Redesign of the Children's Library Space for de Bibliotheek AanZet

Project Overview

The public library AanZet wanted children ages 0-12 to feel more welcome and excited about choosing books in the library, specifically by making the environment more playful. The goal for us was to redesign the library environment in an immersive way to motivate children to look for books and to read.

My Contributions

Roles: Project Manager, UX Designer
Date: Feb. 2022 - June 2022

Step One:
Research 🧐

The first step of this project was research, which we did through multiple routes. We performed Desk Research, Environment Observations, Participatory Design, a childhood Photo Study, sent out Surveys, and of course interviewed our client.

After completing our research, the next step was to define. Who are we designing for? What is the problem? What design direction will we be taking?

By answering these questions, we created a clear vision of what we needed to do, which further helped us ideate and design.

Step Two:
Define 📕

To ideate, we brainstormed as a group using two creative methods on a Miro board. We then turned these ideas into a few different concepts. Below are some screenshots of our workspace, as well as one of my own concepts.

Step Three:
Ideate 💭

Step Four:
Design💭

From our ideas and individual concepts we then designed three final concepts as a group. The final concept we chose was an adventurous, forest-themed area to encourage children's curiosity.