Graphic Design

Rive Animation

Figma (Graphic Design)

Canva (Graphic Design)

Rive (Animation & Interactive Design)

This digital lesson was created for science educational content by Inquisitive. It is mainly designed for Year 2 students in Australia, featuring simple click and mouse hover animations for each seed.

Students can guess which flowers will grow from each seed, making the learning experience both interactive and engaging.

By using Rive, the process of creating animations and interactions became much more efficient — graphics from Figma could be easily imported, animated, and programmed directly within Rive.

To align the concept with the educators and writers, we first created a simple rough draft in Canva. Using Canva’s image effects, we isolated each seed, made the background transparent, and added sticker-style outlines to give them a friendly look.

After that, we refined the details in Figma, carefully designing each element.

To bring a sense of depth and warmth even within a flat 2D scene, we used a paper texture background, creating a soft and approachable visual style suitable for young learners.

After integrating the graphic assets from Figma into Rive, we used Solo Layers to separate each panel. Since the target audience is younger primary students, the interactions were kept simple — triggered by click or hover actions.

However, the animation flow was designed in stages: when a student clicks a panel, it pops up, and a second click reveals the “reveal” animation, encouraging gradual engagement.

Within the State Machine, all animations (except for the looping hand guide icon) are managed under a single state machine layer.

As there were many listener objects, we organized the structure using folders and tags inside Rive to maintain clarity.

This approach not only keeps the setup efficient but also ensures smooth handover within the design and development team.

Each interaction is accompanied by sound effects, allowing both students and teachers to enjoy and deepen their learning about plants in an engaging way.