Tassu Passu — a human‑friendly password manager

Inspiration

In 2018 I volunteered for a year at a kindergarten in Tallinn, teaching English and helping educators introduce robotics and programming. Many preschoolers were already using phones and tablets, yet couldn’t read or write. That experience sparked an idea: could we design security that a five‑year‑old can use — without text?

At Junction 2019, I joined a new team to build a prototype that turned passwords into memorable visual stories. The goal was radical simplicity: a login so intuitive a child or a grandparent could succeed on the first try.

Experience design

Child flow

Tap to pick characters, places and objects to tell a tiny story.

Parent dashboard

Manage accounts, set app access, and add kids.

My process & contribution

Team & pitch

Tassu Passu came to life thanks to a small, diverse team. Each of us brought a complementary skill set to the table:

• Yevhenii Kalashnyk — UX design & visuals
• Tulika Ganoo — research & storytelling
• Reinis Scorovs — business strategy
• Ronalds Sovas — backend development

Our winning Junction 2019 presentation. I designed and produced all of the visuals for our pitch deck, while Reinis delivered the winning pitch.

What I learned

Building security for very young users means eliminating friction, not understanding. Visual storytelling gave us a path to strong authentication without text. The project sharpened my rapid‑prototyping, cross‑functional collaboration and “explain complex tech simply” skills.

Media & coverage