Toyko is a mobile app prototype designed to streamline blind box toy tracking and trading, filling a gap for collectors like myself. It also explores how brands such as Pop Mart can strengthen engagement through community-focused tools.

TOYKO

5 minute read

SKILL & GROWTH

From static screens to dynamic systems

This project allowed me to expand beyond traditional Figma design into advanced prototyping techniques. I incorporated animated flows, conditional interactions, and click-through pathways to bring Toyko’s functionality to life. Working on Toyko sharpened my understanding of user behavior, taught me how to design with scalability in mind, and reinforced my belief that good design solves real-world problems—even the ones that seem niche at first.

ONBOARDING & HOME SCREEN

A Personalized Start to Your Journey

Onboarding welcomes users to Toyko, helping them set preferences and customize profile visuals. The home screen highlights collection logs, friend updates, and trending toys, while the Toyko News tab shares updates, drops, and announcements.

TRADING & COMMUNITY

Trustworthy Trading

Toyko’s trading feature lets users send offers, chat, and view public collections, fostering connection while ensuring safety through reputation scores and transparent trade histories.

Show Off Your Shelf: A Collector’s Digital Trophy Case

PROFILE

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Manage & Customize Your Collection

Beyond display, Toyko helps collectors stay organized with tools to manage wishlists, mark toys for trade, and track collection counts. Profiles can be fully customized with banners, profile pictures, and visibility settings, giving collectors control over both function and personalization.

LOGO & STORY

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

The Toyko logo expresses playfulness and community. The underline beneath “Toy” emphasizes the platform’s focus on toys and adds a sense of motion, echoing the excitement of unboxing. The “ko,” inspired by the Japanese character 子 (child), evokes curiosity, nostalgia, and our inner child. Together, these elements create an approachable and memorable identity for a platform built to connect toy collectors. Toyko serves as both a tool and a social space—helping users track their collections while engaging with a global community of fellow enthusiasts.

ASSETS & ICONS

Tiny Figures, Big Personality

Featuring beloved figures like Sonny Angels and Skullpanda, Toyko’s character assets bring personality and recognizability to the app, supported by bold, angled shapes that create a playful, unboxing-inspired visual experience.

Designed for Playful Navigation

Toyko’s icons use soft, rounded shapes and bold contrast for clarity and fun. Each icon represents core functions like home, trading, chat, and wishlist, creating a consistent system that makes navigation smooth and enjoyable.

FONT & COLORS

With blind boxes growing in popularity, collectors struggle to track what they own, want, or have traded. Without a central platform, it’s easy to lose track, make repeat purchases, or miss trading opportunities.

A Community With No Home

PROBLEM

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

SOLUTION

Toyko gives blind box collectors a digital space to track, organize, and trade. With sleek UX and intuitive tools, it transforms a chaotic hobby into a more connected and engaging experience—while creating new opportunities for brands to reach fans.

MY ROLE

UX/UI Designer

CONTEXT

Concept

Passion Project

TOOLS

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

TIMELINE

8 Weeks

SKILL & GROWTH

SKILL & GROWTH

From static screens to dynamic systems

From static screens to dynamic systems

This project allowed me to expand beyond traditional Figma design into advanced prototyping techniques. I incorporated animated flows, conditional interactions, and click-through pathways to bring Toyko’s functionality to life. Working on Toyko sharpened my understanding of user behavior, taught me how to design with scalability in mind, and reinforced my belief that good design solves real-world problems—even the ones that seem niche at first.

This project allowed me to expand beyond traditional Figma design into advanced prototyping techniques. I incorporated animated flows, conditional interactions, and click-through pathways to bring Toyko’s functionality to life. Working on Toyko sharpened my understanding of user behavior, taught me how to design with scalability in mind, and reinforced my belief that good design solves real-world problems—even the ones that seem niche at first.

ONBOARDING & HOME SCREEN

ONBOARDING & HOME SCREEN

A Personalized Start to Your Journey

A Personalized Start to Your Journey

Onboarding welcomes users to Toyko, helping them set preferences and customize profile visuals. The home screen highlights collection logs, friend updates, and trending toys, while the Toyko News tab shares updates, drops, and announcements.

