As computing becomes more ubiquitous in our objects, designers need to be more aware of how to design meaningful interactions into electronically enhanced objects. At the University of Washington, a class of junior Interaction Design majors is exploring this question. These pages chronicle their efforts.

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Knolling- Logan and Natalie

For our knolling project, wetook apart a Sony Alarm Clock with Radio and an iPod dock. This knolling assignment was interesting, as we both had worked in knolling before but never attempted to understand what it was we were taking apart. Below is the image:

While taking it apart, we took note of what sensors were connecting to the "brain," and through what elements (like buttons). We saw that most everything was going into the brain of the piece, or the larger green circuitboard shown, and realized that was the element that made the outputs happen, like turning the object on and off, or making it go to sleep, etc.

While being relatively small, it is clear that much can be done in terms of visual display and sound after using this product, and how important every little piece is in making this product functional.

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