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For Immediate Release

LFT Health has received its first round of funding to build a mental health platform called MindScout. The funds will allow LFT Health to continue to do user research, build the first minimum viable product (MVP) of the iOS and Android app and have a working Healthcare Portal.

CEO Jaime Bristow says “the funds are critical to completing our mission to find new and novel ways of treating mental health issues using tech. It allows our development team to move quicker and validate that we are building the right product”.

CTO Adam Scroggin says “this allows us to work on our proprietary Machine Learning prediction algorithm and demonstrate to Healthcare Professionals a working web portal. We will be able to help with reducing costs, digitizing the intake process and assist people with living their best lives”.

The Indiana Public Health Commission estimates that $885M is lost each year due to productivity losses caused by mental health issues. MindScout will radically reduce these costs by using novel ways to approach mental health treatment.

For more information, contact jaime.bristow @ lftsoftware.co

Having developed software for nearly 25 years now, I know the importance of branding, User Experience (UX) and great product design. I have always had an interest in graphic design and the arts, but I’m not good enough to make a living at it. One of my biggest challenges is that have significant visual impairment. I cannot see a thing without my bifocals and I am also very color blind. So, when we needed to design the brand, color palette and logo, our team decided to hire a true professional – Janet Valenzuela out of Los Angeles California. For the technical perspective on things we used our sister company LFT Software. Our team was glad we did. Janet did a fantastic job and was worth every penny. In this blog, I’ll discuss the process we went through to build our brand together – as a team.

Use your network to find someone who is highly recommended

We first reached out to our network to see who was highly recommended and had a great track record of building brands, products and is a UI/UX Designer. This is where LinkedIn and Twitter are your best Relationship tools. We narrowed it down to three candidates and talked to all of them. We eventually went with Janet Valenzuela because she had time, was easy to work with and has been crushing it at Mandolin Live Streaming.

Our initial phone call with Janet was fantastic. We explained our mission and vision and she asked great questions. She also seemed passionate about what we are setting out to accomplish. One thing that really helped Janet is that we gave her a mood board of things we liked.

Picking a color palette

I love color. It brings so many emotions to me. Jackson Pollock is one of my favorite artists. However, I know this is where I need to stay in my lane and let the experts do their job. I am very color blind. The biggest recommendation I can make to the team is in the area of contrast. Too many people who do not understand what it is like to be color blind don’t understand the importance of color choice. Earth tones that barely have any contrast are horrible for folks like me. If you are picking light grey or green text on a white background, please reconsider these design decisions.

This is where our Founder and CEO, Jaime Bristow, really stepped up and helped the team. She already has an artistic background and a great eye for color. She placed all of the different palettes on a white board and got feedback from several like minded professionals. You can get an idea of what Jaime did below:

Let's look at typeface

Fonts. There are so many to choose from. Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts are great places to find fonts. There are so many variables that go into picking a font, but in the end, it can be a very subjective decision and one based on personal preference. As a team, we wanted the font to be legible for LFT Health and a bit more contemporary for our first product MindScout. Again, we laid everything out and as a team discussed the pros and cons of each one.

Logos

Logos are usually what customers see first in digital product design. You need to know who your customer is and hopefully catch their attention quicker. Making a first impression is important. For MindScout, we were presented with three different options. We did an interesting process to get initial opinions from the team. Without saying a word, everyone wrote down in order their favorite without telling each other (i.e. secret voting). Surprisingly, everyone of the team had the same favorite logo! Lucky!

We unanimously picked the first option and everyone loved it. This inspiration was brain waves, testing and assessments. It has a contemporary feel and gives customers a hint at what the app does.

Now...We are ready to change the world

Branding wasn’t the first place we started when CEO Jaime Bristow approached me on leading up the technical effort and helping with the User Experience. She already had a problem to solve in the mental health community and a unique solution that I would have a positive impact on everyone’s mental health. Her insight into how the payment system works in healthcare is also extremely valuable. I also referred her to a great patent attorney so she could protect her idea, vision and mission.

I am honored to get to help in any way I can. Stay tuned.

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Posts tagged: MindScout

Press Release – LFT Health Receives First Found Of Funding To Build MindScout

UX Designers And Software Engineers Working Together To Build A Brand

Use your network to find someone who is highly recommended

Picking a color palette

Let's look at typeface

Logos

Now...We are ready to change the world