Onboarding welcomes users to Toyko, helping them set preferences and customize profile visuals. The home screen highlights collection logs, friend updates, and trending toys, while the Toyko News tab shares updates, drops, and announcements.

TRADING & COMMUNITY

TRADING & COMMUNITY

Trustworthy Trading

Trustworthy Trading

Toyko’s trading feature lets users send offers, chat, and view public collections, fostering connection while ensuring safety through reputation scores and transparent trade histories.

Toyko’s trading feature lets users send offers, chat, and view public collections, fostering connection while ensuring safety through reputation scores and transparent trade histories.

Show Off Your Shelf: A Collector’s Digital Trophy Case

Show Off Your Shelf: A Collector’s Digital Trophy Case

PROFILE

PROFILE

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Manage & Customize Your Collection

Manage & Customize Your Collection

Beyond display, Toyko helps collectors stay organized with tools to manage wishlists, mark toys for trade, and track collection counts. Profiles can be fully customized with banners, profile pictures, and visibility settings, giving collectors control over both function and personalization.

Beyond display, Toyko helps collectors stay organized with tools to manage wishlists, mark toys for trade, and track collection counts. Profiles can be fully customized with banners, profile pictures, and visibility settings, giving collectors control over both function and personalization.

LOGO & STORY

LOGO & STORY

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

The Toyko logo expresses playfulness and community. The underline beneath “Toy” emphasizes the platform’s focus on toys and adds a sense of motion, echoing the excitement of unboxing. The “ko,” inspired by the Japanese character 子 (child), evokes curiosity, nostalgia, and our inner child. Together, these elements create an approachable and memorable identity for a platform built to connect toy collectors. Toyko serves as both a tool and a social space—helping users track their collections while engaging with a global community of fellow enthusiasts.

The Toyko logo expresses playfulness and community. The underline beneath “Toy” emphasizes the platform’s focus on toys and adds a sense of motion, echoing the excitement of unboxing. The “ko,” inspired by the Japanese character 子 (child), evokes curiosity, nostalgia, and our inner child. Together, these elements create an approachable and memorable identity for a platform built to connect toy collectors. Toyko serves as both a tool and a social space—helping users track their collections while engaging with a global community of fellow enthusiasts.

ASSETS & ICONS

ASSETS & ICONS

Tiny Figures, Big Personality

Tiny Figures, Big Personality

Featuring beloved figures like Sonny Angels and Skullpanda, Toyko’s character assets bring personality and recognizability to the app, supported by bold, angled shapes that create a playful, unboxing-inspired visual experience.

Featuring beloved figures like Sonny Angels and Skullpanda, Toyko’s character assets bring personality and recognizability to the app, supported by bold, angled shapes that create a playful, unboxing-inspired visual experience.

Designed for Playful Navigation

Designed for Playful Navigation

Toyko’s icons use soft, rounded shapes and bold contrast for clarity and fun. Each icon represents core functions like home, trading, chat, and wishlist, creating a consistent system that makes navigation smooth and enjoyable.

Toyko’s icons use soft, rounded shapes and bold contrast for clarity and fun. Each icon represents core functions like home, trading, chat, and wishlist, creating a consistent system that makes navigation smooth and enjoyable.

FONT & COLORS

FONT & COLORS

With blind boxes growing in popularity, collectors struggle to track what they own, want, or have traded. Without a central platform, it’s easy to lose track, make repeat purchases, or miss trading opportunities.

With blind boxes growing in popularity, collectors struggle to track what they own, want, or have traded. Without a central platform, it’s easy to lose track, make repeat purchases, or miss trading opportunities.

A Community With No Home

A Community With No Home

PROBLEM

PROBLEM

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

SOLUTION

SOLUTION

Toyko gives blind box collectors a digital space to track, organize, and trade. With sleek UX and intuitive tools, it transforms a chaotic hobby into a more connected and engaging experience—while creating new opportunities for brands to reach fans.

Toyko gives blind box collectors a digital space to track, organize, and trade. With sleek UX and intuitive tools, it transforms a chaotic hobby into a more connected and engaging experience—while creating new opportunities for brands to reach fans.

