OInsightMath:
PLAYBOOK
PLAYBOOK is one of the major print components to a mathematics curriculum called INSIGHTMATH, by Mind Education. Its purpose is to connect what young students learn in the classroom to their lived experiences via representation through characters and their stories.
I served as a senior graphic designer (learning experiences and layout), leading a small team on the creation of over 1,000 PLAYBOOK pages. I was among those who led on the look and feel of the product, and I was responsible for the implementation of the visual language we created to promote learning, retention, and engagement. We utilized the neuroscience of learning, combined with the visual storytelling techniques used in comic book layout design, to craft a learning experience that excited and empowered students in their classroom journeys.
INSIGHTMATH has gone on to win the ISTE 2025 Best of Show award in their Tech and Learning category due to its seamless blend of neuroscience and play.
This page was done in collaboration with Lime Robertson.
This page was done in collaboration with Blake Lannom.
I designed 200+ pages for PLAYBOOK, but the role I fulfilled most on the team was as a senior editor on the project.
First, I would work with curriculum writers to better format the learning materials we received to correspond to the neuroscience we learned around engagement.
Next, I would work with designers to bring their deliverables up to our style guide standards.
Lastly, I would apply any edits necessary to improve the lesson clarity, storytelling, and style guide adherence. This included prepping files for print.
I’ve included a section in this portfolio below, showcasing some of the befores-and-afters that highlight the work I did as editor.
I streamlined the storytelling of this page, putting Dani's objective first in the reading order, followed by the information students would use to solve the puzzles in the page spread.
For this page, I sought to better clarify what we were asking of the student through subtle panel adjustments and where text fell within them.
The original spread used a variety of techniques to connect panels and story across the page spread, but the story and the math problems changed enough that these design choices no longer supported story and math clarity. I remade the layout to improve visual support of the content on the spread, while preserving what I could of the original artist's vision.
This spread was edited to better guide the eye across its content.
The layout of this page underwent a number of small adjustments to create a more welcoming experience for students. (TL;DR: Edits for vibes!)
Speech balloons play a major role in communicating ideas and instructions to students in PLAYBOOK. For this spread, a number of changes were implemented to the speech balloons to better adhere to comic book logic. While Logan is telling a story about the recital, he's doing so from the future! No balloons should have tails pointing to the Logan in the past, as he isn't the speaker.