Introduction
Teble was created for the 2021 Adobe Creative Jam at the start of the year
and went on to place in the top 10. The challenge they put before us was to
create a platform such as twitch or discord that would encourage users to join
and become active members of a community while having the ability to learn/engage
with a topic. The idea to create a hobby and skill builder was really inspired by
the covid filled world that we live in as many people have been spending their
lockdowns learning and building skills. We wanted to capitalise on this and encourage
skill growth while being part of a community.
The Audience
Given the nature of the platform we created and the target audience
of similar platforms such as twitch and discord it was decided the best
audience for this project was teens and young adults as they would already
be familiar with platforms and designs such as this. We capitalised on some
know design platforms on similar sites to ensure a seamless transition for
users and encourage them to try the platform.
Project Goals
• Encourage users to learn and build skills
• Have a way for users to track their progress
• Give users incentive to keep building their skills
• Allow users to join and communicate with other people with similar interests
The Name
Working with a condensed time frame did put a lot of pressure when creating
and designing our hobby and skill builder and one of the things we had to make
a quick decision on was the name. We wanted something short and easy to remember
as is becoming the standard for platforms such as this. After much trial and error,
we settled on Teble (still pronounced table) with an extra ‘e’ to make it different
and cool. We felt this was something a little different and out there that matched
the vibe we were trying to create in our platform and when accompanied by the slogan
“what will you bring?” in reference to the common saying “bring something to the teble”
it gave a sense of what the platform would be about. People coming together and bringing
their skills and joining a community.