The Frustrations of Puzzle Building: A Reflection of human desire for quick rewards

My Challenge

The challenge behind this immersive website design was to create an experience that reflects the human tendency to seek instant gratification, while also illustrating the frustrations of a puzzle that requires time and effort to solve.

My Thinking

I wanted to explore the idea of frustration as a central theme in our pursuit of quick rewards. By designing a site that’s difficult to navigate, I aimed to reflect how we often desire instant gratification, yet how the process of overcoming challenges can be just as valuable as the reward. The home page features a hidden star system on a board game, where each star leads to a new page, encouraging exploration. The goal was to make the user feel a sense of accomplishment each time they uncovered a new part of the site.

My process

Final Mockups

Pages labeled incorrectly causing the user to search for the missing piece or token

Informative and interactive pages

Main page with hidden star system