Seek is a system of devices designed to enhance conversations between a parent and their child.
Having conversations help parents understand their child, but many young kids struggle with communication. Seek helps by collecting moments throughout the parent and child’s day to help start the conversation.
Skills
User Research
User Research
Rapid Prototyping
Physical Fabrication
UI Design
Soldiworks CAD
Keyshot Visualization
2023
Parent Quotes Problems
01
“I wish they told me more about how they felt during the day.”
02
“You want to help...but young kids haven’t learned how to communicate well yet”
03
“Because I don’t know, I can’t help”
Proposal
A system of shared devices to record memories and share stories for bonding
In addition to capturing volume and activity levels throughout the day, Seek includes a built-in camera, allowing you to easily capture key memories.
With its small size and integrated tag loop, Seek is easy to carry and use for both parents and children
Charging pods with indicator LEDs that transfer data to at-home app
Parent Case Studies
To better understand parent-child relationships, and gain insight into their thoughts and emotions, I worked with 2 sets of parents:
*To protect participants’ privacy, all faces and names have been removed, changed, or blurred
Children Studies
To understand the minds of children, I also worked closely with developmental psychologist Dr. Erik Thiessen, and the students at The Children’s School @ Carnegie Mellon
Sketching out initial ideas
Modelling Prototypes
While I begin by exploring geometric shapes inspired by handheld devices such as walkie-talkies, remotes, and keyfobs, I soon realized that these felt too mechanical and emotionless.
I then turned towards exploring organic forms, taking pebbles as my base and drawing my desiers features on top of them. Taking what I learned from this, I made a couple more forms, focusing on creating a balance of flat and convex surfaces.
I then turned towards exploring organic forms, taking pebbles as my base and drawing my desiers features on top of them. Taking what I learned from this, I made a couple more forms, focusing on creating a balance of flat and convex surfaces.
Testing Prototypes
Throughout the design process, I would share my prototypes with the kids from the Children School and with the parents I was working with to get their feedback
During these study sessions, I could also observe first hand how they interact with the product and take notes on what was intuitive to them
CMF Design
The final Solidworks model was taken into Keyshot to explore different materials, colors, and finishes before deciding on the final choices
