Design Principles for kids.

1. Welcome!
Design
principles for
kids
Camp Digital
Manchester, March 17th

2. Hello!
I’m Karina

3. What I normally do...

5. Design studio specialized in
digital products for kids
Play-based language learning
platform for kids

6. ABCKit

8. ABCKit for 5

10. myABCKit

12. Why are we here?

14. Children are not mini-adults

15. They have distinct
developmental limitations

16. Guidelines when
designing for kids

17. 5 MUST
Simplicity Goal-centered
Honesty Challenging
Fun

18. Simplicity

19. Remove unnecessary
complexity

20. Clear and consist
modes of operation

21. Only relevant information

22. Simplicity
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR

23. #1
Affordance
The function of the object
is clearly perceived
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25. The fantastic
flying books
of Mr. Morris
Lessmore

26. Usability is improved when similar parts are
expressed in similar ways
#2
Consistency
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28. Cubetto

29. Time required to move to a target
is related to size and distance
#3
Fitt’s law
“

30. Toca Monsters
by Toca Boca

31. Toca Monsters
by Toca Boca

32. Design should help to avoid errors
and minimize negative impact
#4
Forgiveness
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33. myABCKit

34. Only necessary or requested information
is displayed at any given time
#5
Progressive disclosure
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35. Hopscotch

36. Hopscotch

37. Similar elements are perceived
to be more related than dissimilar
#6
Similarity
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39. Intro to numbers
by Montessorium

40. Visual equivalence among
elements in a form
#7
Symmetry
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41. nuevos trazos de myABCKIT pra niños
Chinese Class
by Monkimun

42. nuevos trazos de myABCKIT pra niños
Chinese Class
by Monkimun

43. Goal-centered

44. One single action with one
main purpose

45. Allows kids to focus

46. ...and to develop memory

47. Goal-centered
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR

48. Perception of a set of individual
elements as a single pattern
#1
Closure
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50. Pinsaic

51. Preventing unintended actions by requiring
verification before they are performed
#2
Confirmation
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52. Monument
Valley

53. Limiting the actions
#3
Constraint
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54. Intro to Geo by
Montessorium

55. Control should be related to the
proficiency and experience levels
#4
Control
“

56. Lego for iPad

57. An action or omission of action
yielding an unintended result
#5
Errors
“

58. myABCKit

59. The time it takes to make a decision,
increases equally as the number of alternatives
#6
Hick’s law
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60. Intro to numbers
by Montessorium

61. Use of a pictorial image to
improve recognition and recall
#7
Iconic representation
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62. Skratch

63. Elements that are close together
are perceived to be more related
#8
Proximity
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64. Minecraft

65. Minecraft

66. Minecraft

67. Honesty

68. Total transparency when it
comes to design for them

69. They trust.
So, be fair.

70. Honesty
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR

71. #1
Expectation Effect
Perception and behavior changes as
a result of personal or others expectations
“

72. Smartick

73. #2
Highlighting
Bringing attention to an
area of text or image
“

74. Contre Jour

75. #3
Picture superiority effect
Pictures are remembered
better than words
“

76. Builders by
Toca Boca

77. #4
Storytelling
Method for creating imagery, emotions
and understanding of events
“

78. myABCKit

79. Challenging

80. From 6 - 7 Y.O. they
enjoy micro-conflicts

81. Produces joy while
feeling empowered

82. Allows them to
feel independent

83. Challenging
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR

84. #1
A process of repeating a set of operations
until a specific result is archived.
“
Iteration

85. myABCKit

86. myABCKit

87. myABCKit

88. #2
The greater the effort to accomplish the
task, the less likely to be accomplished.
“
Performance Load

89. Hopscotch

90. Hopscotch

91. Hopscotch

92. Hopscotch

93. #3
Communicating novel information using
elements of common understanding
“
Rosetta Stone

94. myABCKit

95. Fun

96. It triggers the most authentic
part of the kids

97. Allows to recall better
the experience

98. Fun experiences
promote repetition

99. Fun
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR

100. #1
Get attention, indicate meaning
and enhance aesthetics
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Color

101. Green Pink

102. Paper

103. #2
A state of mental focus so intense that
awareness of the real world is lost
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Immersion

104. Minecraft

105. #3
A tendency to prefer savanna-like
environment to other types of environments
“
Savanna

106. Teletubbies

107. Wrap up

108. 5 MUST
Simplicity Goal-centered
Honesty Challenging
Fun

109. Any questions?

110. Karina Ibarra
@karinai

111. Thank you!
@arquinauta