Project Description

Spectrum Keys is a project being built by many wonderful and creative people. We all want to impact the world in some way or another, and this team understands that this is a very real and concrete way to do just that! That is why I think of them as the "Dream Believers" Visual communication helps all children to gain mastery of their environment, From knowing where things belong, where things can be found and where they can enjoy their own space, all children can gain independence, build skills and develop competency with the right visual support of 
Spectrum Keys.

“Videos depicting exemplary behaviors can be effective in helping children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders develop social skills and daily living skills....Improvements were most evident in the area of functional skills, followed by social- communication skills and behavioral functioning.”

Bellini, S. and Akullian, J. (2007) A meta-analysis of video modeling for children and adolescents with ASD Exceptional Children, 73, 261-28

Spectrum Keys is strongly based in research that shows the benefits of visual supports for children who are "on the spectrum." All children benefit from adding structure to the day. Knowing what is happening or what is not happening, can reduce anxiety, ease transitions and support a child's abilities to manage time and activities. Spectrum Keys allows parents, caregivers & teachers to develop more structure and at the same time remain flexible to the changing needs of the child and the environment.

Project Details

• Project Contact

  Spectrum Keys Marketplace
  UI-UX E-Portal

  Maximize Learning Opportunities Visual supports make it easier to gain a child's attention, and encourage them to stay on task, ignore distractions and follow the rules. New skills are more easily acquired, vocabulary can be expanded, and self-organization improves.

• Development Team

  kennygsmith Creative Consulting
  Kenneth Smith | Cameron Smith
  Travis Buckingham

  Spectrum Keys is strongly based in research that shows the benefits of visual supports for children who are "on the spectrum." All children benefit from adding structure to the day. Knowing what is happening or what is not happening, can reduce anxiety, ease transitions and support a child's abilities to manage time and activities. Spectrum Keys allows parents, caregivers & teachers to develop more structure and at the same time remain flexible to the changing needs of the child and the environment.

• Creative Deliverable
  • Visualization Exploration UI Style Sheets Themes: Defined creative UI explorations and developers style sheet(s) themes that were used to define project production consistency. Coordinated with Spectrum Keys lead architectures and development team in the research of the creative UI brand. Provided creative recommendations for both company and client.
  • UI Application Plan: Created a comprehensive plan that was implemented on and a modular basis. The project plan determined a timeframe of events and tasks, with functional specification, which outlined in detail how the application will function and flow.
  • Development Specification: Created a comprehensive plan where the programmer/s or Web developer/s begin coding, testing and publishing data. The phase established the data variables, entities and coding procedures that was used throughout the remainder of the project
  • Creative Brand Strategy: Developed initial look and feel for a new website portal. Proposed creative branding that could be used to modify the on-going online creative marketing campaign.
  • User Experience and User Interface: Coordinate with Lead Architect and development team on the site structure of how the content is navigated and presented in a simple and easy to understand methodology.
  • Optimized Content Collaboration: Coordinate with Lead Architect and development team to create the initial version of content that positions the Spectrum Keys’ training program correctly, plus define levels of content accessed by different users