Happy Course

How a staple browsing app idea was transformed into a market-innovative

social media for creators

How a staple browsing app idea was transformed into a market-innovative

social media for creators

Chief Designer, Advisor

Mar ‘24 – Present

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Introduction

Introduction

From staple browsing app 

to a category-defining platform

From staple browsing app 

to a category-defining platform

Happy Course is a cross-platform product that lets creators build and launch digital courses and guides entirely from their phones, while giving viewers a seamless way to explore, learn, and engage across devices. The market ambition was bold: to transform a simple browsing tool into a market-defining social platform for creators.

Step I

Step I

Visual excellency
as a key business strategy

Visual excellency
as a key business strategy

Design became the core business differentiator: built for online creators and their audiences — many of them Gen Z — who value modern aesthetics as much as functionality. The design language had to resonate at a cultural level.

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Step II

A frictionless, intuitive experience that mimics the well-known

Happy Course needed to feel immediately familiar, lowering the barrier for new users while introducing new behaviours. By borrowing patterns from everyday mobile interactions and rethinking them for learning, the product created a flow that felt effortless. For creators, building a course became as easy as posting on social media; for viewers, navigation felt natural and fluid across web and mobile.

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Step III

Emotional design through well-thought micro features

Emotional design through well-thought micro features

The platform was brought to life with small, human details: micro-interactions, contextual transitions, and design choices that built emotional connection. These subtle features — from the way lessons unfolded to how progress was visualised — turned a utility into an experience people could trust, enjoy, and remember.

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Step IV

Design experiments and playful thinking

as a competitive advantage

Design experiments and playful thinking as a competitive advantage

By elevating visual clarity and editorial, cinematic aesthetics, Happy Course stood apart from typical EdTech apps. The interface was tailored to highlight creators’ content, not dilute it, making courses look magnetic and professional out of the box. Design drove not only usability but also trust, adoption, and creator pride.

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animated behind the keyboard & tutorial

Key takeaway: complex platforms can accommodate brave, bold solutions, if managed with vision & clarity

Key takeaway:
complex platforms can accommodate brave, bold solutions, if managed with vision & clarity

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