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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaking Each Badge Feel Like the Book<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBeyond creating a visually interesting and simple design, the badges needed to coordinate with our book covers, connect with each book’s theme, content, colors, and background colors, and work well on the page with our UI assets. It was about combining visual aesthetics with function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nEarn your first badge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Book Badges allowed us to go beyond relying on our mascots for visual communication and create book-specific images like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- A dragon<\/strong>, for the \u2018Artist’s Way at Work<\/a>\u2019 by Mark Bryan. This book regularly discusses \u201cRiding the Dragon\u201d, comparing workplace stress and competitiveness to a dragon. Not as a monster to defeat, but as a source of energy to harness for your creative ambition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- A strand<\/strong> of sparkly DNA<\/strong>, for \u2018It Didn\u2019t Start with<\/a> You by Mark Wolynn. This book discusses how inherited family trauma can pass down through generations and show up as our own anxieties or mental health struggles, even when we did not experience the original trauma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- A personal favorite to design was the sword and shield<\/strong>, based on the book \u2018Daring Greatly<\/a>\u2019 by Bren\u00e9 Brown. This was created to represent embracing imperfection and daring greatly, showing that vulnerability is not a weakness, but a strength.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCollect your first badge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDesigning for Daily Practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nI applied this design process to each Book Badge to give users a complete experience of our microlearning meditations: thoughtful design, intentional color choices, and an encouraging system that helps users practice daily as they work toward their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n
Earn your first badge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The Book Badges allowed us to go beyond relying on our mascots for visual communication and create book-specific images like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- A dragon<\/strong>, for the \u2018Artist’s Way at Work<\/a>\u2019 by Mark Bryan. This book regularly discusses \u201cRiding the Dragon\u201d, comparing workplace stress and competitiveness to a dragon. Not as a monster to defeat, but as a source of energy to harness for your creative ambition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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- A strand<\/strong> of sparkly DNA<\/strong>, for \u2018It Didn\u2019t Start with<\/a> You by Mark Wolynn. This book discusses how inherited family trauma can pass down through generations and show up as our own anxieties or mental health struggles, even when we did not experience the original trauma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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- A personal favorite to design was the sword and shield<\/strong>, based on the book \u2018Daring Greatly<\/a>\u2019 by Bren\u00e9 Brown. This was created to represent embracing imperfection and daring greatly, showing that vulnerability is not a weakness, but a strength.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCollect your first badge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Designing for Daily Practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I applied this design process to each Book Badge to give users a complete experience of our microlearning meditations: thoughtful design, intentional color choices, and an encouraging system that helps users practice daily as they work toward their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n
- A personal favorite to design was the sword and shield<\/strong>, based on the book \u2018Daring Greatly<\/a>\u2019 by Bren\u00e9 Brown. This was created to represent embracing imperfection and daring greatly, showing that vulnerability is not a weakness, but a strength.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
- A strand<\/strong> of sparkly DNA<\/strong>, for \u2018It Didn\u2019t Start with<\/a> You by Mark Wolynn. This book discusses how inherited family trauma can pass down through generations and show up as our own anxieties or mental health struggles, even when we did not experience the original trauma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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