Clinktellect
Global Currency Learning App
Project Type
Date
Location
Role
UX/UI Design
Mar 2024 - July 2024
Essex, United Kingdom
UX Researcher, Interaction Designer, Visual Designer
Learning about currencies
Background
Clinktellect is the ultimate currency companion, designed to satisfy the curiosity of collectors, travelers, and anyone with a passion for learning. Through engaging games, quizzes, and interactive features, Clinktellect makes mastering currency knowledge fun and rewarding.
Product Goal
The goal of the app is to provide a learning and social platform for people who are enthusiastic about currencies or want to improve their knowledge on money. By implementing mini games and quizzes, the aim is to make the platform fun and educational.
Inspiration
Idea expansion
The idea of this app came from my own experience of having trouble with handling cash for my first job when I moved to the UK. The exact same issue happen to one of my family member who also worked in retail. The idea of making an app that help people learn about global currencies was born.
Gamified Learning
I am a huge fan of education apps like Duolingo and SoloLearn, I believe gamified learning experiences are the best approach to modern education, so my approach to designing this app is to implement game mechanics to the learning aspect of the app.
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Historic Currencies
When I was looking through global currencies, an idea of including historic money popped up. Currencies have evolved so much since the ancient times, before coins and notes are a common commodity, ancient civilizations had their versions of currencies.
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Idea
Main Features
Some of the features in the app that is the main building blocks that sets the identity of the app.
Feature 1
Encyclopedia
A data base of currencies around the world, including the evolution and varients on those currencies.
Feature 2
Mini Games
Different mini games that test the knowledge of the user and make the learning fun and effective
Feature 3
News & blog
A "News" section that include news articles and blog posts about currencies or money
Target Audience
Clinktellect can appeal to a wide variety of audience, however the app aimed to focus on three types of core audiences.
Type 1
Collectors
Coin and notes collectors and enthuaists will have a higher
Type 2
​Travellers
People who frequently travel and want or need to understand foreign currencies.
Type 3
Students & educators
Those interested in history, economics, or geography, as well as teachers looking for educational resources.
Ideation and Concept Development
Sketches and wireframes
Early concept sketches showing the idea come from a game
Design Solution
High Fidelity Mockup
Feature 1 Currency Database
A catalogue of coins and notes for a certain currency, including the history, specifications like material and weight, production process, variations etc.
Detailed descriptions about each coin or notes of a currency, including manufacture process and history etc.
Feature 2 Mini Games
Cash Identify
Player has to match the price of the coins or notes displayed on the screen before time runs out
Cashier Madness
Role play as a cashier and handle cash with precision
Money Trivia
A simple trivia game about the currency, including history, prodution, culture etc.
Pay Perfect
Players are at the checkout of a shop and have to pick the exact amount of cash to pay.
Feature 3 News and Blog Posts
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The "News" section includes currency-related news articles and blog posts
Home Page
"Play" Section
"Learn" Section
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"News" Section
Play
Engage in four mini-games designed to help you learn and familiarize yourself with the currency in a fun, interactive way.
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Leaderboards
Compete with the community and showcase your skills by climbing the ranks on the leaderboards.​
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Achievements
Push your limits, complete challenges, and earn achievements to track your progress and mastery.
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High Fidelity Mockup
A revised version was designed after all the feedback received from the usability study. Some layout was changed, but some remained similar. Additional elements like search bars or Favorite buttons was also added.
Visual
Name and Logo
The name Clinktellect comes from the sound of coins "Clink", and the world "Intellect", capturing the money and education aspect of the app
The Clinktellect logo is a sea shell shaped like the letter "C", sea shells were a commonly used around the world as currencies during ancient times, it is a good object to symbolize the currency aspect of the app
Colors
Primary
#008A8E
Secondary
#FFFFF
Accent
#FFE347
Teal, White and Yellow were used as the color palettes for the app. Teal and white promoting a sense of knowledge and modernism, while yellow conveying the fun and energetic aspect of the app.
As the second UX/UI design project for me, I have complete control over every single aspect of the app including logo design, the creative freedom allows me to put all my skills into the test.
One thing I notice is that I tried to fit a lot of features into the app, realistically speaking the amount of features I wanted to include was too much to implement all at once. I think I could have focused on fewer features to create a more polished and user-friendly experience.
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Potential Product Features
- A section for users to social, eg: forum or "friend" feature
- Identify coins and notes through phone camera
- Implement a "day streak" section to make the game aspect more fun and engaging
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