MSc. Design for Interaction, TU Delft
Happiness Card Deck
A tool for children aged 10-14 to explore and develop an understanding of diverse elements when reflecting on real-world challenges
Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
Project Type
Team
Skills
Tools
Year
UX Research, Product Design
Ankita Arora, Chiara Volpi, Illustrator - Ane de la Brena
AI Prompt Engineering, Cross-functional collaboration
Miro, Figma, Notion
2024
Project Overview:
The Happiness Deck for Children builds on the original Happiness Deck created by Pieter Desmet and Anna Pohlmeyer. This project focused on interpreting and visualizing 13 fundamental human needs and 10 positive emotions, transforming them into illustrations for individual cards. The image creation process involved translating definitions, personal exploration, and utilizing AI prompts to conceptualize the visuals.
Project Outcome:
A set of 13 fundamental needs and 10 positive emotions cards for children to facilitate exploration and understanding of diverse elements when reflecting on real-world challenges.
Learnings from this Project:
Co-creation with AI, Designing for cultural context, Iterations in the Design Process, Communication of the concepts along with the impact of playfulness.
The Process
The image selection process included brainstorming sessions (both with and without AI Prompt Engineering), image searches using various search engines, evaluations by researchers and supervisors, surveys with the target group, and a final selection for the illustrator to visualise. The sample of the process is highlighted on the right.
Evaluation
After finalizing a set of 10 images per concept, a Qualtrics form was created and the target group was approached to gather input on which images best illustrated the concepts and their definitions. The forms were created in Dutch to target Dutch children. Each survey asked participants to select their top four images for each concept, facilitating a clear understanding of preferences. A sample of the questionnaire used is shared on the right.
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Sample of the Survey
Final set of the cards for the Happiness Deck for Children in Dutch
Image Gallery
To read more about the image selection process, read the entire report here.