spring term project 2019 at Umeå Institute of Design in collaboration with Logitech
9-weeks group work with Shuai Li focusing on strategic product design
Recognition:
Red Dot Award 2020 - best of the best
IDEA 2020 - Bronze Award
Core77 Design Award 2020 - Consumer Technology
Core77 Design Award 2020 - Tools & Work
iF Design Talent Award 2019
In cooperation with the Swiss company Logitech, a leading provider of computer peripherals and software, with the project “future agile working” we aimed to find design opportunities for future workspaces. We came up with a possible product solution for agile working in approx. five years.
It shows a feasible solution for the next generation of peripherals by bridging the gap between present and entirely screenless, remote workspaces.
Through ultrahaptics technology which enables haptic feedback in mid-air and a capacitive color e-ink touchscreen, Logi ULTRA can adapt to any use case with specific customizable layouts to fit both user and software - especially in shared offices.
A slick design with the maximum possibility of interactions - that‘s the magic of Logi ULTRA.
Logi ULTRA is a next-generation keyboard that will be adjustable to any user and software. It is perfectly designed to be installed in shared offices where many different users will interact with the product. The keyboard will adapt to the user’s ergonomics and preferences.
Our research shows that the way of working and therefore also the products that enable working will change significantly in the next decade. We can see a trend for technologies such as virtual and augmented reality which will crucially enhance our digital experiences, but also change the way we interact with digital media. Furthermore, we can see a shift in the way of working itself from the traditional stationary workplace to remote workspaces which requires a change to more flexible and portable products.
From our research we framed some “How might we…” questions and had an intense brainstorming session in the big group. We narrowed down the collection of ideas to form more defined ideas on possible products.
We defined a visionary design language in a so called common core.
