A E S T H E T I C S O F I N T E R A C T I O N
The course, Aesthetics of Interaction has taught me about the importance of product interaction and the intuitiveness of a product. While previously, I thought aesthetics was mostly about the appearance of a product, I have now learned that, as a designer, I should also take into consideration the aesthetics of product interaction.
To find an interesting, interactive and creative concept we tried to apply the knowledge we had learned during the course. We discussed the feedback and feedforward our prototype should have as well as how the function and action should be coupled to have an intuitive interaction with the prototype.
The concept we chose was an alarm clock which would not wake you up aggressively, but naturally. When your alarm goes, plants and leaves wake the user up by touching him/her. The user experiences the feeling of the leaves, the natural smell of the plants as well as the sounds the leaves make when touching the user’s skin. To set the alarm, the user waters the plants. He/she takes care of the plants to make sure the plants care for him/her by waking him/her up.
