http://cargocollective.com Jennifer Kay Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:02:00 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/intrust http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/intrust Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:02:00 +0000 Jennifer Kay 513762 Project with Anders Højmose, Dean Mcnamee, Eric Norman Stevenson and Mayo Nissen <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513762/01_MN-3-1552.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513762/01_MN-3-1552_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513762/02_MN-3-1523.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513762/02_MN-3-1523_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513762/04_MN-3-1545.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513762/04_MN-3-1545_o.jpg" align="left" /> Ever wondered what would happen if you were to relinquish financial control to a trusted friend? Intrust is a service for facilitating a new relationship with your money, and the friend you trust to spend it for you. By handing control over to a friend, you are no longer inhibited by the cognitive act of spending but kept in suspense on what experiences they will create and share with you, even as you’ve already committed to spending it upfront. Your friend uses an Intrust visa card to prepay for the things they come across and think of you, to create a more serendipitous bestowal of experience. The context for Intrust arose from the uncomfortable relationship some have with spending money. In an experiment, we asked several people to display their bank statements and explain the stories and relations they had with their spendings. After an instinctive initial fear of sharing their financial information, it was easy for them to justify their spending and remember how money enabled good experiences – especially when friends were involved in the activity. To clarify the service concept and detail the user journey, we presented prototypes of varying fidelity – from sketched paper protoypes to high fidelity onscreen mock-ups – to 6 different users, discussing who they would trust and how much money they would ‘intrust’. To discover the sweet spot between comfort and risk for both sides, a test user gave up his entire weekly budget to a friend to spend, allowing us to better understand the process of decision making and engagement levels. Day to day spending became a burden for the friend, while having to consider the more fundamental purchases rather than challenging his routine and creating attentive experiences replaced the element of fun and risk with a feeling of responsibility. The service itself becomes completely subjective to the relationship between the two involved, questioning not only your financial habits, but also prompting thoughts about trust and friendship. http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Toast-Jam http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Toast-Jam Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:18:00 +0000 Jennifer Kay 513690 Project with Anders Højmose, Mary Huang + David Sjunnesson The toaster has its own language that we all intuitively follow. We studied this common routine of the toaster: inserting the bread, waiting impatiently for it to toast and perhaps popping it manually when we can’t wait any longer. Keeping all the interface elements the same but completely changing the function, we introduce surprise and curiosity in the mundane. The revamped toaster plays a selection of music depending on the bread you put in to “toast”. 125 songs covered 5 genres: Reggae, Country, Rock, Electro and Latin within 5 categories of moods: party, melancholy, obscure, chill out and feel good. Choosing a rye bread with a wheat bread might give you a party Bob Marley track, or two white breads give you a melancholy Dolly Parton. In any case, the music is a surprising interaction from a seemingly ordinary kitchen object. It was meaningful for the toaster to retain most of its original features and include all of the new interactive features within the original body. Main components are an Arduino microcontroller and Adafruit waveshield, which allows playing music tracks from an SD card on a small speaker. Simple but effective “bread detection” is achieved by using white LEDs and photoresistors to measure the darkness of the bread. Additional LEDs are included to retain the familiar orange glow of the toasting cycle. We also retained all of the original toaster parts [except the heating element]: the timing knob became the volume control, and the original electro-magnet in the toaster “pops” the toast once the song finishes. All components were built into the casing, and it operates from a standard plug to wall power, upholding the impression of a working toaster. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513690/toaster-4x3.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1000" height_o="750" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513690/toaster-4x3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513690/pc_toaster_04.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="446" width_o="1024" height_o="683" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513690/pc_toaster_04_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Making-Headway http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Making-Headway Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:12:54 +0000 Jennifer Kay 513697 Headway is a self-support tool for recurring Depression, employing a balance of both positive suggestion and self-monitoring. THE DEVICE <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/MainImage1.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1417" height_o="1063" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/MainImage1_o.jpg" align="left" /> The service and device respond to a future inauguration of an emerging technology which wirelessly senses the change in chemical levels in the brain, namely the neurotransmitters linked with depression, Serotonin and Dopamine. With subtle communication of real-time Serotonin levels through your dedicated channel and device, the service encourages you to self-identify behaviours that may trigger your depression, as well as acknowledging the activities that are successful in lifting your mood. DAY TO DAY REFLECTION CALENDAR <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/daytoday (1 of 1).jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="2048" height_o="1360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/daytoday (1 of 1)_o.jpg" align="left" /> In identifying the irregularities of levels, the service can give suggestions, which importantly, are defined by the user with professional and friend/family support. This infrastructure allows the service to evolve as certain behaviours become noticeable, or alternatively, prompts become ineffective. ONLINE PLATFORM: BUILDING YOUR SUPPORT <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/image1.