Leena Al Sallakh Design

  DNH603 Recommended Reading - Emerging Trend The next reading to be is  Berg’s CEO on the experience of connected devices & avoiding the creep factor  by Katie Fehrenbacher (September, 2013) ( https://gigaom.com/2013/09/02/bergs-ceo-on-the-experience-of-connected-devices-avoiding-the-creep-factor/ ). Notes from Webpage; product making and design consultancy combining into one - similar use with 3D printers with how you can easily buy your own printer etc Berg has created a product ecosystem with the Berg Cloud connected devices - using social media and a physical sound to replicate sounds...the flock is a metaphor...changes how you would interact when you get a notification...would you find it more annoying or become more exciting about receiving a notification like that?  I guess in regards to my A3 design and how I went for a subtle notification, I feel like it was the right choice especially in regards to the context which is more delicate. Though the alarm o...

It was such a relief to have this presentation over with. I enjoyed walking around and seeing what everyone else did, their designs and their videos. The belwo videos is a quick video of my groups presentation and our products.

 It has been such a rush trying to get this code together and I still haven't finished. Since the beam breakers just came this Monday, I have been running around like a headless chicken trying to get this right and I think I finally got it. The video below shows a demo of my code and bow the sensors work together, how they go off when the connection is broken etc. I'm so happy that this part is over.

 The poster is finally complete and printed. My teammate Roozbeh was the one who designed the beautiful layout with fonts etc. He has such a clean style that it's a privledge to work with him and be able to use it :) While my hero graphics aren't completely the same as my team members, which you will see tomorrow (or morning) it still follows that simple design with minimal colour etc. The outlining and shadowing makes everything just stand out that little more but also blend in with the surrouding writing etc. The poster also shows a final version of my flow chart. I have left things slightly more simple this time round due to the amount of interactions needed incomparison to A1 isn't as much due to the nature of the design.

I have it regretted now, even though its done. So instead of simply buying a watch strap from the shops for about $8, I decided to make mine out of laser print. Where I cut 30 small panels, sanded the final ones, painted them on one side, and then sewed them together.  Now that I've done them, I feel like it was a waste of time but I think the orange that I will use for the working prototype looks pretty cool.....Don't think it was worth it though...it didn't really turn out how I thought but it also did...if that makes sense. The coverslip in comparison was beautiful to make. I used a sewing machine and sewed in drawstrings to make a slip that can be adjusted. It's made from cotton as I want and with the colours I was looking at; white and grey. They aren't the perfect tone but they're good to represent. The below images are some process images of how I made my products.    

The A3 Video from start to finish surrounds the scenario of a user being out in public, studying and how when she's busy in notifies her of the status of her bag through notifications of visual displays, light and sound in case of emergency. The below link is my A3 video for ostomy monitoring. It shows all the stages except for the 4/4 full stage where an emeregency call screen will pop up.

 Yikes! lets begin with that. It has been one hell of a ride with this code. For most of the duration of A3 I have been trying to code infrared leds and transmitters...NOT BEAM BREAKERS. It was only until last week Thursday during our tech workshops that I was finally introduced to them. Thank God for that, I was about to pull my hair-that you can't seen under my hijab-out. The Beam breakers are amazing, whoever designed them is honestly my hero. While it has taken me a couple hours to get the code, (and its still not perfect 100%) they have taken my code to not working to everything is working as it should with the expection of the display screen that is clearing at the moment. But the detection is just amazin and how accurate it is and how each stage correlates with each other. It's late and I'm happy.  The video below demonstrates the working interactions, with a couple things missing (such as buttons) for how my design will monitor the bag and inform the user through li...

Once the video was complete, and while coding is still being adjusted and modified, I have made a draft flowchart that while it covers majority of the interactions, I feel, depending on what the end code is, is missing a couple directions or options if that be the case. While the flowchart seems to cover both forward and backward pathways, there is one aspect (in the close up picture below) that I'm not 100% sure with at the moment - this mainly due to not finishing the code here but also the question that I've been asking my self is that if that reaches this point, 000 must be called for immediate assistance if the bag is empty, so how would my code call 000? And the answer, at least as I write this, is it won't. The design is a monitoring device that informs that user of whats happening below, it keeps them up to date. If it was to overflow and backlog, I hace recently (today) installed a buzzer alarm to notify other people that this individual needs assistance. I guess t...

I've 3D printed off a couple of watch/band covers and have laser cut the watch strap in parts as is seen in previous posts. I'm quiet happy with the fit but the size (which I have made to fit the Adafruit display screen I bought from Jaycar) is a little bulkier than I would like though its still a good fit. The sketch below, is one I'm envisioning in my head and what I hope prints well tomorrow, though I have my doubts due its size and detail, especially the slight curve on the bottom that may be hard to print. I have also made the wrist strap using laser cut, where I have panels that will be joined together with rings for a different effect. I suprised myself with how much I liked the look but I also think in the final design a simple metal wrist strap would be nice or even leather for a bit more of a classic look. I have designed my band so it can be both 3D printed but ideally if this was to go into production, I would want the band/dispaly screen part to be made manufac...

On Saturday I went to UQ to make a QUT video. The irony wasn't lost on me :) Anyway, my friend kindly agreed to help me make a video with my monitoring device. The below video is a snip it of some of the footage we took...want to keep some things for the final reveal on Thursday. But the video shows scenes from my storyboard that I worked on last week. We tried to encompass what my design can do and the many ways it solves a need that I have identified. 

