Tospaa Coding Game

Tospaa is a B2B/B2C Social Enterprise which is an unplugged (screen-free) coding game designed for early age coding education and is a social enterprise aiming to reduce inequalities in coding education.

Many public schools in Turkey do not have suitable facilities for coding education, such as computer labs. The initiative also produces solutions for providing algorithms and coding/computational thinking education in these schools.

Global Goals #04 | Quality Education

Global Goals #10 | Reduced Inequalities

What was my role based on defined problem statements?

What was my role?

  • End-to-end Product Design

  • Design Systems

  • User Research

  • Usability Testing

  • Collaboration w/developers

Additional Touches

Coding Expertise

  • Implemented design seamlessly using HTML & CSS, ensuring a visually appealing and functional website.

SEO Optimization

  • Optimized SEO settings for organic user traffic and discoverability. | Google & YouTube Search

Digital Marketing

  • Executed a digital marketing funnel to convert social media users.

Mentorship

  • Mentored individuals in learning design, focusing on user-centric and target-oriented educational resources tailored to user habits.

Why did Tospaa need a re-design?

Why did Tospaa need a re-design?

Tospaa struggled with low user engagement. Their landing page, plagued by limited traffic and short visits according to Google Analytics, wasn't effectively capturing users' attention.

Outcomes

Outcomes

  • More user engagement across the board, especially in "About Us" and "Educational Resources."

  • Successful design implementation, overcoming initial challenges with user acceptance and information discovery.

+261%

organic search users

+82%

user engagement

+70%

visits on 'Free Educational Resources'

Our weak points were strengthened by Miray's data-driven approach and design expertise. She not only identified key areas for improvement, but also implemented solutions that resulted in a 82% increase in user engagement, helping us achieve our goals.

Our weak points were strengthened by Miray's data-driven approach and design expertise. She not only identified key areas for improvement, but also implemented solutions that resulted in a 82% increase in user engagement, helping us achieve our goals.

N. Alp Ar

Founder | Tospaa

UX Research & Decision Process

UX Research & Decision Process

UX Research

Stakeholder Interviews

  • Conducted insightful interviews with stakeholders to gather pain points and align with company goals.

  • Documented insights to form a foundation for the design process.

  • Created comprehensive sitemaps to establish clear order and organization between pages, providing cohesive and intuitive navigation.

Persona Tailoring

  • Catered to the unique needs of primary school teachers and parents with primary school-aged children, considering distinct requirements for each persona.

  • Designed different pages tailored to effectively meet the specific needs of each group, such as Tospaa’s Workshop page.

Decision Process

User Empowerment

  • Meticulously charted users' paths to identify opportunities for streamlining and enhancing their journey.

  • Employed robust UX methodologies, including competitor audits, to gain insights and inform the approach.

  • Compiled a comprehensive report from competitors' analysis, focusing on optimizing information architecture for a seamless user experience.

User Flows and Sitemaps

  • Strategically crafted user flows to understand site organization from the user's perspective.

  • Identified areas for improvement or redesign to streamline the user journey and enhance overall experience.

Information Architecture

  • Introduced a dynamic slider feature showcasing new products across multiple slides for a visually engaging experience.

  • Implemented intuitive arrow controls for seamless browsing through slider content, increasing website traffic and visibility of latest offerings.

Design | Sketches & Wireframes

Design | Sketches & Wireframes

Sketches

  • Utilized sketching to rapidly explore and iterate on ideas, fostering creativity and quick problem-solving.

  • Leveraged sketches as a low-fidelity medium to test and validate design concepts, identifying potential flaws or areas of improvement early in the project.

Wireframes

  • Used wireframes to validate design concepts and strategically place CTAs for better usability.

  • Highlighted recently released products and news on the homepage through a strategically placed dynamic slider, increased website traffic and visibility of latest offerings.

Design Implementation and Brand Alignment

  • Employed visually appealing icons throughout the interface to establish a visual connection and enhance engagement.

  • Aligned design with the brand's identity by employing exact brand colors, introducing consistency and cohesiveness.

Final Design

Final Design

Before & After

Before & After

Quick look — How did Tospaa appear before this design?

Challenges & Learnings

Challenges

  • Had concerns regarding the acceptance of the new design and the ease of information discovery for users.

  • Confronted to show unorganized information on the landing page.— Tospaa’s wealth of experience, awards, and accolades.

  • Recognized the importance of effectively presenting crucial elements to create a compelling user experience.

Learnings

  • Approached the first experience using Bootstrap with guidance from full-stack developer.

  • Took on the role of mentor for the first time while managing my own tasks.

  • Successfully tackled initial challenges and improved user engagement.

Challenges & Learnings

Challenges

  • Had concerns regarding the acceptance of the new design and the ease of information discovery for users.

  • Confronted to show unorganized information on the landing page.— Tospaa’s wealth of experience, awards, and accolades.

  • Recognized the importance of effectively presenting crucial elements to create a compelling user experience.

Learnings

  • Approached the first experience using Bootstrap with guidance from full-stack developer.

  • Took on the role of mentor for the first time while managing my own tasks.

  • Successfully tackled initial challenges and improved user engagement.