KernType: learning design through games
10/10/2011
Mark MacKay and María Munuera, former members of the Vostok crew and now merry autonomous soloists started Method of Action a few months ago. In their own words: “peer to peer education for people who want to get things done”. Their latest education tool is pretty fun. It’s called KernType and it’s one of many soon to come tools meant to help people become more familiarized with design notions.
We write about it because it’s a simple concept beautifully designed with a twist on the game-ification of learning (not new but always fun to watch when done right).
Things we like:
- The use of color. Neutral-coloured backgrounds allow color to be used more resourcefully.
- That you need to wait a few seconds to know what your score is. The more you wait, the higher your score, so waiting is not a drag.
- Small details like using lighter/darker shades or subtle lines here or there give a lot of texture to what is basically a pretty monochromatic website.
- You learn a bit about typography (the who’s, the what’s, the when’s).
- Learning is a game (missions are accomplished or failed, you need a certain score to ‘pass’ on to the next mission).
Overall a sweet entertainment for all those closeted O.C.D’ers out there. I would also suggest reading Mark’s post You’re already a good designer alongside it.
Looking forward to what’s next in production. If you want to learn more you can follow Method of Action on twitter.