 A3 Coding - Wasn't on the right track but now I hopefully am Coding for this has been a nightmare. The good news is that I finally got the LED light working, where I can turn it on and off with the remote thanks to the help of another collegue. The video below shows that achivement. The bad news is that instead of trying to use the infrared led senders and transmitters that I have, I have been strongly advised to switch and insteead buy beam breakers, which I found and orderded today cause trusty Jaycar don't have it. Though good news as well is that the display screen works! The video below shows me using code from this website:  https://lastminuteengineers.com/oled-display-arduino-tutorial/ The website was a massive help and explained each component of the code, so I understood it and know how to covert and adapt what I need into my final A3 code.

 From my sketches and using organims for the wrist, I design a CAD model, a simple two piece watch to put the inside components. I also used laser cutting for the wrist strap as well. This will be stitched together and use magnetic to close it. Video of laser cutting for the wrist strap pieces. I than printed the CAD model and sanded them for painting.

 This week was all about getting the last minute details and making slight changes to improve the designs. The below images are some sketches of how the watch part of the design would look like. I used the apple watch for inspiration. The watch had to be enough for a small wrist (ergonimics) but also be still clearly readable and visible.

  DNH603 Recommended Reading  The next reading to be is  Interaction Design Sketchbook  by Bill Verplank (December, 2009) ( http://www.billverplank.com/IxDSketchBook.pdf ). (picture is from reading) Notes from Webpage; Sketches are used to capture, they're the first step of design (though research tends to be the first) craft is 'direct engagement with the materials' - studios to make, to learn by doing 'Interaction Design is design for people – design for human use.' sketches are for observations and ideas - to create physical thoughts brainstorming to rapidly think and eliminate ideas - its express alternatives during the iteration process must be considered - to challenge the design and think and create for all aspects 'The end-goal is principles, which organize the value of a product which creates a market which creates a paradigm and we are back to a fixed orbit' the design should answer the following questions; How do you do? How do you feel? and how d...

Product Storyboard The storyboard for the monitor device and band is pretty simple, everytime the fluid in the bag reaches a certain level the bad notifies the user through a quick 3 flash of light and slight vibration that increases as level increases etc. The band int he storyboard is, however, slightly more complex as the user can interact using gestural interactions, such as twisting the wrist to acknowledge the notification.

We have made progress! Today was a design freeze in class. Which was a bit nerve wrecking, espically since this means that there cannot be any drastic changes...all the elements should be there...can't add anything but fine tune it. While I have finally decided and worked on the monitoring device, the other idea has always been in the back of mind but it was such a relied today to lock in a design.  I talked with my Tutor and showed him my CAD and what I did, what sensors are involved and where I'm going with it. The design was received well, however there are a lot of things to consider moving forward. Things to consider such as the style, look and feel...making something simple that's not dull and boring. The images below are both quick sketches of things I need to consider and sketch more of :) Refining the arm band, looking at the apple watch for inspiration etc.    My pouch design for the bag is changing to a slip for the bag instead with the sensors embedded in the ...

 Since the design freeze is this week, in preparation, I have quickly modeled my design in CAD. I want to keep things simple and easy with my design, I didn't want to over complicate it with visuals but instead have a seamless look. The pictures below are what my design currently looks like. I feel it still needs improvements, to be refined but the components are there. The bag isn't ideal and the frame is maybe too sturdy but I felt it was necessary to hold the sensors from the arduino. The picture above and below shows the band, the cover  with the attachment and the U sensor frame. the picture below is a close up of the band.

  DNH603 Recommended Reading  The next reading to be is  An Attachable Clothing Sensor System for Measuring Knee Joint Angles  by Jeroen H. M. Bergmann ; Salzitsa Anastasova-Ivanova ; Irina Spulber ; Vivek Gulati ; Pantelis Georgiou ; Alison McGregor (October, 2013) ( https://ieeexplore-ieee-org.ezp01.library.qut.edu.au/document/6578074 ). (picture is from reading) Notes from Webpage; Integrating sensors into clothing for functional performance - to improve quality of life sensors can be used to "accurately measure knee motion in, e.g., osteoarthritic patients." Technology is restricitve in its size and shape, its 'bulky and obtrusive' - while they have good use, they aren't convenient as a wearable sensors, technology aren't being utilised due to the restriction...people are reluctant to use them, espeically those its designed for...due to lack of convenience  The article presents the development process of ' a patient centered, clinically driven design f...

  DNH603 Recommended Reading  The next reading to be is  ‘User Inyerface’ teaches you about terrible modern web design by making you suffer through it  by Chaim Gartenberg (3rd of July, 2019) ( https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/7/3/20681538/user-inyerface-terrible-modern-web-design-app-forms-fields ). (picture is from reading) Notes from Webpage; User interface with design is incredibly important - part of my design involves having a simple interface where the user can receive simple notfications to keep communicate need for action...when needed With apps and websites, it's very noticeable when there is bad interfaces...especially (like the picture above) when you get pop-up spams it can be "virtual hell." - very negative feeling The reading shows how Bagaar (a design firm), explores the worst online form - this is good to know and it shows you what not to do and what is hated, what to avoid Things like "mislabeled buttons, complicated password rules, nearly impossi...

  DNH603 Recommended Reading  The next reading to be is  The Strategic Arc of Interaction Design: Moving Towards Holistic System Design, by Steve Baty  by Core Jr (3rd of August, 2010) ( https://www.core77.com/posts/17064/the-strategic-arc-of-interaction-design-moving-towards-holistic-system-design-by-steve-baty-17064 ). (picture is from reading) Notes from Webpage; design - systems, organisational and culture - for lasting change "maps to the participants' end-to-end engagement with a product-service system" - success of simple design depends upon this practice  different situations will change the users approaches to products - this shouldn't change the outcome "We also need to acknowledge that products and services are utilised by people differently—at different times, at different volumes, in different places." ecosystems - how one things fits in with the rest need to think about beginning and end the users and needs and desires with products will be dif...