MY ROLE

MY ROLE

UX/UI Designer

UX/UI Designer

CONTEXT

CONTEXT

Concept

Passion Project

Concept

Passion Project

TOOLS

TOOLS

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

TIMELINE

TIMELINE

8 Weeks

8 Weeks

Toyko is a mobile app prototype designed to streamline blind box toy tracking and trading, filling a gap for collectors like myself. It also explores how brands such as Pop Mart can strengthen engagement through community-focused tools.

Toyko is a mobile app prototype designed to streamline blind box toy tracking and trading, filling a gap for collectors like myself. It also explores how brands such as Pop Mart can strengthen engagement through community-focused tools.

TOYKO

TOYKO

5 minute read

5 minute read

MY ROLE

UX/UI Designer

CONTEXT

Concept

Passion Project

TOOLS

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

TIMELINE

8 Weeks

Toyko is a mobile app prototype designed to streamline blind box toy tracking and trading, filling a gap for collectors like myself. It also explores how brands such as Pop Mart can strengthen engagement through community-focused tools.

TOYKO

5 minute read

With blind boxes growing in popularity, collectors struggle to track what they own, want, or have traded. Without a central platform, it’s easy to lose track, make repeat purchases, or miss trading opportunities.

A Community With No Home

PROBLEM

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

SOLUTION

Toyko gives blind box collectors a digital space to track, organize, and trade. With sleek UX and intuitive tools, it transforms a chaotic hobby into a more connected and engaging experience—while creating new opportunities for brands to reach fans.

TRADING & COMMUNITY

Trustworthy Trading

Toyko’s trading feature lets users send offers, chat, and view public collections, fostering connection while ensuring safety through reputation scores and transparent trade histories.

SKILL & GROWTH

From static screens to dynamic systems

This project allowed me to expand beyond traditional Figma design into advanced prototyping techniques. I incorporated animated flows, conditional interactions, and click-through pathways to bring Toyko’s functionality to life. Working on Toyko sharpened my understanding of user behavior, taught me how to design with scalability in mind, and reinforced my belief that good design solves real-world problems—even the ones that seem niche at first.

FONT & COLORS

ASSETS & ICONS

Tiny Figures, Big Personality

Featuring beloved figures like Sonny Angels and Skullpanda, Toyko’s character assets bring personality and recognizability to the app, supported by bold, angled shapes that create a playful, unboxing-inspired visual experience.

ONBOARDING & HOME SCREEN

A Personalized Start to Your Journey

Onboarding welcomes users to Toyko, helping them set preferences and customize profile visuals. The home screen highlights collection logs, friend updates, and trending toys, while the Toyko News tab shares updates, drops, and announcements.

Designed for Playful Navigation

Toyko’s icons use soft, rounded shapes and bold contrast for clarity and fun. Each icon represents core functions like home, trading, chat, and wishlist, creating a consistent system that makes navigation smooth and enjoyable.

Show Off Your Shelf: A Collector’s Digital Trophy Case

PROFILE

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Profiles serve as display cases for collectors’ blind box toys, featuring pulls, favorites, and diary logs. Badges and titles—like "Mini Master" (10 toys) or "Blind Box Boss" (100+)—celebrate milestones, making each profile a unique collector identity and sparking community interaction.

Manage & Customize Your Collection

Beyond display, Toyko helps collectors stay organized with tools to manage wishlists, mark toys for trade, and track collection counts. Profiles can be fully customized with banners, profile pictures, and visibility settings, giving collectors control over both function and personalization.

LOGO & STORY

A Digital Tool For Collectors, Built By A Collector

The Toyko logo expresses playfulness and community. The underline beneath “Toy” emphasizes the platform’s focus on toys and adds a sense of motion, echoing the excitement of unboxing. The “ko,” inspired by the Japanese character 子 (child), evokes curiosity, nostalgia, and our inner child. Together, these elements create an approachable and memorable identity for a platform built to connect toy collectors. Toyko serves as both a tool and a social space—helping users track their collections while engaging with a global community of fellow enthusiasts.