SEEDS Safe Schools Program*

Overview

SEEDS provides disaster preparedness and safety training for school children throughout India and sought research and design support to improve its training curriculum for primary and secondary students attending public schools in Delhi, India.

Stack of colorful educational booklets with illustrations, labeled 'Risk Ready' in an open blue box

3D rendering of the prototypes of the Safe Schools Program games and collateral.

(Photo credit: Quicksand Design Studio)

Role

Kevin was the design lead, and utilized a human-centered approach to improve existing, and develop new, collaterals in order to transform students and training recipients from passive consumer of safety messaging to active change agents within their communities. The team developed a campaign and branding to align all training collaterals and related activities, which was bolstered through the development of a cast of characters, each tagged to a specific safety concern, effectively making them avatars of their safety issue. The Safe Schools toolkit includes two board games, six car decks, two activity books, posters, and more.

Skills & Activities

  • User Experience Research and Design

  • Project Management

  • Prototyping & Testing

  • Immersive Field Research

  • Graphic Design

  • Workshop Facilitation

  • Rich Media Documentation

Group of women sitting in a circle, engaging in a discussion, holding educational cards with various illustrations.

Embedded field testing with students and parents in Delhi, India to evaluate gameplay experience and prototype aesthetics.

(Photo credit: Quicksand Design Studio)

* - Project done while Kevin was employed with Quicksand Design Studio.