Design & the internet of things
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This document outlines Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino's approach to designing for the Internet of Things (IoT). It discusses three approaches: 1) design to extend existing devices, 2) design to comfort users by augmenting objects invisibly, and 3) design to disrupt through new product languages. It provides examples for each approach, such as Nike+ and Ambient Umbrella. The document also covers considerations for IoT design like hardware, connectivity, standards, and privacy.
Design & the internet of things
- 1. Soft, not slow. Defining a design process for the internet of things Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch alex@designswarm.com
- 2. Tinker London 2007-2010 Homesense project Autumn 2011 First UK distributor of the Arduino R&D projects for BT, BBC, Nokia, BFI, Arup… Bottom-up smart homes Now part of MoMa’s permanent collection IDII 2004-2006
- 3. Good Night Lamp March 2012
- 4. #iot The internet of things can be loosely defined as: 1. what happens when we embed connectivity in everyday objects. 2. what happens when those objects are designed with an understanding of the affordances of the web.
- 5. the shape of the conversation Hardware (open/closed) Connectivity (wifi, zigbee/radio, GSM) Battery life Standards Privacy Security What things?
- 6. What things? Smart cities Smart cars Home automation Products as part of an ecology.
- 7. 3 approaches. 1. Design to extend. 2. Design to comfort. 3. Design to disrupt.
- 8. Your product extends the capabilities of an existing device. It’s tethered to a screen. If connectivity is lost, the object becomes unusable because its control interface is inaccessible. Non-objects, more like accessories. Design to extend.
- 9. Nike +
- 10. Green Goose
- 11. CubeSensors
- 12. Olly & Molly
- 13. Piggy-back on an existing product and augment it with connectivity. Technology is invisible so everything looks normal. This is Big Brother territory. You may be redefining a user’s assumptions about a product. Design to comfort (or trouble).
- 14. Ambiant Umbrella
- 15. Calypso Key
- 16. Develop a design language that is unique to users’ interaction with a new technology. Developing a new visual language consumers. Develop a new space in retail. Design to disrupt.
- 17. Google Glass
- 18. Nabaztag
- 19. Fitbit
- 20. Good Night Lamp
- 21. BleepBleeps
- 22. Little Printer
- 23. Uncanny valley of products. gadget object iot
- 24. An #iot pop-up shop August 2013-Christmas In collaboration with
- 25. Cyprus Mallorca China Cyprus
- 26. Cyprus
- 27. Thanks. @iotwatch @GNLteam @CFretail Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino alex@designswarm.com