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1417" height_o="1063" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/image1_o.jpg" align="left" /> For some, the trigger of their depression can go unnoticed and the steep fall into a depressive state can be hard to prevent. If the more physical signals of depression can be communicated, how might this initiate a different approach to how it is battled? This concept poses many questions over the learnings, and possible failings, of such a technology, and the acknowledgment of Depression as a disease. Importantly, it places value on encouraging the positive steps required to maintain an element of hope and empowerment within their day to day. CAPTURING MEMORIES <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/postcards2 (1 of 1).jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="2048" height_o="1360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/postcards2 (1 of 1)_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/postcards3 (1 of 1).jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="2048" height_o="1360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/postcards3 (1 of 1)_o.jpg" align="left" /> RESEARCH 'Making Headway' is an exploration into the debilitating illness of Depression; an illness that affects 15% of us at some point in our lives. This disease consumes both body and mind, affecting our motivation, self-esteem, energy and engagement with the people and environment around us. Undoubtedly, the emotional triggers and circumstances around depression are irrepressible, so how can we start to provide a positive long-term support, in parallel or beyond existing methods of medication, and infrequent therapy? Furthermore, how can we empower people within their illness, helping them to take the active steps towards understanding their triggers, and equally, their mood-lifters?  <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/DSC_0013.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="2048" height_o="1360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/DSC_0013_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/IMG_3885.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/IMG_3885_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/chemical.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/chemical_o.jpg" align="left" /> ILLUSTRATING THE SERVICE MAP <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/sketching (1 of 1)_601.jpg" border="0" width="601" height="399" width_o="2048" height_o="1360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/513697/sketching (1 of 1)_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Capture-Dalmarnock http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Capture-Dalmarnock Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:50:49 +0000 Jennifer Kay 472012 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/captureCARGO1.png" border="0" width="670" height="471" width_o="936" height_o="659" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/captureCARGO1_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/self1.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="350" width_o="350" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/self1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/captureCARGO4.png" border="0" width="670" height="290" width_o="892" height_o="387" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/captureCARGO4_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/captureCARGO3.png" border="0" width="670" height="328" width_o="893" height_o="438" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/captureCARGO3_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/self2.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="330" width_o="350" height_o="330" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/self2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/self3.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="350" width_o="350" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/472012/self3_o.jpg" align="left" /> In 2014 Glasgow will host the Commonwealth Games. The community of the deprived area of Dalmarnock will be moved out to develop the area into the athletes village. This project looked at how the residents could be involved directly in the games before, during and after the games, leaving a lasting legacy for the community. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10841907-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Pyramid-Route-To-Recovery http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Pyramid-Route-To-Recovery Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:06:24 +0000 Jennifer Kay 109253 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGo4.png" border="0" width="670" height="444" width_o="1024" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGo4_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGO.png" border="0" width="670" height="444" width_o="1024" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGO_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGO2.png" border="0" width="670" height="444" width_o="1024" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGO2_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGO3.png" border="0" width="670" height="444" width_o="1024" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109253/rsaCARGO3_o.png" align="left" /> RSA competition 'Think Again' looked at improving the mental health care service. Bad communication within the service hinders the service user’s recovery. My solution is a communication and information sharing tool that allows all parties, including doctors, support workers and the service user themselves to structure their care effectively and provide consistent support with the user’s aspirations at the heart. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10841907-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/The-Snooze-Button http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/The-Snooze-Button Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:08:31 +0000 Jennifer Kay 109216 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/alarms.png" border="0" width="670" height="444" width_o="1024" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/alarms_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/snoozeCARGO4.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="534" width_o="400" height_o="534" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/snoozeCARGO4_o.jpg" align="left" /> {image 1}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/snoozeCARGO2.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="533" width_o="400" height_o="533" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/snoozeCARGO2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/snoozeCARGO3.