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CASE STUDY
Created with studio Brushgunz | 2019-2020
With Erudite, students and life-long learners alike can transform boring PDFs into an interactive reading experience designed for engagement and retention.
Our platform is built on insights from cognitive science about how humans learn best, so you’ll get your reading done quicker, retain information longer, and actually have fun doing it.
BACKGROUND
THE CHALLENGE
Create a viable reading solution for the millions of students who are overwhelmed by the inefficient, Intense, and antiquated PDF reading experience.
The target is to release a beta version in 6 months and get 5,000 paying users within a year.
THE CHALLENGE
USER PERSONA
Age
21
Location
North Carolina, USA
Education
College Student,
Reading 150 Articles/year
Pain points
Since Amy has become a student, she's having a hard time with the learning experience.
She gets overwhelmed by the huge abundance of reading assignments.
Using apps
Grammarly, Blinkist, Evernote,
Medium
USER PERSONA
UX GUIDELINES
Focus on the content
By focusing on the articles, the user can concentrate on what he read
Only what you need,
when you need it
Since Amy has become a student, she's having a hard time with the learning experience.
She gets overwhelmed by the huge abundance of reading assignments.
Make it fun & easy
Transforming PDFs into interactive reading experiences will add the user engagement
UX GUIDELINES
UX FLOW TREE
UX FLOW TREE
WIREFRAMES
Basic hierarchy
The basic structure of the system
Main actions area
Navigation area with the option to minimize in reading mode helps users focus on the articles
Content area
WIREFRAMES
Skim mode
Quick smart skimming to get the big picture, fast.
The percentages of some of the material the user has read
The Mini-Player allows users to listen quickly
Underlined sentences provide a clear view for the user
Learn mode
Enable efficient learning with chunking, annotation, dictionary, translation, questions and more.
The user easily can add notes for capture and prioritize ideas
The user can quickly choose hightlight color
The user can access English definitions, synonyms, and more through the dictionary feature
VISUAL DESIGN
BUTTONS
INPUTS
ICONS
VISUAL DESIGN
FINAL SCREENS
FINAL SCREENS
We’re here to make reading easier for students and definitely more enjoyable than the current PDF reading experience.
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