Let's find art!

Let's find art! is an iPad app that introduces children to diverse art styles and masterpieces across categories through interactive quizzes and questions — building visual perception and art appreciation while staying genuinely fun to play.

Problem

There's a real shortage of educational, art-focused applications for children. Parents who want to nurture artistic curiosity have few age-appropriate, screen-time-conscious options to turn to.

Solution

An app that teaches kids about art and masterpieces, sharpens their visual perception, and improves their artistic taste — all through playful, engaging quizzes, with the entertainment value that keeps them coming back.

Client interview & UX requirements

I kicked off the 3-week sprint by working with the client to establish a clear vision and define the target audience, then captured it in a UX requirements document.

Why build it

• Address the shortage of educational art applications for kids.
• Supply credible educational content about art and masterpieces.
• Build early familiarity with art styles across categories.
• Teach art concepts through playful, engaging methods.

Who it's for

• Children interested in art and kids who enjoy online games.
• Parents introducing their children to art.
• Art educators.

Required functionality

• A simple, intuitive interface usable by pre-literate children.
• High-definition imagery with legible typography.
• A parental dashboard with time management — timer and lock.

Personas

Two personas kept both the child and the gatekeeper in focus: Hannah, a curious seven-year-old who loves painting and wants colorful, father-approved games; and Johnny, her 38-year-old single dad, who wants engaging educational games he can trust and control the duration of.

Survey research

I surveyed 23 respondents — students and families from the Bisheh Art Institute — to validate demand. The results confirmed an interested target audience, established a baseline understanding of parental concerns, and surfaced device-accessibility challenges for kids.

User interviews

I followed up with three Zoom interviews with parent volunteers from the survey, exploring their kids' favorite games, the game types they avoid, their concerns, and how much screen time they allow.

What I heard:

• Kids prefer colorful, interactive, intuitive games with clear objectives (Minecraft and PBS Kids came up).
• Parents avoid games depicting violence, unkindness, or inappropriate content.
• Top parental concerns: excessive screen time, hidden messages, and addictive mechanics with no developmental payoff.
• Typical usage: one to two sessions a day, around an hour total at most.

Pain points:

• An absence of quality educational art applications.
• Addictive games with no time limits or real benefit.
• Parental anxiety around screen time.

User stories

I wrote stories for both the parent (the decision-maker) and the child (the player).

As a parent, I want to…

• Give my child games that come with real learning.
• Avoid unrestricted access to outside content.
• Manage and limit screen-time duration.
• Find affordable options.

As a child, I want to…

• Explore art from home, especially during lockdown.
• Enjoy music and animations while I play.
• Have my own tablet time.

Defining the MVP

The MVP centered on the features that make the app both educational and trustworthy for parents:

User flows

I mapped navigation paths for both audiences — the parent setting things up and managing time, and the child moving through the quizzes — so each could move through the app without friction.

Wireframes

I built wireframes from the selected sketches and ran informal testing with two children and their parents, then refined the designs against the business requirements and what I heard.

Accessibility

Designing for young, often pre-literate users made accessibility central, not optional:

• AAA color-contrast compliance for all text.
• Large, easily tappable buttons.
• A narrator voice so non-reading children can play independently.
• Planned next: light and dark mode options.

Prototype

The final high-fidelity prototype brings together all the design decisions — the onboarding flow, parental controls, and the quiz experience — into a clickable, testable product.

Client review

• Requested deeper animation integration.
• Approved mixing question categories to encourage broad art exploration.
• Endorsed the simple, modern, intuitive interface.

The project wrapped within the three-week sprint with a validated prototype ready for development consideration.