Lecture on recent projects in spatial interfaces and wearables, prefaced with an abbreviated survey of recent design history. Delivered as part of a three hour seminar at UCLA Extensions.

1. The Future of Design

2. a bit about me

3. and a bit about you?

4. humans +
technology

5. what is the
“future of design”?

6. seriously, what does
that even mean?

7. new technology,
new challenges

8. for example:
industrial design

10. computation

13. architects,
don’t feel left out!

14. spatial interfaces
+
wearables

15. but first
a word of caution

16. skepticism

17. spatial interfaces:
gestural interfaces

18. leap
https://www.leapmotion.com

19. kepler
https://vimeo.com/44828764

20. mezzanine
http://www.oblong.com/
mezzanine/benefits/

21. case study
leap sculpting demo
http://blog.leapmotion.com/
designing-leap-motion-
sculpting-app/

22. • 3d motion for 3d modeling is a natural pairing
• high levels of feedback is essential, especially
for z axis motion
• edge targets are easy to trigger accidentally and
even more problematic when leaving them
chooses a selection
• how do you control object orientation and use
tools?

23. spatial interfaces:
augmented reality

24. perch
interactive
http://
www.perchinteractive.com

25. onsight
https://youtu.be/DXT-
ynvI3Lg

26. case study
perch shoes demo
http://
www.perchinteractive.com/
womens-shoes-vertical/

27. • place information in a physical context
• targeted information delivery
• slow to respond to user actions
• higher production value would help

28. wearables

29. wearables:
the establishment

30. fitbit
http://www.fitbit.com

31. wearables:
women first design

32. ringly
https://ringly.com

33. bellabeat
https://www.bellabeat.com

34. but…

35. does that really help
anyone?

36. wearables:
conceptual directions

37. kate hartman’s
wound shirt
http://
www.katehartman.com/
projects/wound-shirt/

38. kelly dobson’s
scream body
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Ta7rN5TeKzw

39. michelle
leonhart’s
faraday scarf
http://tinwhiskers.net/?
p=1048

40. lauren mccarthy
and kyle
mcdonald’s
pplkpr
http://pplkpr.com

41. questions?

42. now

43. let’s design our
own wearables!