Chinese Cooking-And-Language Kit

Chinese Cooking-And-Language Kit

Future Directions

时间

Spring 2025

标签

# Product Design

# Cultural Learning

# Language Learning

我的角色

Product designer - Individual project

工具

User scenarios, SWOT analysis, competitor analysis, financial planning, Figma prototype

时间

Spring 2025

标签

# Product Design

# Cultural Learning

# Language Learning

我的角色

Product designer - Individual project

工具

User scenarios, SWOT analysis, competitor analysis, financial planning, Figma prototype

Designing an educational product that blends cooking, language, and family experience

Designing an educational product that blends cooking, language, and family experience

Designed TasteTalks, a cooking-and-language learning kit for kids and families. The project combined physical kit components with digital lessons to support hands-on Chinese learning through cooking, cultural storytelling, and guided family interaction.

项目背景

Many existing products support either cultural exposure or structured language learning, but fewer are designed as family-centered, hands-on experiences that bring Chinese into everyday life. My product focused on overseas Chinese families seeking more natural and engaging ways to practice language at home.

核心问题

Existing solutions often separate language learning from everyday family activity. This creates a gap for products that combine cultural connection, hands-on experience, and guided language use in one learning flow.

设计过程

  • Defined user scenarios and product requirements

  • Designed the kit components and digital learning flow

  • Tested market fit through competitor and segment analysis

  • Built pricing and business logic around the product concept

交付内容

Product plan including:

  • User scenarios

  • Kit architecture and learning flow

  • Story map and MVP roadmap

  • Market and competitor analysis

  • Pricing and financial model

  • Product presentation

项目成果

Built a product plan that translated educational value into a credible launch strategy, connecting pedagogy, user experience, and business logic in one product system. Professor Stephen Minnig described it as “a great product idea” and “very complete and carefully thought-through,” noting that each section supported the goal of bringing the product to market.

项目反思

This project reinforced how pedagogy and learning design can be integrated into product design. It pushed me to think beyond the learning experience itself and consider how educational value can shape product structure, pricing, and go-to-market decisions.

项目背景

Many existing products support either cultural exposure or structured language learning, but fewer are designed as family-centered, hands-on experiences that bring Chinese into everyday life. My product focused on overseas Chinese families seeking more natural and engaging ways to practice language at home.

核心问题

Existing solutions often separate language learning from everyday family activity. This creates a gap for products that combine cultural connection, hands-on experience, and guided language use in one learning flow.

设计过程

  • Defined user scenarios and product requirements

  • Designed the kit components and digital learning flow

  • Tested market fit through competitor and segment analysis

  • Built pricing and business logic around the product concept

交付内容

Product plan including:

  • User scenarios

  • Kit architecture and learning flow

  • Story map and MVP roadmap

  • Market and competitor analysis

  • Pricing and financial model

  • Product presentation

项目成果

Built a product plan that translated educational value into a credible launch strategy, connecting pedagogy, user experience, and business logic in one product system. Professor Stephen Minnig described it as “a great product idea” and “very complete and carefully thought-through,” noting that each section supported the goal of bringing the product to market.

项目反思

This project reinforced how pedagogy and learning design can be integrated into product design. It pushed me to think beyond the learning experience itself and consider how educational value can shape product structure, pricing, and go-to-market decisions.

Chinese Cooking-And-Language Kit

项目亮点

Designing physical-digital learning experiences
Connecting pedagogy to product design
Translating educational value into product strategy

Modular, Skills-Based Learning

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