2026

Design Awards Silver Winner - Ping Chen, Haowei Zang

Aurora: A Music-Based Emotional Support App for ADHD Brains

Entrant

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Category

User Experience (UX) - Product UX

Client's Name

Aurora

Country / Region:

United States

AURORA is a neuroscience-backed music therapy app built for ADHD individuals, who often struggle with persistent distraction, emotional instability, and fragmented daily experiences. Rather than functioning as a traditional music app, Aurora analyzes mood patterns over time to generate state-matched playlists and structured emotional patterns.

Through rhythm-synced visuals and a multi-dimensional music journal, Aurora helps users recognize how sound influences their focus and emotional regulation. By transforming fleeting listening moments into meaningful patterns, Aurora supports sustained attention and builds long-term self-regulation habits for neurodiverse wellbeing.

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