“allgood” was developed as part of the “Crafting User Interfaces” class, led by N26 Head of Design Christian Hertlein at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in summer 2018. Together with my teammates Samuel Weiß and Marius Wies, we created this student project, which aimed to design a finance-related concept that builds trust and enhances financial education. The project was grounded in research, interviews, and user testing—not trends or assumptions.
Our exploration focused on the booming freelance economy, which accounts for 16% of European labor but lacks sufficient safeguards for illness or injury. Research revealed that freelancers take three times fewer sick days than traditional employees, often due to the fear of financial losses. Offline solutions, like the Dutch Broodfonds, inspired our idea to create a digital solution for freelancers.
The result: an app concept designed to build and sustain small, trusted communities of freelancers who support each other financially during sickness.
While allgood remains a conceptual student project, it demonstrates the potential for innovation in addressing real-world challenges for the self-employed.
