Prenatal Bonding Anna Perrella + Jeff Grothe + Jessie Wixom + Kevin Courtney
Goal
Cold Hard Facts
60 Million
Childbearing Women
That’s a lot of babies!
It’s Complicated 14.5% Experience Complications
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Bonding Benefits
Sound Develops First
Long-Term Effects
Enhanced Well-Being
Reduces Complications
Brittany + Scott
Experienced Parents, Expecting Another
Encouragement Absence Multi-Functional
Amy + Tyler Involved Parents
First-time parents Inclusion
Story vs. Mission For the duration of this project, we had many resources for pregnancy
Oh Baby! With a baby expected what is a parent to do? From conception through early
Active Monitors
Sound Machines
Passive
? Mind The Gap There were no shortage of devices that solved single aspects of the problem at hand - it was in their union that
Comfort
Involvement
Adaptability
Wearable, Interface, & Docking The initial prompt revolved around three silo-ed topics, but each had a component value
The Growing Bump By utilizing a circular, concave form we tackled two goals: the circular geometry of the device facilitated its recognition as a stethoscope or speaker,
So Fresh and So Clean Though initially intended for a female consumer base, the device takes on
Guts of Glory A low radiation, non-ionizing chip is used to ensure safety for
Converse
Direct Communication
How can family and friends stay connected?
Talk To Me, Baby Family and friends can get instant audible
Response Audio Recognition
bonobo respond el toro black sands music
voice
recording
How does the device grow with the baby?
No More Tears After the baby is born, the device acts as a baby monitor and sound machine, responding to the baby’s voice with the songs
audio audio
play
record
mix
connect connect
call
voicemail
feedback feedback
response rate
development
Connect
Remote Communication
Home Is Where The Heart Is In placing a call to the device, an absent loved one is able to remotely communicate with the baby, staying involved in
Accommodation Gestational Adjustment
audio time limit time
play
volume limit volume
record
mix
connect
call
20
voicemail
weeks feedback
response rate
More Than a Powercord An early realization in this process was that of the role which docking stations
development
Cha-Cha-Changes It was realized the device needed to adapt to the changing needs of the
Flexibility
All A-Glow
A Family of Form With attention paid to form language, both in its physical execution and digital representation, this system maintains visual neutrality, cleanliness
For the road ahead.