Instabudget

Interaction design, Interface design

The Instabudget project was a challenge to take something dry and boring like the Federal Budget and make it interesting and engaging for users. Working with Editorial staff and the Multimedia developers, we created a game where the user created their own budget. The data generated by this interactive was then used to generate a mock article on news.com.au responding to the user's budget. This article was then sent by the users to their friends generating more traffic and hype for the interactive.

Instabudget - Intro

Intro screen to the Instabudget game.

Instabudget - Main screen

Main screen dashboard for the interactive.

Instabudget - Hover

Hover state for the Education sector.

Instabudget - Spending overlay

Spending overlay where the user could allocate the amount they wanted to spend on this sector.

Instabudget - Tax overlay

Overlay screen for adjusting the amount of tax to raise more budget.