Spawlight
Spawlight is a social-driven app that motivates users to take small yet meaningful actions for stray animals, inspired by our belief that "the longest journey begins with a single step." Adoption isn’t the only path—feeding, fundraising, and neutering efforts can all make a difference. Through a fun, supportive community, Spawlight helps ease concerns around expertise or commitment, providing AI-powered resources for guidance. Users can enjoy sharing updates, learning from others, and accessing tools that make helping strays both easy and deeply fulfilling.
Year
2024
Category
UI/UX Design, Visual Design
Role
Design Lead (UI/UX Design, Visual Design)
Winning Awards
IDA Design Awards
Background
Stray animals are a major problem globally, with millions of stray dogs and cats suffering from malnutrition, disease and poor living conditions. This not only affects animal welfare, but also creates public health risks, such as the spread of zoonotic diseases like rabies, and puts a great deal of economic pressure on shelters and community resources - implying that the worse case scenario is that even shelters, can no longer afford to take on such a significant responsibility.
Protecting stray animals is essential for public health and fostering a city where people and animals coexist in harmony.
Problem &
Opportunity
The current animal rescue model prioritizes adoption, limiting other ways for people to help stray animals. Many individuals want to assist but feel powerless due to a lack of expertise or concerns about adoption responsibilities. As a result, taking strays to shelters becomes the only perceived option, overwhelming these facilities and reducing the quality of care.
A gap in the system leaves stray animals without alternative care options, creating an urgent need for more flexible and inclusive rescue solutions.
How to Make
a Difference?
Our goal is to bridge the gap in stray animal support by making helping easy and accessible for everyone. With AI-assisted tools, users can feed, identify injuries, and provide care under professional guidance—even without adopting. The platform fosters a community where users can represent strays, share updates, and fundraise. By enabling meaningful actions before, during, and after rescue, it empowers everyone to contribute—whether through direct care or by supporting broader welfare efforts. Helping stray animals should be simple, impactful, and fulfilling for all.
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