Explore Beyond concentrates on explaining the components of our solar system in simpler terms to be easily understood by young audiences. This app was designed to be interactive, educational, and engaging for younger users interested in space exploration.
Explore Beyond - Solar system exploration app
Target Audience - ages 9-12
This 6 week project was created as a part of a Graphic Design II class during the 4th year of my Visual Communications degree at KSU.
PROBLEM
The solar system is a difficult concept to explain and teach to a younger audience. In specific, Meteor shower calendars are challenging to understand as an adult which is why I focused on simplifying one to make it more user-friendly and engaging for young users.
App Features -
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Profile
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Picture sharing
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Summarized definitions and solar system facts
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Interactive meteor shower calendar organized by date
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Level indication based on the rate per hour
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Favorites for reminder notifications
PROCESS
Type Systems & Color Schemes -
Final color, type, & icons -
Site Map -
Low Fidelity Wireframes -
These were the first digital designs I made. I ended up changing the illustration style to be more appealing to my target audience as well as brightening up the background to give it more color to match the illustration style.
High Fidelity Wireframes -
SOLUTION
Explore Beyond is an app that summarizes the different components of our solar system in simple terms for kids to easier understand and learn in an educational environment. The main goal of Explore Beyond is to explain planets, moons, stars, asteroids, and meteors in an easily understandable way while keeping the app engaging, interactive, and easy to use.
Check out more work below!
Thank you!
I hope you enjoyed viewing this project as much as I did creating it :)