UMBALENA

“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play, children learn how to learn.”

– O. Fred Donaldson

Problem.

One day in late 2018, my friend Thang Viet Nguyen called and asked me if I wanted to join a children’s book project. He said he was tired of going to the bookstore and having to go through dozens of children’s books, but couldn’t buy them all home and, importantly, how to make kids love reading.

So I replied: “Yeah! Why not!”

Objective.

Become the most popular digital book store for Vietnamese kids and young learners.

Platforms.

iPhone
iPad
Android
Web App
Admin and Publisher Dashboard
Website

Role.

Product Designer.

Year.

2019

Main tasks.

– Building the product vision
– User interface and experience
– Motion and Interactions
– Developing the website (Bootstrap/CSS3/HTML5)
– Product designing (ideating, IA, wireframing, and prototyping)

Tools.

Sketch
Bootstrap3
Balsamiq
Voice Memos
Zeplin
Skype
CSS Animations

Prototype.

Wireframing
Bootstrap 3

Impact.

20+

International schools and educational organizations use Umbalena’s digital content to teach children.

40.000

Trusted by parents inside and outside Vietnam.

60.000

Active users of the app every day.

15,40

Average minutes spending in the app.

Visual design

I designed 150+ screens from the scratch

iOS/Android

Quiz screens

Home screen

iPad

Website, Landing pages

Web app