Diplo, Educational Technology
Diplo is an educational platform for students with different learning speeds, needs and levels of independence. The challenge was to keep students engaged without making learning feel overwhelming, and to give parents and teachers better visibility into progress.
The outcome
400+ students now learn on Diplo.
My ownership
What I did
01
I designed the experience around visible progress, challenges, points, leagues, avatars and rewards, giving students smaller reasons to continue. The goal was not to turn education into a game, but to make progress easier to recognise and more motivating.
02
Accessibility and adaptability were part of the product from the start, not added after the UI was finished. They shaped navigation, hierarchy, feedback and how progress was communicated, and created a foundation for further personalisation. League changes, for example, are shown with an icon, colour and text - never colour alone.
03
I designed a parent dashboard where parents can follow their child’s learning activity, engagement and progress, without interfering with the student’s own learning experience.
04
I worked with front-end, back-end and marketing throughout implementation: reviewing feasibility, creating reusable components and carrying out UX/UI QA as the MVP was built, all on one shared Figma design system.
Trade-offs
Rewards had to be noticeable enough to motivate students, while the learning content stayed the main focus. Teacher workflows, where teachers oversee AI-supported exercises, and more advanced rewards were planned but left for later phases, so the MVP could first validate the core experience.
Outcome
Tell me what you are building and let’s see how I can help. I usually reply with a few questions and a suggestion for a short intro call.