(Case study) — EdTech for kids · UI/UX · Tablet app

PrepMySkills

Where bright kids make brilliant choices.

PrepMySkills login screen on a tablet with a stylus, on green
My role
UX & interaction design, visual design, user flows, rapid prototyping
Deliverables
Component libraries, user interviews, high-fidelity designs
Team
Marketers, product managers, web & mobile developers
Year
2024
Where bright kids make brilliant choices — headline with a butterfly and rocket
About the project, in a dashed cloud
About the project

Prep My Skills is a learning platform that nurtures young minds through engaging, skill-building activities. It turns essentials like spelling into an enjoyable experience by blending guided practice with creative exploration — then extends into interactive maths, language development and memory-boosting exercises, making learning effective and exciting.

Through the PrepMySkills app kids will get to know and explore the world

Design process

Design thinking is non-linear and iterative — the way teams come to understand their users.

Design process map: Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test

Project timeline

Four weeks from idea to visual design.

Project timeline: idea strategy, UX research, empathy mapping, low-hi wireframes and visual design

User persona

Who we designed for: a curious, playful preschooler with a family that encourages learning.

User persona Lily Davis with tags: pupil, 5 years, loves play, friendly

Empathy map

Understanding what young learners say, think, do and feel — to design a more child-centred experience.

Empathy map: says, thinks, do and feels around a smiling boy

Style guide

A bright, friendly palette and the Ubuntu typeface — geometric, warm and easy to read for young eyes.

Orange#EF8F35Primary · headings & energy
Sky blue#3395FFActions & CTAs
Red#F5CCC4Soft accents
Green#AFDBC4Calm surfaces
Colour shapes and the Ubuntu typeface specimen
06 · UI kit

UI components

Login, lesson cards, activity bubbles, buttons, audio settings and the progress squiggle.

PrepMySkills components: login card, lesson cards, activity icons, buttons and audio settings
07 · Visual design

Interface design

Login and the lesson library on tablet, designed to be tapped and drawn on with a stylus.

Login and lesson library screens on two tablets over a blue shape
Lesson home: Emotional Skills, resume course, concept, activity, YouTube, scenario, assessment and recap
Lesson content and a clean-or-unclean room activity on tablets
Audio settings and Welcome to Wordsmithing screens on tilted tablets
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