+ Kitchen Scale: a study in User-Centered Interaction Design
Most kitchen scales today have a tiny screen that users must bend down, squat, or crane their neck to see when using large bowls. What if this interface could instead be expanded past the boundaries of the device and be updated for a modern user?
I always start with loose thinking sketches to get the shapes out of my head and onto paper.
From there I started ideating quickly with marker so that I would have a basis for Solidworks surfaces.
My favorite part of this design process was sculpting surfaces further using marker over wireframe prints of the CAD.
The tight accuracy of the dotted CAD lines set the perfect guides for loose marker shading. I began to explore materiality, user interactions, and form refinement.
A projector allows the user to set large dishes on the scale without obscuring the weight measurement.
Motion sensors pick up on the user's swiping movement to zero the scale. The countertop becomes your limitless UI surface.
+ Kitchen Scale by Elisabeth Morris
