Interaction - Bachelors

Dear Neighbour

Dear Neighbour is a location specific social media app, where users can review local businesses by sending, receiving and posting digital postcards. The app promotes a sense of community, leverages local businesses, and provides a platform for genuine and lasting connection.

about dear neighbour

four images on app mockups featuring, starting page, homepage, postcard page, and business page.

The app serves as a digital letterbox to look back on past visits, set favourite spots, and discover new places. The personalised homepage gives recommendations based on your hobbies, location, and places relevant to your friends. With options to print postcards, visit places together, and collect postcards from participating businesses, Dear Neighbour bridges the gap between digital and physical.

design concept video

the inspiration

The art of postcard writing is personal and thoughtful and connects people through personal experiences. This along with my personal experience moving to Kangaroo Point led to Dear Neighbour. It is designed for new users, those that have moved interstate, or those that simply feel disconnected with their environment. Dear Neighbour offers a fun, low stress way for people to get involved and interact with others in-person. While developing this app I have found some amazing local spots and built connections with my neighbours. I hope others can have this rewarding experience on Dear Neighbour.

stickers & Stamps

Dear Neighbour Branding

A style guide featuring colour swatches, fonts, and logo design.

Hannah Donovan

Hannah is a motivated and highly creative individual, constantly on the look out for her next project. Drawing from both of her degrees, Interaction Design and Marketing, she seeks to create meaningful connections through her work. With a background in social media marketing, user research and iterative prototyping she is able to create innovative solutions for targeted audiences.