Captain's Log

Captain's Log

Captain's Log

Give spam callers a taste of their own medicine by wasting their time.

Give spam callers a taste of their own medicine by wasting their time.

The Jolly Roger Telephone Company uses pirate-themed AI bots to filter spam calls. Their mobile app (Captain's Log) manages call recordings, contacts, & custom answering bots.

CHALLENGE


  • Integrate web-only features into the app

  • Improve navigability to increase user adoption & retention

  • Refresh outdated UI while still preserving the client's pirate theme

TYPE

Mobile App

redesign

CONTRIBUTION

UI/UX Design

Research

Prototyping

Logo Design

COLLABORATORS

Stephen Berkson - CEO, Co-founder

Roger Anderson - CTO, Co-founder

TIME FRAME

10 weeks

Give spam callers a taste of their own medicine by wasting their time.

The Jolly Roger Telephone Company uses pirate-themed AI bots to filter spam calls. Their mobile app (Captain's Log) manages call recordings, contacts, & custom answering bots.

CHALLENGE


  • Integrate web-only features into the app

  • Improve navigability to increase user adoption & retention

  • Refresh outdated UI while still preserving the client's pirate theme

TYPE

Mobile App

redesign

CONTRIBUTION

UI/UX Design

Research

Prototyping

Logo Design

COLLABORATORS

Stephen Berkson - CEO, Co-founder

Roger Anderson - CTO, Co-founder

TIME FRAME

10 weeks

Outcomes

25%

Improvement in ease

The new IA is expected to help users find content 25% more easily than previous design

Design system adoption

Comprehensive, accessible library drives consistency across all of Jolly Roger's digital products

Design system adoption

Comprehensive, accessible library drives consistency across all of Jolly Roger's digital products

Updated

UI

A polished & contemporary visual language to boost user perception & trust

Updated

UI

A polished & contemporary visual language to boost user perception & trust

While it's too early to report quantitative impact, we anticipate significant reductions in service cancellation requests, improvement in app store ratings, & growth of new users after app updates are launched & shared through the client's communication channels.

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Refreshed aesthetics

New style guidelines reflect a more contemporary, consistent, & cohesive direction to foster user trust

Before

After

Before

After

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New onboarding flow

Prompts users to opt in to the app's most important features & take an optional quiz to determine their ideal level of spam protection.

Contacts tab

One place to manage contacts considered "Safe" & "Spam". Previously only available on the web app.

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Outcomes

Design system adoption

Comprehensive, accessible library to drive consistency through all of Jolly Roger's digital products

Updated UI

A polished & contemporary visual language to boost user perception & trust

25%

Improvement in ease

The new IA is expected to help users find content 25% more easily than previous design

While it's too early to report quantitative impact, we anticipate significant reductions in service cancellation requests, improvement in app store ratings, & growth of new users after app updates are launched & shared through the client's communication channels.