Author Archives: Anton Håkanson

Resan bakom designen av DayCape

The past few months have been exciting but intense — filled with rapid design sketches, feedback rounds, and ideation around new helpful features for the DayCape app. In recent weeks, I’ve also been sitting down with our talented developers, ironing out the final adjustments and hunting down technical bugs. Now that many of the new… Read more

Illustrating the Cape Friends – a journey of joy and clarity

During 2025, DayCape introduced an updated visual identity, created by illustrator and graphic designer Tilde Hellberg. The focus was to create joyful and clear illustrations—where design is not only decorative, but also functional. ✨ To create a sense of security and recognition, she used our existing color palette to develop playful characters with a clean,… Read more

How can the school support students who have difficulty finding calm, focus and recovery?

During the autumn, DayCape participated in MindZen’s pilot workshops, where young people had the opportunity to explore mindfulness, breathing exercises, and meditation — both in traditional formats and with the support of VR. The results show that: Structured, guided exercises strengthen students’ ability to unwind Visual and clearly defined environments reduce external distractions Digital tools… Read more

Tips for the start of the school year

The start of school after a break can be challenging — especially for neurodivergent students. New routines, lots of sensory input, and high expectations can quickly create stress in the classroom.   Here are three concrete ways DayCape can support the transition:   Visual schedules Students can clearly see how the day is structured, which… Read more

Easy wind-down during the holidays

  December can be both magical and… a bit much. ✨ That’s why we want to share a few simple wind-down routines inspired by the MindZen event — perfect for both families and classrooms ahead of the Christmas break: 🕯️ One-minute candle pause Light a tealight and take one minute where everyone simply watches the… Read more

Calm and predictability during the holidays

The Christmas holidays can be full of both sparkling moments and unexpected chaos. ✨ For many children, changing routines are a real challenge — but a little preparation can make a big difference. Here are three ways to create more calm and predictability during the holidays: 🎁 1. Make a mini-plan for the day Three… Read more

MindZen pilot

During November, MindZen together with DayCape conducted two-day pilot workshops in Sweden (Stockholm) and Lithuania (Vilnius) for young participants. The focus was on how mindfulness, meditation, breathing exercises, and VR experiences can strengthen young people’s emotional well-being. After the workshops, focus groups and evaluations were carried out. The results showed clear positive effects: Increased understanding… Read more

Tekla is happier with DayCape

Tekla is happier with DayCape

I always like hearing how people experience life with DayCape. As users, you are my biggest source of inspiration! And I especially like seeing when children try the app for the first time because I always learn so much. I recently had the opportunity to visit a 12-year old girl called Tekla when she was… Read more

Tutora praises DayCape as educational app

Tutora praises DayCape as educational app

Tutora has listed what it considers to be the best 60 educational apps, and DayCape is one of them. Our app really makes a difference. We’re truly proud! Tutora is an exciting initiative that makes it easy to find a supervisor. With the aid of their software applications, you gain your own classroom inside the… Read more