A reading app for six to nine year olds, designed around the fact that they cannot read the interface yet.
Overview
A reading app whose navigation required reading was locking out the newest readers. Every control became a drawn icon with a spoken label, tested with a class of seven-year-olds. Unassisted session starts went from a third of users to nearly all of them.
Problem
A reading app whose navigation required reading was locking out the newest readers.
Approach
Every control became a drawn icon with a spoken label, tested with a class of seven-year-olds.
Outcome
Unassisted session starts went from a third of users to nearly all of them.
A reading app for six to nine year olds, designed around the fact that they cannot read the interface yet.
A reading app whose navigation required reading was locking out the newest readers. Every control became a drawn icon with a spoken label, tested with a class of seven-year-olds.
Unassisted session starts went from a third of users to nearly all of them.
40 windows • Product • Pika — Kids reading app