Designed The Weather Channel's first smartwatch experience — distilling dense meteorological data into glanceable, beautiful interfaces for the wrist. The challenge was fitting forecasts, radar, and current conditions into a screen smaller than a postage stamp while keeping it instantly useful and unmistakably Weather Channel.
Weather gradients — translating atmospheric conditions into color
Designing for the Wrist
Wearables demand a fundamentally different design approach. No scrolling, no browsing — just a quick glance. Every pixel has to earn its place. The goal was to communicate temperature, conditions, and forecast in under two seconds of attention.
Watch face explorations — detailed weather data with hourly forecast arcs
In context — weather at a glance on the wrist
Personality through weather — Umbrella time!, Heat wave, Snowball warning, Extra foggy
Day/night mode transition and design specification annotations
Interaction documentation and final watch face in the wild
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