A Field Trip (Part 2)

I have split this into as the last post was getting a little long.

The second part of the trip was really interesting and really open up my eyes to possibilities of interaction and product design. The Helen Hamlyn Research Associates, which was at the Royal College of Art was full of research led projects. The designers didn’t have an idea of what they were going to design, they did a huge amount of research and come to some interesting results.

The piece that really stood out for me and I think everyone else was a mobile phone start up handbook for older people. The designers found that old people just wanted some to explain the set up clearly rather than having a new device design especially for them. Also they created cards, that use similar technology as an oyster. The cards have the path to a function on the phone saved to them, such as the camera or write a text message, which when placed over the phone the relevant application on the phone will open.

There was some really interesting projects and solutions to help people. you should check out the website.