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Design experiments

After the last workshop I went straight to the shop and bought some ‘equipment’ to experiment with. I especially like the tiny single punch and propelling pencil. I wanted to try different ways of working with paper in a portable way. Here’s a description of the things I tried. I guessed the air quality from […]

Posted byDanielle19/06/2009Posted inAQAbTags: data visualisation, design, experiments, ink, paperLeave a comment on Design experiments

Interface research

As soon as I left the last meeting I started sketching and thinking about ways to work with paper. I will use my findings in the experiments I’ll be doing about low-tech air pollution logging. I also did some research about the wearable interface. As I want an intimate tool, close to the body I found […]

Posted byDanielle19/05/2009Posted inAQAbTags: braille, flesh, flocks, interface, paperLeave a comment on Interface research

Concept research

Data visualisation I’ve been rethinking what visualisation is. My aim is to give an impression of air quality in a friendly way. Living things tell about their state in obvious ways. When you blush it tells me something about how you feel. When a tree is big and green it tells me it’s healthy. By […]

Posted byDanielle12/05/2009Posted inAQAbTags: basic, felt, flocks, nature, paper, state, visualisationLeave a comment on Concept research

The pleasures of designing

Yesterday I went to the second meeting. It got me so excited I even dreamt about it. As we all had to rethink and deepen our ideas about the concept we did a round of our current status. There were a lot of suggestions for everybody from everybody, so that was a nice exchange. We’ll […]

Posted byDanielle10/05/2009Posted inAQAbTags: design, experiments, paperLeave a comment on The pleasures of designing

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This blog describes the design research practice of Danielle Roberts MA, founder of Awareness Lab. Danielle is interaction designer and works with embodied and somaesthetic design methods. Their designs aim to make everyday activities more meaningful by offering new ways to reconnect to the body, activities and the world.

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