Playful Social Gaming UI: Story Builders & Debate Club

Ryan Sterling

Playful Social Gaming UI: Story Builders & Debate Club

The interface design leverages emotive visual elements that telegraph the game's function immediately. For Story Builders, the laughing emoji and quotation marks visually communicate collaborative storytelling, while Debate Club employs thumbs up/down icons and question marks to signal opinion-based interaction.

Visual System

I developed a cohesive visual language featuring:
Floating 3D emoji elements that add depth and personality
Clean card-based UI with generous white space for readability
Contextual iconography that enhances understanding of game mechanics
Consistent typographic hierarchy maintaining clarity despite playful elements

User Experience Considerations

The designs deliberately place interactive elements within comfortable thumb reach zones, utilize rounded shapes to create an approachable feeling, and incorporate subtle visual cues (trophy icon, vote counters) to gamify the experience and encourage continued engagement.
This project demonstrates my ability to create interfaces that balance playfulness with functionality while maintaining design consistency across different interactive experiences within the same application ecosystem.
Like this project
0

Posted Apr 4, 2025

For Story Builders, the laughing emoji and quotation marks visually communicate collaborative storytelling, while Debate Club employs thumbs up/down icons

Breeze: Church Management Simplified
Breeze: Church Management Simplified
Emotiva Speaker Landing Page
Emotiva Speaker Landing Page
Food Delivery App
Food Delivery App
Honda EV Auto Display
Honda EV Auto Display