Express!
A lot of children do not know how to express their feelings due to not being properly taught about emotions and how to communicate them. I wanted to create a product that could teach children that it is ok to show and talk about their feelings. This app teaches different feelings, empathy, and how to express themselves. Hopefully resulting in better emotional development.
In terms of research, I looked into existing tools that solely focused on emotions for children. I looked at what they offered and the reviews of parents. I also talked to expecting parents I knew. I asked questions to see how they were planning to teach emotions and how they would feel about an app to help out.
Before drawing my paper wireframes, I created two personas and a competitive audit to get a better understanding of my product.
I created paper wireframes to start then transformed them into a low-fidelity prototype. Then I asked my family and friends to do my usability study to recieve feedback and make changes to the deisgn.
I created the high-fidelity prototype and like usual considered accessibility by applying proper hierarchy and labels, picking suitable colors and fonts, and simple wording.
From here, I transitioned to creating my responsive site. I started by creating a sitemap then followed the same process as above and finished with my high-fidelity prototype for both website and iPad version.
iPad Version
Website Version
Children typically have a harder time expressing their feelings and not all parents are great teachers. This app will help both children and parents learn how to deal with emotions. I’ve been told by a potential user “this app looks promising”.
This may not be currently seen as a priority, but I believe it should be since learning how to deal with emotions and how to express oneself at a young age will benefit a person as they grow older. Going through the proper steps to create this product helped me create something solid and feasible.
