HTC
Grip

A sport-centric wrist wearable designed and built in collaboration with Under Armour—full UI, components and iconography from the ground up.

type ux / product / wearable
role visual design, ui
tools photoshop, illustrator
year 2015
Two HTC Grip fitness bands on black, lime strap and dark shell. One reads “Hello!” on its curved display; the other shows a 42:01 run timer with activity icons.

overview

The HTC Grip was a sport-centric wrist wearable, designed and built with Under Armour. I designed the entire UI for it, every component, layout and icon, working closely with the interaction, motion and hardware designers.

It was my first screen that was not a phone. A band that narrow, read mid-run, means you get one line of information at a time, so most of the work was deciding what that line is at each moment and how the type and icons hold up on a strip of display at arm's length.

[ htc grip ui, components, icons ]

FIG_01 — HTC Grip UI, components and iconography

outcome

Shipped as a joint hardware and software product between HTC and Under Armour, bringing a fully custom UI to a sport-focused wearable.