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The particular issue that I have identified is memory loss. I thought that the topic for this challenge was interesting because it seems the topic of and the issues of aging enjoys showing up in many aspects of my current life. One of those being experience studio, where our topic is shaping the future of … Continue reading Future Selves! Week 1: Empathy Tool Development and Research

I thought that this concept was really interesting. I wasn’t sure how we might eliminate screen from our daily life and never quite knew just how many of the apps on our phones can be completed without the use of the screen. One of the speakers talks about the grouping of UI and UX and … Continue reading Designing for a world without screens

I decided to change my concept for my project since last week. Rather than focusing on waking up and checking notifications, I considered the place of a book nook in terms of reading. When reading, it can be easy to get involved to the point where you loose track of time, and notifications can also … Continue reading Ambient Interfaces Week 3

I found the article about hidden interfaces for ambient computing to provide interesting information as to how we might begin to make better develop an environment using ambient technology. The article reminded me of one of my phone cases that uses lights to display the time or an icon of some sort when I close … Continue reading Hidden Interfaces for Ambient Computing and Little Signals

Last week, in my blog post I discussed the experience I go through every morning involving the various alarms and notifications on my smart watch. This week, I am tasked to think of an ambient interface that can replace one or more of the interactions I have with my watch. One idea I had for … Continue reading Ambient Interfaces Week 2

I think the readings and video this week where interesting, in that it provides me with a glimpse or direction as to how we might develop technology in the future. I think that the idea of how we might be able to break away from a screen in the future. I like the idea of … Continue reading Future Interfaces

The assignment this week reminded me of something I had to do my first day of interaction lab last semester where we noted the indicators and steps that were required to ride the elevator down and up, noting the light the sounds and where and when we push a button.  I have two smart watches … Continue reading Ambient Interfaces Week 1

The presentation creation took longer than I expected. I have some parts that I would like to improve but I have linked the current version of the powerpoint below. Crumb Catcher Presentation

I would say that the designers we reviewed in the past couple of week sometimes follow and sometimes break the ten principles of good design. For example, I would say that Starck often places form over functionality, where some of his designs, such as his chairs and bookshelf, while may look nice, are not the … Continue reading Dieter Rams 10 Principles of Good Design

During Week 3, I managed to get a kind of finished prototype that I felt didn’t need much additional changes. Starting on the rending process at first felt fairly simple. I changed the material of my plate and the base, and inserted a white background. The issues came however once I started on the rendering … Continue reading Unnecessary Invention Week 4: Concept Rendering