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soune          
Focus Habits_
Creating different focus levels and transparent
communication in open working spaces

  group project     2,5 weeks     Umeå Institute of Design     2024    
  individual parts     sound design     animation     interaction design     user research  



UX  / Diana Lu, Dide Sevinçok /
ID   / Cosima Pauli, Nicolò Vincenzi  /






Soune creates focus habits through sound and physical interactions for people who work in open spaces. The interface on the surface supports open communication, while co-workers can see the current focus levels from a distance and the connected apps. Soune supports the feeling of ease, safety, and being understood while focusing.




CONCEPT VIDEO




USER RESEARCH + PROCESS

Physical interactions_different features and sizes
Physical interactions_flip to start/pause
Physical interactions_user feedback
Video Preperation
Feedback from Andreas Estensen (sound designer)
Video Preperation


 Portable and easy to carry

                                                     




INTERACTIONS




 






 







 







 






SOUND DESIGN


beginning of a subtle magical interaction

 positive recognition, knowing that you are synced

forming a habit by linking a particular sound with
 an increased level of focus 



creating a temporal and playful feeling of time




using a door knocking sound to mimic the
 urgency of important notifications in daily life



NOTIFICATIONS
Focus level     Notifications pass




Light Focus

Mid Focus

Deep Focus




DESKTOP CONNECTION

People can be added in selected focus levels. For example, your
partner in crime can always reach out to you even in the deep focus. 






BRANDING

Three colors, the blurriness and size of the color spaces represents
 the different focus levels, physical interface and animations on the device.














INSIGHTS
Throughout the process, I worked with UX research, animation and sound design. I got familiar with Ableton and Vital to design sounds for physical and digital interactions as well as interface animations. Moreover, constant communication between industrial designers allowed us to work closely with the physical interaction.

Recognizing how each aspect of product design, including sound, animations and interface, influences the creation of a gentle and trustworthy experience, broadened my perspective.



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