Mahan Sharifi
Theme

Language Learning

New kind of language learning app.

A case-study framework for an independent exploration of interaction, type, and motion.

Prototype · real project content to follow
A SMALL STUDY IN TYPE & MOTION✦

Make
room.

TRY · NOTICE · REFINE
ILLUSTRATIVE PROTOTYPESample visual · real project screens to follow

01 THE PROBLEM

How might a small interaction give a product more character?

Introduce the starting idea, the constraints, and what this exploration is intended to investigate.

01

Interaction studies

02

Expressive typography

03

Motion with purpose

02 DISCOVERY

Understand before deciding.

Research questions to explore, before choosing a direction. Actual findings and supporting evidence will be added here.

  1. Choose a focused question
  2. Collect useful references
  3. Define what a good interaction should do

A POSSIBLE PATH · EXAMPLE ONLY

01Understand
02Explore
03Focus
↳ Test assumptions. Return to the question. ↵

A simple structure for the story behind the work.

03 DESIGN DIRECTION

Make room to try, compare, and refine.

The illustrative type composition is a starting point for an experiment. Replace it with the actual prototypes, variations, and what each iteration taught you.

TYPE & MOTION / 01Try.

Start with a question.

01 / SAMPLE EXPLORATION

Initial sketch

Interaction studies — an illustrative direction for the real project story.

TYPE & MOTION / 02Play.

Compare the possibilities.

02 / SAMPLE EXPLORATION

Interaction variations

Expressive typography — an illustrative direction for the real project story.

TYPE & MOTION / 03Refine.

Keep what feels useful.

03 / SAMPLE EXPLORATION

Refined direction

Motion with purpose — an illustrative direction for the real project story.

04 OUTCOMES

Leave room for the evidence.

Real outcomes and reflections will complete this story. These examples make no claims about shipped work or measured impact.

BASELINEPending real data

What was happening before?

VALIDATIONPending real data

What changed through testing?

IMPACTPending real data

What did the evidence show?

ILLUSTRATIVE PROTOTYPE

Go somewhere

ESC TO CLOSE
THE WALL

Leave your mark.

Keyboard: focus the canvas, press Space to start or pause a stroke, and use arrow keys to draw. Press Escape to end a stroke.

DRAW WITH YOUR MOUSE OR FINGER
Ink colour

Your signature, name, and note will appear on this wall and may be removed after review.