Simple Communication Through Connected Objects
EMail
Facebook
TwitterThe School of Visual Arts' MFA in Interaction Design program has created a communication device that connects people without the use of words.
Touchstone is a project out of the School of Visual Arts’ MFA in Interaction Design program. The interactive rock-like object senses when a user holds their hand around it, responding with a warm, colored glow on one of its halves. Each touchstone is part of a pair, which indicates when the other is being held with a similar glow on the other half. The project demonstrates a method for communicating that one user is thinking on the other in a simple, human manner, without the use of words.
Now Track More Ideas
- Retail Innovation Week Preview: Previous eBay Exec On How Stores Can Elevate The CX With Beautiful And Intuitive Digital Integrations
- PSFK Retail Conference Preview: How Pinterest Is Helping Retailers Design Seamless Discovery-To-Purchase Journeys, Online And Off
- Interview: How A Virtual Design Platform Helps Retailers Create Human-Focused Store Experiences
- Lowe’s Shares Transactional Data With Pinterest To Enable Tailored Content
Learn About Our Membership Services
What’s New For Members
Every year, PSFK explores the most important topics in retail and the customer experience in our Future of Retail reports. On Jan. 16, 2019 join us for our Future of Retail 2019 Conference as we bring to life the findings from our latest FoR report and unpack the rise of the Direct-To-Consumer business and examine three key pillars that define this space along with case-studies from best-in-class DTC companies that include Nike, Target and Away.
RSVP - Jan 16The China Debrief examines three major players — Alibaba, JD and Tencent — highlighting their key innovations along the purchase path, in order to provide insight into the near-term future for CX innovations across the globe.
DownloadPSFK’s Future of Retail 2019 report unpacks the Direct-To-Consumer opportunity, covering enterprise-critical strategies around supply chain and technology infrastructure, store design and service, and CRM and loyalty systems.
DownloadThe PSFK Last-Mile Delivery Debrief provides in-depth research on new customer demands for delivery services, and key strategies all retailers can pursue to meet them, detailing how to implement everything from flexible product pickup to on-demand delivery wherever customers are.
Download
