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Truly smart appliances should make user’s lives easier, but interfaces seem to be getting more complex.

This R&D project investigated how sensors and adaptive interfaces could solve this problem without resorting to shifting complexity to an app.

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Client

Handmade R&D

Agency

Handmade

My Role

Product design

Concept
UX/UI design
Physical design

Smart things should make life easier

Not more complex

Smart devices should do the hard work
so you don't have to.

 
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Smarter oven

Making complexity simple

What if an oven could speak your language
instead of you having to learn its?

Sensors

Internal camera

To recognize meals

External camera

To recognize user intent

Temperature & humidity

For the perfect cooking result every time

One touch start

Results oriented

Progressive disclosure

Easy for biginners - great for experts

Adaptive interface

No dials or knobs

The interface can be what you need,
when you need it.

 

Adapts to different users

Learns you preferences

Washing machine

Simplifying a complex interface

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One touch start

Moving all the controls into an app doesn’t reduce complexity

Playfulness

An adaptive interface

can react differently to different users
depending on preferences.

Child lock

Functions

Timer

 

Other appliances

The same design principles

can be applied across other devices

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Clean & simple

Interface on demand

Reduce visual clutter when it's not needed.

Smarter
lightswitch

Multiple controls
in a compact interface

Dimmer

Colour picker

Who wants to reach for an app every time they want to adjust the lights?

Timer

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The problem with traditional dimmers

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They give no indication whatsoever as to what to expect before you turn them on.

The competition for smart lights is’nt other smart lights, it’s regular lights.

 

Smarter tap

Designing a hyper-modern tap
to suit every home

Digital interface

Physical interaction

Tap with sensors & controls

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Super
Markt

Digital product & service design

Super Markt

Freedom
Train

Mobile Exhibition

Freedom Train

Make it
Personal

Interactive Installation

Make it Personal

Be the DJ

Interactive Installation

Be the DJ

We Can Be
Heroes

Exhibition

We Can Be Heroes

World
War II

Online Exhibition

World War II

Top
Secret

Campaign Site

Top Secret

Big
Screen

Instore Promotion

Big Screen

Reading
Out Loud

TV & Poster Campaign

Read Out Loud

Roasty
Toasty

2nd Screen App

Roasty Toasty