating apps often prioritize engagement over meaningful outcomes, leading to low trust, safety concerns, and matches that rarely turn into real-life connections.
Unverified profiles reduce trust
In-person meetings feel unsafe
Interactions remain surface-level
To better understand user behavior and expectations, I conducted surveys and usability testing with people who actively use dating apps.
Safety is a top priority when meeting new people
Users want meaningful connections, not endless chatting
Trust-building features like verification and video calls increase confidence
Users want a smoother way to move from matching to real-life dates
The journey map highlights how users move from onboarding to real-life interaction, revealing key moments where trust, safety, and clarity are critical to the experience.
Based on these insights, I focused on designing a solution that addresses three key areas:
Build trust through identity verification and profile transparency
Encourage real connections through interest-based matching
Simplify date with built-in scheduling and reminders
I started with paper wireframes to quickly explore layout ideas and define the core user flow. The goal was to create a simple and intuitive experience for browsing profiles, connecting with matches, and scheduling dates.
The final design focuses on clarity, trust, and a seamless transition from matching to real-life interaction. Key features include identity verification, intuitive navigation, and built-in date scheduling to support meaningful connections.
The user flow maps the step-by-step interactions within the app, focusing on how users navigate from matching to scheduling and completing a date.
A consistent visual system was developed to unify the interface, including color, typography, and reusable components, ensuring clarity and scalability across the product.
To validate design decisions, I conducted multiple rounds of testing, including surveys, preference tests, and usability testing.
Users strongly prioritized safety features such as location sharing and emergency support
Profile setup caused confusion, especially around selecting a primary photo
The match confirmation experience lacked clear next steps
Larger, more readable typography improved clarity and trust
Introduced a post-scheduling safety flow with reminders, emergency contacts, and location sharing
Redesigned the profile setup screen to clearly highlight the primary profile photo
Added a match confirmation overlay with clear actions like “Start Chatting”
Updated typography to improve readability and visual hierarchy
The final design focuses on clarity, trust, and a seamless transition from matching to real-life interaction. Key features include identity verification, intuitive navigation, and built-in date scheduling to support meaningful connections.
The final design delivers a more intentional and user-centered dating experience by prioritizing trust, safety, and real-world interaction. Clearer navigation, improved visual hierarchy, and integrated safety features help users feel more confident and move from matching to real-life connections more seamlessly.
Ensures profiles are authentic and builds user trust
Helps users move from matching to real-life meetings
Supports users with reminders, location sharing, and emergency tools
Laska is a mobile dating app designed to help users move beyond endless chatting by making it easy to build trust and plan real-life dates. The app combines identity verification, interest-based matching, and built-in scheduling to create a safer and more intentional dating experience.
2026
UX Designer
Design a dating experience that improves trust and safety while making it easier for users to move from matching to real-life dates.
Laska is a concept dating app designed to create a more intentional and secure dating experience. Unlike traditional platforms that prioritize swiping and endless messaging, Laska focuses on building trust and helping users move toward real-life connections through identity verification, interest-based matching, and built-in date scheduling.
Modern dating apps often prioritize engagement over meaningful outcomes, leading to low trust, safety concerns, and matches that rarely turn into real-life connections.
Unverified profiles reduce trust
In-person meetings feel unsafe
Interactions remain surface-level
To better understand user behavior and expectations, I conducted surveys and usability testing with people who actively use dating apps.
Safety is a top priority when meeting new people
Users want meaningful connections, not endless chatting
Trust-building features like verification and video calls increase confidence
Users want a smoother way to move from matching to real-life dates
The journey map highlights how users move from onboarding to real-life interaction, revealing key moments where trust, safety, and clarity are critical to the experience.
Based on these insights, I focused on designing a solution that addresses three key areas:
Build trust through identity verification and profile transparency
Encourage real connections through interest-based matching
Simplify date with built-in scheduling and reminders
I started with paper wireframes to quickly explore layout ideas and define the core user flow. The goal was to create a simple and intuitive experience for browsing profiles, connecting with matches, and scheduling dates.
The final design focuses on clarity, trust, and a seamless transition from matching to real-life interaction. Key features include identity verification, intuitive navigation, and built-in date scheduling to support meaningful connections.
The user flow maps the step-by-step interactions within the app, focusing on how users navigate from matching to scheduling and completing a date.
