
POGOpiu' – Online Tools for Supporting Narrative Structures
Create and edit online your own pogo stories and publish them to books.
Domus Academy Research Center, 2001
PogoPiù was the evolution of the Pogo project at the Domus Academy Research Center — extending the children's storytelling environment from the classroom into the home. Children could create and edit Pogo stories online, then publish them as physical books.
I designed the ecosystem, concept, and online service interface for PogoPiù — connecting five products (PogoPen, PogoBook, PogoRigami, Pogo3D, and PogoCommunity) into a unified creative platform.
Five products in one storytelling ecosystem
PogoPiù connected five distinct products into a single creative pipeline: PogoPen for drawing and writing, PogoBook for story composition, PogoRigami for paper-folding narratives, Pogo3D for spatial storytelling, and PogoCommunity for sharing and collaboration between children.
The ecosystem map showed how each product fed into the others — a story started with PogoPen could be composed in PogoBook, given spatial form in Pogo3D, and shared through PogoCommunity.
From physical tools to digital stories
The concept phase established how children would move between the physical Pogo tools and the online service — creating content with tangible objects and seeing it come to life on screen. The interface had to be usable by children without adult help, so every interaction was visual, direct, and forgiving of mistakes.
An online service children could use independently
The online service interface gave children a complete story creation and publishing workflow — from creating characters and scenes, through composing and editing stories, to publishing finished books. Every screen was designed for child-independent use: large interactive elements, visual feedback, and a linear flow that guided without constraining.
Results
Ecosystem design, concept, and online service interface for PogoPiù — a children's storytelling platform connecting five physical-digital products with an online story creation and book publishing service. Developed at Domus Academy Research Center.
5 products · ecosystem + concept + online service · 28 screens · Domus Academy Research Center



































