Tongue Tracks is a language learning app designed to help users learn Kenyan native languages. It offers structured lessons, cultural insights, and personalized learning paths, catering to various proficiency levels. With a user-centric design, the app addresses the need for accessible language resources, fosters cultural appreciation, and ensures continuous improvement based on user feedback. Tongue Tracks creates an engaging and supportive environment for learners to achieve fluency and connect with their heritage.
There is a scarcity of resources for learning Kenyan native languages, hindering language preservation and cultural appreciation. This project aims to bridge the gap, offering an inclusive platform for learners to connect with Kenya's linguistic and cultural traditions.
TongueTracks was created to address the problem of limited resources for learning and preserving Kenyan native languages. It provides accessible and engaging language learning tools, fostering cultural appreciation and community building while addressing the risk of language loss.
The problem we aim to solve is the limited accessibility to resources for learning and preserving Kenyan native languages, which are at risk of being lost.
Addressing the problem of limited access to Kenyan native language resources is vital for cultural preservation, community cohesion, linguistic diversity, global understanding, and accessible education. It holds significant cultural, social, and educational implications.
1. Pain Points:
Identify challenges users face when learning Kenyan native languages with a focus on resource accessibility, cultural integration, and motivation.
2. Competitive Landscape:
Analyze existing language learning apps to understand their strengths and weaknesses, helping Tongue Tracks stand out.
3. Usability:
Ensure the app's interface and features are user-friendly through usability testing and continuous improvement.
1. User Surveys:
Conduct surveys with a diverse group of potential users to collect quantitative data on preferences, needs, and pain points.
2. Competitor Analysis:
Analyze existing language learning apps, considering user reviews, features, and design choices to inform improvements.
3. Usability Testing:
Test the app's usability through user scenarios and tasks, observing interactions and gathering feedback.
User-Centric Design: Prioritizing an intuitive and user-friendly interface to enhance the learning experience.
Cultural Integration: Including cultural insights to deepen users' connection with their heritage.
Personalization: Creating personalized learning paths based on individual user needs and progress.
Flexibility: Offering flexible learning schedules to accommodate users' busy lives.
Community Features: Building a community within the app to support and motivate learners.
Continuous Improvement: Iteratively refining the app based on user feedback and data-driven insights.
The iterative design process for Haki Hub prioritizes user needs. It begins with gathering insights through interviews and surveys, followed by wireframing and prototyping. Continuous usability testing and feedback refinement ensure the app remains intuitive and effective for promoting social justice.
Persona development is a crucial part of my design process. It involves creating detailed profiles of the target users, helping me design an application that aligns with their real needs and preferences. These personas ensure a user-centered approach, resulting in a more effective and user-friendly solution.
In my ideation process, I utilize a range of essential tools and methodologies to bring my vision for the Tongue Tracks App to life.
Mapping out user flows is a crucial part of my ideation process. It allows me to define the paths users will take within the application, ensuring that they can accomplish their goals with ease. User flows help me anticipate potential bottlenecks and make informed decisions about the placement of key features.
My low-fidelity prototypes are the first visual representations of my design concepts. These sketches and wireframes help me establish the fundamental structure and user flow of the application. By creating low-fidelity versions, I can quickly experiment with different design ideas, validate them with users, and refine my approach.
Usability testing is an integral part of my design and development process for the TongueTracks App.
My approach includes:
1. Selecting diverse participants to cover various user perspectives.
2. Setting clear testing objectives to evaluate specific app aspects.
3. Creating realistic scenarios and tasks for real-world usage simulation.
4. Gathering candid user feedback during app interaction.
5. Applying feedback for iterative design, ensuring ongoing improvements.
6. Making data-driven design decisions based on usability testing insights.
1. Efficiency and Effectiveness: Ensuring tasks are easy to complete with minimal friction.
2. User Satisfaction: Guiding the app's enjoyability through direct feedback.
3. Iterative Improvement: Fostering continuous refinement based on user insights.
4. Data-Driven Decision Making: Empowering informed design choices grounded in user data.
For Tongue Tracks, I've chosen Montserrat font and a vibrant reddish-pink color (hex F45B69). Montserrat enhances readability, making language lessons clear. The lively color palette fosters an engaging learning environment, instilling motivation and excitement. This combination optimizes Tongue Tracks' visual identity, welcoming users into a dynamic world of language learning.
My final screens reflect a solution-oriented strategy, directly addressing user needs and feedback. They present an intuitive, user-centric design, aimed at ensuring efficiency, satisfaction, and ongoing enhancements. These screens are guided by user data, fine-tuned to provide an exceptionally effective and enjoyable language learning experience.
