Storio is an app designed by a team of five as part of a Designathon hosted by Apple that took place over two days. Came 2nd.

I then worked on the app further. The case study here is my redesign of the product.

A story telling and listening app, which lets children listen to stories told by the older generation from their culture in their native language.

Phase I: As the product lead for this project in a teamof 5, I led the concept development and strategy. I also designed the ui for "story listener" part of the interface.

Phase II: Redesigned user journey and iterated the whole UI and user experience of the app for both storyteller and storylistener as the sole designer.

I see my younger cousins, nieces and nephews have a childhood that is so different from mine. I grew up with a large family all of whom speak my native language.

But they don't have that immediate network of family. Living in a place far from home, they only get to see their grandparents when they visit.

My favorite childhood memories involve my grandparents reading bedtime stories and sharing long forgotten folklore.

A platform that gives grandparents the space to tell the stories we need to remember, and immerse children in their culture and language through the art of storytelling.

I came up with the idea and concept for a storytelling app. As a team, we came up with the features list, mapped the user journey and user experience and finally designed the ui and made the prototype.

I really liked this idea, as DEI product initiatives are close to my heart, and I think this idea could drive profound impact.

I wanted to articulate and better convey certain design decisions I wanted to improve on.  

The storyteller could be a predator or groomer and take advantage of the nature of the product to manipulate little kids.

Let's cherish innocence and the joys of childhood by providing an experience that is inherently beneficial to their growth and reduces the amount of time they spend on their ipad on this app.

People can unintentionally let slip their internal biases, cultural prejudice, bad language, racist comments, backward thinking. We don't want these thoughts and opinions to lead children astray.