Storybook Design Sprint
Find the Right Story Faster
Overview
The exhausting search to find the right children’s book to read can make parents to need a nap! In order to resolve this; I teamed with the startup TinyTales to execute a design sprint. This modified GV sprint still took on many traditional principles; 5 days: map, sketch, decide, prototype and test. To gain better insight on both facilitator and participant roles, I completed it as a solo sprint.
Problem
It is time-consuming for parents to find the right story for their child that contains the desired balance of theme, time of day or reading level .
Solution
Deliver a high fidelity tablet prototype to test MVP of custom search-filter function.
Sprint Goal
Provide optimized search results generated by a series of personalized filters and preferences.
Role
• UX Designer
Duration
5 Days
Methods Used
- Establish Goals
- Affinity Maps
- Lightning Rounds
- Crazy 8s
- Solution Sketch
- Storyboard
- Prototype
- User Tests
Highlights
INSPIRATION
I focused on media companies and websites that displayed alot of content: WWE, TMZ, Barnes and Noble, Yahoo News. These products specialize in presenting a robust amount of content organized and consumable quickly. Users would find these patterns intuitive and familiar.
Colorful for Kids
Parents expressed they like when their kids can also choose books to read. It is important to use a colorful color palette. I referenced several popular children's websites: Nickelodeon and Sesame Street
Maximizing Gallery View
Maximizing space is a priority. I took inspiration from Netflix and TMZ on how they displayed a lot of content from a wide range of topics.
Hi-FI PROTOTYPE
Quick Custom Search
Inspired by “survey-like” eCommerce patterns.
Customized Search Results
Organized by tabs and custom groups.
Takeaways
The problem heading into this design sprint was to provide parents with a simple, faster way to find books and stories for their children. I streamlined this by starting the app with a quick and simple “survey-like”
Looking to established products for inspiration enabled me to get a jump on solving some of those challenges.
In the end I was able to deliver a quality prototype that can be a viable solution. The Users were able to navigate through and get results quickly.
