CADMUS
In the UK, one in five children have never received a hand written letter (Childrens charity, World Vision).
Cadmus, Appearance prototype.
Drawing inspiration from pen stands and quills of old whilst aiming to create a clean and modern overall appearance.
When the green light is illuminated; the pen holder is fully charged. Simply select your pen of choice (fountain or roller ball) and you are ready to write.
Pen your letter, as if it were any other. Cadmus’ camera will automatically read what you write and will store it on it’s internal memory.
Hand rendered (in Photoshop) sketches showing the key features of Cadmus
The Anoto Optical Technology that is proposed to be used within the pen uses a fine dot pattern, that can be printed onto any paper, to know where it is. This pattern is never repeating and as a result each part of the paper is unique, for this reason icons can be printed onto the paper and the pen can then be programmed to recognise the pattern where these icons are printed and perform certain tasks (send, for example) as a result.
CAD rendering or the final product and the proposed internal layout of components.
When the user sends the letter, the information on the pen is wirelessly sent to the dock via bluetooth. From here it is sent to the printer and folder in the school which the pen is associated with (via the tethered computers internet connection). The sealed, addressed hand written letter is then delivered to the child’s pigeon hole ready for collection.
Sketch Development