A consistent visual system was developed to unify the interface, including color, typography, and reusable components, ensuring clarity and scalability across the product.
To validate design decisions, I conducted multiple rounds of testing, including surveys, preference tests, and usability testing.
Users strongly prioritized safety features such as location sharing and emergency support
Profile setup caused confusion, especially around selecting a primary photo
The match confirmation experience lacked clear next steps
Larger, more readable typography improved clarity and trust
Introduced a post-scheduling safety flow with reminders, emergency contacts, and location sharing
Redesigned the profile setup screen to clearly highlight the primary profile photo
Added a match confirmation overlay with clear actions like “Start Chatting”
Updated typography to improve readability and visual hierarchy
The final design focuses on clarity, trust, and a seamless transition from matching to real-life interaction. Key features include identity verification, intuitive navigation, and built-in date scheduling to support meaningful connections.
The final design delivers a more intentional and user-centered dating experience by prioritizing trust, safety, and real-world interaction. Clearer navigation, improved visual hierarchy, and integrated safety features help users feel more confident and move from matching to real-life connections more seamlessly.
Ensures profiles are authentic and builds user trust
Helps users move from matching to real-life meetings
Supports users with reminders, location sharing, and emergency tools
Laska is a mobile dating app designed to help users move beyond endless chatting by making it easy to build trust and plan real-life dates. The app combines identity verification, interest-based matching, and built-in scheduling to create a safer and more intentional dating experience.
2026
UX Designer
Design a dating experience that improves trust and safety while making it easier for users to move from matching to real-life dates.
Laska is a concept dating app designed to create a more intentional and secure dating experience. Unlike traditional platforms that prioritize swiping and endless messaging, Laska focuses on building trust and helping users move toward real-life connections through identity verification, interest-based matching, and built-in date scheduling.
Modern dating apps often prioritize engagement over meaningful outcomes, leading to low trust, safety concerns, and matches that rarely turn into real-life connections.
Unverified profiles reduce trust
In-person meetings feel unsafe
Interactions remain surface-level
To better understand user behavior and expectations, I conducted surveys and usability testing with people who actively use dating apps.
Safety is a top priority when meeting new people
Users want meaningful connections, not endless chatting
Trust-building features like verification and video calls increase confidence
Users want a smoother way to move from matching to real-life dates
The journey map highlights how users move from onboarding to real-life interaction, revealing key moments where trust, safety, and clarity are critical to the experience.
Based on these insights, I focused on designing a solution that addresses three key areas:
Build trust through identity verification and profile transparency
Encourage real connections through interest-based matching
Simplify date with built-in scheduling and reminders
I started with paper wireframes to quickly explore layout ideas and define the core user flow. The goal was to create a simple and intuitive experience for browsing profiles, connecting with matches, and scheduling dates.
The final design focuses on clarity, trust, and a seamless transition from matching to real-life interaction. Key features include identity verification, intuitive navigation, and built-in date scheduling to support meaningful connections.
The user flow maps the step-by-step interactions within the app, focusing on how users navigate from matching to scheduling and completing a date.
A consistent visual system was developed to unify the interface, including color, typography, and reusable components, ensuring clarity and scalability across the product.
To validate design decisions, I conducted multiple rounds of testing, including surveys, preference tests, and usability testing.
Users strongly prioritized safety features such as location sharing and emergency support
Profile setup caused confusion, especially around selecting a primary photo
The match confirmation experience lacked clear next steps
Larger, more readable typography improved clarity and trust
Introduced a post-scheduling safety flow with reminders, emergency contacts, and location sharing
Redesigned the profile setup screen to clearly highlight the primary profile photo
Added a match confirmation overlay with clear actions like “Start Chatting”
Updated typography to improve readability and visual hierarchy
The final design focuses on clarity, trust, and a seamless transition from matching to real-life interaction. Key features include identity verification, intuitive navigation, and built-in date scheduling to support meaningful connections.
The final design delivers a more intentional and user-centered dating experience by prioritizing trust, safety, and real-world interaction. Clearer navigation, improved visual hierarchy, and integrated safety features help users feel more confident and move from matching to real-life connections more seamlessly.
Ensures profiles are authentic and builds user trust
Helps users move from matching to real-life meetings
Supports users with reminders, location sharing, and emergency tools