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="533" width_o="400" height_o="533" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/109216/snoozeCARGO3_o.jpg" align="left" /> Design From Life was a project developing the 'Taxonomy of Experience as a research methodology, looking at the everyday use of 'the snooze button' To develop an understanding of everyday human experiences, we must immerse ourselves in it completely, collating our memory and different perceptions through means of photos, video, diary-style writings, etc. We had to define the subordinary elements of snoozing, then create a physical metaphor of this experience. The subordinary elements were: ILLUSION The short bouts of sleep, shifting between light sleep and consciousness plays with the mind. When we dream in these short periods it can distort both time and reality. HEDONISM Measuring pleasure as the highest form of happiness and endeavoring to increase this pleasure with constant use. In the context of snoozing, the snoozer rates this pleasurable experience above all other forms of happiness. The snoozer indulges in this additional sleep and laziness which appears to be more important than the experience of the day ahead. ADDICTION The temptation to hit the snooze button and the pleasure that it brings makes you become both reliant and careless. It becomes an addiction that you can lose control of both mind and body with every morning following the same repetitive pattern. IRRATIONAL DENIAL When it comes to the decision of snooze or get up, we lose the capability to make rational decisions sacrificing essential tasks for snoozing time. We deny all responsibility, as well as our reliance on the snooze button. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10841907-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Rhythm-In-Your-Veins http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Rhythm-In-Your-Veins Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:26:55 +0000 Jennifer Kay 470505 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470505/rhythmCARGO.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470505/rhythmCARGO_o.jpg" align="left" /> In a retaliation against the confines of code writing (this being the fixed position in front of the computer screen), I wanted to encourage physical interaction to create my data by tracking movement whilst dancing. The poster features several abstract representations of the movement to selected songs. Using camera tracking, the code records the movement of the body with contours on a white canvas. The layers of contours build up a pattern, whilst the beat detection offsets the lines to the beat of the music playing. From these patterns, I selected abstracts and manipulated them to represent the movement and music combined. The project translates a very emotive human interaction (the interaction we have with music) within a relatively emotionless computer. All you have to do is dance! var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10841907-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Mnemo http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Mnemo Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:23:20 +0000 Jennifer Kay 470497 http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Dandelion http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Dandelion Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:18:45 +0000 Jennifer Kay 470490 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470490/dandelion1.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="333" width_o="500" height_o="333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470490/dandelion1_o.jpg" align="left" /> On the theme of climate change, we chose to explore ideas of personal, mobile power generation and kinetics. Dandelion is a wearable that captures energy from wind and human movement. It is a structure of miniature windmills that embraces the wearer. It is fashion that creates an interface between nature, technology, and people. When walking or standing outside on a windy day, the windmills turn. Small individual power generating circuits transfer the rotational energy into usable voltage. In this prototype, the power generated turns on white LEDs, but the energy could be used to power mobile devices or stored for later use. Project with Mary Huang var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10841907-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/Baby-Book http://cargocollective.com/jenniferkay/following/jenniferkay/Baby-Book Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:10:53 +0000 Jennifer Kay 470479 Baby Book, is a guide to – and a record of – the pregnancy journey, pulling together many of the different experiences of both pregnancy and delivery into one coherent process. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/contractions2.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/contractions2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/babybook2.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/babybook2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/SNB27872_1.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/SNB27872_1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/SNB28001_1.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/SNB28001_1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/SDC11749.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/10849/470479/SDC11749_o.JPG" align="left" /> Our research was done in the Gynaecology & Maternity Department of Hillerød Hospital. The design concept, Baby Book, is a guide to – and a record of – the pregnancy journey, pulling together many of the different experiences of both pregnancy and delivery into one coherent process. The mother can gather all documents, both medical and personal, from the pregnancy period in one place, whilst staying informed about specific stages within the process. At the delivery stage, this information also gives the midwife an overview of the mother’s medical and emotional journey to date. This personal guide serves as a memoir of the experience for mother, child and family, both in immediate reflection and many years down the line. The Context As a team we explored the patient experience within the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit at Hillerod Hospital, outside Copenhagen. We were initially struck by the generally positive relations within the department and the levels of familiarity between staff and patients. There were clear opportunities with the spatial organisation and environment of the department, as well as the distribution of information between staff. After initial general research across different areas of the department we decided to focus our findings and design work on the delivery ward. As a sensitive, yet extremely positive and uplifting area of childbirth, this balance of familiarity with professional behaviour was an important and complex patient/staff relationship that we wanted to explore further. Project with Benoit Espinola, Li Bian, Mayo Nissen + Natalia Sanchez Echevarria Aamund