A lot of parents want to let their children venture out into the world on the internet, but still worry about keeping them safe. How do you guide your kids without spying on them or over-limiting them?
Tank Design in Boston led the design for this challenging project for Norton, and they brought me in to assist with the user experience mapping and the information architecture. The branding and visual themes had already been established by Tank’s very talented crew. While there are lots of potential ways to approach the user experience, most of them are too techie. The key to the experience is keeping the model very simple: One Web page with three sections (activity, settings, and accounts) and one clear way to do everything.
The result recently launched. OnlineFamily.Norton lets you set rules in collaboration with your kids. They always know what the rules are (they can look ‘em up) and they know exactly what you know – which is pretty much everything. From any Web browser, you can monitor their activity and easily adjust rules.
Got kids? Curious? Sign up for OnlineFamily.Norton. It’s free until January 2010.
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