Ivana is a Charlotte-based Visual Designer specializing in brand identity, visual storytelling, and cohesive design systems.
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FlexEd
Design System
UX/UI
Design System
UX/UI
FlexEd is a teacher-first digital tool designed to make K-5 classroom movement easy to plan, reuse, and integrate into existing lesson workflows.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Elementary teachers know movement helps students stay focused, but fitting it into an already packed school day is often unrealistic.
FlexEd is a teacher-first digital concept designed to help K–5 educators plan, reuse, and integrate short movement breaks into their daily lessons.
Core platform capabilities:
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Making classroom movement easier to use, not harder to plan
Elementary teachers know movement helps students stay focused, but fitting it into an already packed school day is often unrealistic.
FlexEd is a teacher-first digital concept designed to help K–5 educators plan, reuse, and integrate short movement breaks into their daily lessons.
Core platform capabilities:
- Modular learning content focused on K–5 classroom movement
- A flexible activity library
- An AI copilot that helps teachers quickly shape activities
- A progress space to save favorites, revisit past activities, and plan ahead
USER RESEARCH
Due to limited access to formal research, insights were grounded in educator conversations, secondary research, and stakeholder feedback around classroom realities.
These insights revealed that while teachers value movement, time (not motivation) is the biggest barrier. Feedback was synthesized into two core user considerations that shaped the product’s UX direction.
Designing within real-world constraints
Due to limited access to formal research, insights were grounded in educator conversations, secondary research, and stakeholder feedback around classroom realities.
These insights revealed that while teachers value movement, time (not motivation) is the biggest barrier. Feedback was synthesized into two core user considerations that shaped the product’s UX direction.
USER CONSIDERATION 1
The interface should feel intuitive, recognizable, and usable with minimal explanation.
Design for speed and familiarity
Teachers don’t have time to learn a new system.The interface should feel intuitive, recognizable, and usable with minimal explanation.
USER CONSIDERATION 2
Respect competing priorities
Movement supports learning, but it’s rarely the main focus of the day. The product should encourage use without creating additional pressure or cognitive load.
Respect competing priorities
Movement supports learning, but it’s rarely the main focus of the day. The product should encourage use without creating additional pressure or cognitive load.OUR APPROACH
Reducing friction through UX strategy
UX PRINCIPLE 1
Use familiar planning patterns. Borrow mental models from tools teachers already rely on, such as lesson planners and dashboards.
UX PRINCIPLE 2
Keep everything lightweight. Break content into short, actionable pieces that can be used immediately.
UX PRINCIPLE 3
Support momentum, not perfection. Encourage reuse and progress over daily consistency.
UX PRINCIPLE 4
Show only what’s needed. Surface essential information first and reveal more details only when relevant.
THE DESIGN SYSTEM
Approachable, calm, and classroom-friendly.
The visual system was designed to feel supportive rather than instructional, helping teachers move quickly without cognitive overload.- Neutral surfaces and light depth to keep things calm and comfortable to look at
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Accent treatments and gradients to highlight key interactions and make content feel alive
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Inter: a clean, highly legible typeface that balances readability with a friendly, modern feel
- Rounded, modular components designed to scale with future content and new features
THE RESULT
A flexible foundation for classroom movement.
FlexEd demonstrates how thoughtful UX can support teachers without adding to their workload. By focusing on clarity, reuse, and integration into existing planning habits, the concept reframes movement as a natural part of the school day. Not an extra task.
