Emotional support after pets loss
PetsStella is a heartfelt app designed to support pet owners in grieving and honoring their beloved pets. By focusing on emotional care and using a creative storyline of pets as cosmic travelers, the app offers memorialization, community support, and meaningful actions to help users heal and celebrate their pets' lives.
Yihui Hua: UX & UI Design, Video Creating, Document Design Progress
Haonan Chen: Product Manager, UX Design
Lynn Tu: UX & UI Designer
Reference
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