Based in Los Angeles, studying at Santa Monica College, learning about creative coding, 3D modeling, and speculative design.
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Based in Los Angeles, studying at Santa Monica College, learning about creative coding, 3D modeling, and speculative design.
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CASE STUDY
TIMELINE2 WEEKS (SUMMER 2023)
ROLEUX/UI DESIGN
PROTOTYPING
RESEARCH
TEAMWILL GIVENS DESIGN
JOSHUA HERNANDEZ DESIGN
DAVID CAO STORYTELLING
SAMMY MANRIQUE STORYTELLING
KHAN NGUYEN ENGINEERING
MEGHA NAYAR ENGINEERING
Our solution was a pair of features called Pods and AchieveAI. These created both structure and a sense of accountability for new and aspiring first-generation college students, making up for what they might be missing at home.
The Snap Academies
SDA projects involve building visually stunning graphics, developing expressive designs that tell a persuasive data-driven story, and having fun designing with Snap features like Geofilters.
I was a member of the Snap Design Academy's sixth cohort in Summer 2023.
OVERVIEW
Low-income and first-generation students are much more likely to drop out of school. Without access to mentorship, tutoring/test prep, and the materials they need when applying to universities, they often find it difficult to navigate the college process and higher education environments.
First-generation college students may not be able to turn to their family at home for accountability or for advice regarding applications, for example. They are often missing that structure that would help them in their academic careers.
We created two features. The first is Pods, which is meant to replicate in-person group dynamics and foster the increase in accountability/commitment people experience when working with others. The second is Achieve AI, drawing reference from Snapchat's My AI, is meant to give under-resourced students targeted, individual guidance in the form of an AI mentor.
PROCESS
We spoke with Sharon Plunkett
Most of their students are older and have come from addiction, incarceration or deep poverty. She spoke of the trust that needs to be gained by the teachers for the students to embrace the program and transform themselves.
The first thing they are reminded of when they arrive to class is, “You are here and we are here for you. We are committing to you so you can commit to the program.”
The experiential essence we gained from this interview is the idea of accountability.
PROCESS
Once we nailed down our theme, we got to sketching how this would live inside Snapchat and the various ways to communicate that one is studying or would like a study buddy in their Pod.
PROCESS
In parallel to wireframing, we found that creating a flow would help guide us to the most efficient path of actions and screens.
PROCESS
We premiered three main subfeatures:
We believe Pods would work very well on the Snapchat’s desktop version. The timer and co-working functionality would be better used at a desk, hands free.