Product Splash is a five-week product design and management "hack-a-thon", bringing aspiring designers and PMs together from around the world. A collaboration between the Design Buddies and Product Buds communities, the challenge for our design team was to, "explore and find innovative ways support the transition from pandemic life to a more hopeful & inclusive future — with a new mobile or desktop app."

Our main deliverables for the competition were:

• An app prototype in Adobe XD in line with the event's theme, "Healing from the Pandemic"
• A pitch deck based on our research findings and design solution, along with a written case study

My team and I approached the challenge from the angle of pandemic hobbies and new skills developed in quarantine. We surveyed more than 30 people and conducted 10 one-on-one interviews. Our research explored how young professionals learned a new skill in the absence of in-person meetups and classes, and our solution serves as a bridge between solo learning (through video and written tutorials) and community learning.

My Role as a Designer

Synthesizing our research on what amateur crafters and hobbyists found most important, I designed the top-level navigation for our app concept. I also designed the look of the class pages, the notifications display, and the "suggested materials" screen.