Project 05

App UI · Visual Design

MagicPal

A child-centred interface for a physical robotic cat companion — built around clarity, warmth, and intuitive play.

DisciplineApp UI, Character & Visual Design
RoleUX, UI, Character, Illustration
Year2025
PlatformCompanion app + physical robot
MagicPal — robotic cat toy held over phone screens

The idea

Soft enough for small hands.

MagicPal pairs a plush robotic cat with a companion app that a child can navigate before they can read. Big tappable shapes, rounded forms and gentle motion replace dense menus; every action rewards curiosity rather than punishing mistakes.

The visual language is warm and tactile — pastel skies, soft shadows and a cast of characters that feel like friends, not features.

Interface — Super Burger play

MagicPal — Super Burger app screens: home, stack-the-burger gameplay, reward

Clarity, warmth,
intuitive play.

A companion, not a screen

Character system

One cat, a whole personality.

The cat is designed as a full emotional set — sleeping, cooking, cycling, celebrating — so the app can respond to a child’s day with the right expression. Consistency in proportion keeps the character recognisable across every pose.

MagicPal — black & white cat character models
The pair15
MagicPal — expression sheet, 15 cat poses
Emotional range16