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Echo.AI is a product created as a part of Product Association @ UCI's Fellowship Program. The goal of Echo.AI is to assist students who are travelling abroad in practicing and learning a new language by completing a three-stage lesson plan.
My Role
Product designer - UX/UI, User Flows, Branding, Usability Testing, Research
Team
Aadi Mehta (Product Manager), Ruby Ko (Product Marketer), Rhea Jethvani (Software Engineer), Benjoseph Villamor (Software Engineer)
The Problem đľâđŤ
It can be pretty hard to learn the ins and outs of a language.
Many language learners experience the lack of real-life practice, making it difficult for users to grasp cultural nuances needed for effective communication. Furthermore, it is hard to find topic-specific lessons, making niche situations hard to navigate.
With these pain points, I crafted this problem statement:
How might we create a language learning app with customized lesson plans to help students who are studying abroad enhance their situational speaking skills?
Iterations đ
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What I delivered đ
Introducing Echo.AI, a user-friendly language learning tool designed to make mastering a new language simple and enjoyable. With a diverse selection of languages and personalized scenarios, Echo.AI offers a tailored approach to language learning. Our unique 3-step lesson plan breaks down complex language concepts into manageable steps, ensuring that learners of all levels can progress at their own pace.
Design Details
Visual Identity
When my team and I settled on a language-learning app, I knew I wanted to have a mascot to have a strong visual identity.
I also created a design system so that all of my designs would be cohesive, including ChakraUI so that my software engineers could smoothly translate my designs into code.
All in all...
This was an incredibly rewarding experience. This was my first time being a solo designer while in a cross-functional team, and I learned a lot through my time working on Echo.AI. I learned more about the importance of mentorship, as I looked towards my mentors during times I had difficulties. I learned more about trusting my own design decisions, and gained confidence through the many decisions I had to make. Surprisingly, I got to learn more about learning curriculums throughout ideating the three-step program!
There were so many learning experiences during this project that I am grateful for. I hope to leverage these skills in many more projects to come!
Feel free to poke around my Figma file!