Planning: My inspiration
I love artefacts. From quirky data-viz websites to speculative products, the idea of making a thing that draws interest and engagement to provoke questions is of fascinating to me (even if that's all it does). In this sense, I am more interested in speculative artefacts. My involvement in art festivals before I came here has piqued my interest in installations and stand-alone experiences that stimulate reflection and discussion. In this sense, I see impact as something that can happen on a more personal level than necessarily on a larger scale.
Making invisible visible
As a very visceral level, the project has a certain graphic quality that I can appreciate as a visual designer. It makes us see an everyday interaction or presence in a new way. The project offers a visualisation of these forces that we rely on and engage with. The topic of data and privacy is associated to this.
Future interfaces
I am inspired by this because it speculates about something almost fantasy-like, that I've dreamed of. It would be an evolution for IxD which makes it interesting to experiment with. I see this as having potential for a user group with physical disabilities and yet have a lot of opportunity for everyone because we all have brains :).
Visual thinking
Ralph Ammer Seeing vs. Reading
I have always felt like drawing is not given enough importance in our formative years and that it can help us develop a different part of our brain. Also, I have received many requests from people asking me how they can draw better. Can machine intelligence augment our visual representation skills? Imagine a school where visual was as important as verbal...
More inspirations:
- https://designawards.core77.com/Speculative-Concept/46009/Bots-Collaborative-AI-for-the-Smart-Home
- https://designawards.core77.com/Interaction/60247/Mnemograph
- http://armengol-altayo.com/
- http://unreadmessages.com/