Mantis

MANTIS

As the marketplace for wearable technology grows,

the need for fashion-conscious designers willing to

investigate the boundaries between art, self and

society is becoming increasingly important.

MANTIS attempts to illustrate this point by proving

the case for using a heads-up display as a fashion-

forward statement, contrary to any other products

currently available on the market.

During the discovery phase of this project I performed

competitive analysis research of other heads-up

displays on the market. I then proceeded to create a

mood-board in order to identify human and aesthetic

factors while doing hand drawn sketches on the side

to show how the form factor for this concept would

combine well with the intended functionality.

As a subject-matter expert on Google Glass I will focus

specifically on where its product experience falls short

and the ways in which MANTIS can bridge this gap.

Phase one: Discover

Phase one: DiscoverIn the next few slides I will show images from my mood-

board. Fashion designers Alexander McQueen and Vanessa

Stiviano are reinventing the visor as a political response to

biometric face recognition with their use of privacy protecting

visors.

The list price for the Alexander McQueen visor is $1500

!

Alexander McQueen Vanessa Stiviano

The next step was to create an initial customer

journey and to research form factors for

scrubbing through eons of video.

To conclude the discovery

phase I investigated the

feasibility of flexible

transparent LCD technology

and the kind of sensors

needed for creating a

delightful user experience.

To get started with the design I used my hand

drawn sketches to inform my process.

Phase two: Design

After paying a visit to my local plastics store and

covering some film with mirror-paint. I cut out

some basic shapes which I thought would work

for the purposes of this demo. I spent a fair

amount of time at my local fabric store as well.

I needed a hand and head model to simulate a

true to life form factor for interacting with the

device so I paid a visit to my craft supply store

and local wig shop.

I then went out into the field to gather feedback.

After all of the

valuable feedback I

received. It was now

time for me to

develop a gesture

reference library for

interacting with the

device.

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Phase three: Deliver

The final phase was spent gathering assets

and putting together this presentation.

Thank you for your time.