Ajan Kalite Dezayn · 2021
Venous Materials Primary Function: Materyèl Entèraktif
by Hila Mor
- A' Design Award Ajan 2021 in Kalite Dezayn
- CLIENT: Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 57,684
- Verification code 4545760536 · Verify this award
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About Venous Materials Primary Function: Materyèl Entèraktif
Materyèl Venous se yon materyèl entèraktif ki fonksyone tankou yon detektè ak yon ekran an menm tan. Kanal fen ki gen likid yo fòme anndan silikòn mou a, epi ank kolore ap deplase atravè kanal yo. Lè yon itilizatè pliye materyèl la oswa aplike presyon, koule ank la chanje epi li kreye modèl vizib ak chanjman koulè. Materyèl la mou epi li endepandan, epi mouvman itilizatè a se sa ki bay enèji a. Yon zouti konsepsyon enfòmatik pèmèt yo simile jeyometri ak koule likid la anvan pwodiksyon an. Pwodiksyon an enplike gravi ak lazè ak pwosesis laboratwa.
About the A' Design Award Ajan
Venous Materials Primary Function: Materyèl Entèraktif se yon ganyan A' Design Award Ajan, yon rekonesans ki gen yon prestij enmans yo bay design nivo siperyè, bèl anpil e enpresyonan. Ganyan Ajan yo se travay ki trè briyan e ki trè kreyatif ki montre ekspètiz, talan ak finès designer yo. Yo atann Venous Materials Primary Function: Materyèl Entèraktif pou se yon bèl travay modèl, remakab nan pwofesyonalis e ki gen gwo inovasyon. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Ajan se yon envansyon trè remakab, admire ki pote benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Venous Materials Primary Function: Materyèl Entèraktif se yon kreyasyon anpil moun jalou ki reveye dezi, ki pote santiman pozitif e ki limen sipriz ak mèvèy.
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- Unique Properties
- Venous Materials technology developed through research on current Microfluidics, that is specifically designed for human interaction and user experience. A specilized computational tool was developed for the design process and to simulate and visualize of the color change and display of the flow within the material, according to the user input. Production process involves laser engraving and manual lab processes. Materials used are PDMS silicone and ecoline ink.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Venous Materials prototypes size range between 5cmX5cm and 15x15cm. These samples can be assembled together to form a larger sheet.
- Tags
- Interaction Design, Material research, Dynamic Graphics, Microfluidics, Computational Aided Design, Sensors and Displays, Venous Structures
- Production Technology
- Through utilizing latest research with Microfluidics technology, Venous Materials was developed while focus on human interaction and UX design. To realize the design and production process, a specialized computational design and simulation tool was developed. This tool allows to simulate and visualize of the color change and display of the flow within the material, according to the user physical input. Production process involves laser engraving and lab processes. Materials used are PDMS silicone and ecoline ink.
- Design Challenge
- While current computer chips and electronics usually require rigid and bulky components that challenges the integration with varied objects or fabrics, Venous Materials is soft and self-contained mechanism that utilizes the motion of daily activities as its energy source. Design of micro-fluid dynamics is not intuitive task, our approach and computational tool allows the design, simulation, and prototyping of fluidic interactive sensors that can be embedded in, or attached to, any object.
- Research
- This work present design and fabrication methods for interactive fluidic mechanisms that respond to deformation by mechanical inputs from the user. The Venous design tool provides designers with a simple way to create and validate designs of fluidic structures. It allows users to design the geometry, and simulate the flow with intended mechanical force dynamically. This leads to Interactive applications of Venous Materials, to augment human movement and everyday objects.
- Inspiration
- This project is inspired by venous structures that are ubiquitous throughout nature and inside the human body. By changing colors, veins can inform us of internal and external physical conditions. For example, veins in leaves transmit pigments that drive color change, which informs us of the internal condition of the leaf and which season it is.
- Project Duration
- The project started June 2019 and finished April 2020 in Cambridge, MA, at the MIT Media Lab, Tangible Media group
- Operation Flow
- The displayed flow pattern and color change of the fluidic channels within Venous Materials inform the users of the motion and physical force that is applied on the material. The users can interact with Venous Materials by deforming or applying pressure on the material, which drives the fluid flow within the internal channels to visualize the dynamic responsive display. Therefore, Venous Materials simultaneously functions as a sensor and display of tangible information.
- Image Credits
- All Photo/video credit to Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab
