marta monge design portfolio
RESUMÉ EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Central Saint Martins | London
Near Now Studio | Nottingham
FranklinTill studio | London
one year part-time residency
design researcher internship
I consolidated and extended my industrial design training to strategic design, trend and forecasting, speculative design and social innovation.
I was selected to be part of a one year long designers development programme led by Broadway Cinema, Nottingham, investigating technolgy, art and social innovation.
I worked on the selection of content and sourcing of material for the publication of Viewpoint magazine.
Polythecnic University | Torino
VISA Europe | London
2013 - 2015 MA Industrial Design A+
2009 - 2012 BA Industrial Design 110|110
I learned the fundamentals of product and service design, an understanding of materials and manufacturing techniques,the value of sustainability throughout the design process
2015
2015
graduate design consultant I was selected to be part of a small team working on new applications of the contactless payment system to wearable devices, presented at Design Junction, London Design Festival 2015.
2014
Yet Matilde studio | Torino 2012
design internship I worked with Yet Matilde studio on the development of my BA final project, which revolved around the development of an exhibition and related catalogue.
RECOGNITIONS Degree Show Central Saint Martins 2015
Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence | London Central Saint Martins 2015
The intelligent Optimist | London London Design Week (LDW) 2015
Design Education WTF | London Design Junction (LDW) 2015
Desigersblock | Milan Milan Design Week 2016
Designersblock | Milan exhibition Milan Design Week 2016
Autocad Blender Keyshot
SKILLS Software
Premiere
Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Rhinoceros
Languages Italian
| Native
English
| Fluent
French
| Basic
CONTENTS product design
small change
transitioning to a cashless economy
thread
making in-shop purchases a digital experience
mother tongues
prototyping a migrant-friendly digital phrasebook
research and art direction
analog desktop
exploring more physical interactions with technology
MOTHER TONGUES prototyping a migrant-friendly digital phrasebook Mother Tongues is a proposal for an open source network addressing migrant communities’ - being them asylum seekers, refugees or just economic migrants - lack of language skills by broadcasting translations from English to multiple languages, accessible through any smatphone. In times of migration crisis, it aims to facilitate communication in emrgency situations as much as fostering social inclusion while accomplishing daily life tasks. It empowers individuals as active community members, by using cheap tech, off-the-shelf components and an open source infrastructure.
self-directed project (2016) partners
can social isolation be tackled through hyper-local tech? Mother tongues started from the observation that availability of accessible ESOL courses, essential to initiate the integration process, is often insufficient. Furthermore, it considered how many efforts aimed at supporting refugee and migrant communities now pass through smartphones. But, no matter how excellent the service is, many rarely reach the users they are targeting. Because the very name of the app or weblink is not known or simply because users have no access to internet. The project focused instead on the potential of open source platforms and geo-specific interventions, tackling particular vocabulary needs in a given context.
Translations are accessible as content broadcasted by media wi-fi servers scattered around the city and readable through any smartphone - just connecting to an open wi-fi, without need for internet or apps. Basic unit is a "tongue", a local wi-fi media server, consistsing of an open source single board computer (Raspberry pi) connected to a SD card, a wi-fi dongle and a USB charger. Tongues can be placed in specific locations where migrants are required to interact with locals, without an interpreter, using specific vocabulary. Asking for directions at a train station, equiring about their rights with a lawyer, describing their symptoms to a doctor.
USB WIFI DONGLE SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER
MEMORY CARD
USB CHARGER
FLAT-PACK LASER CUT CASE
HOW TO.
Set up a tongue
GENERAL
buy off shelf
laser cut
HEALTH
DIRECTION
LAW
download translations
the case is available for downloada nd
The computer, aerials, SD card and
A list of context-specific phrase-
ready for laser cutting from a unique
plugs/batteries are off-shelf com-
books is available online - to select
sheet of the material you prefer.
ponents to be bought separately.
and upload on the device.
assemble
set up in loco
pin point on map
the Raspberry Pi must be flashed
Cases are fitted to be set up in
Register your device on the online
with
different ways: hanged on a wall,
map, specifying location any cate-
lying on a window sill, etc...
gory of transaltions uploaded on it.
Mother
Tongues
firmware
before connecting with other pieces.
HOW TO.
Use a tongue
(UX/UI) click on it to see interactive mockup
NEW WORD
Arabic
X
Arabic English
ﻥﺍﻱﺙﻍﻝﺍﺏ ﺭﻉﺵﺍ
xx
chest tongue_wifi BTWifi-X SKYBFDA5
ﻑﻱﺯﻥ ﻱﺩﻝ
xx PRONUNCIATION
æ ﺓﺥﻭﺩﻝﺍﺏ ﺭﻉﺵﺃ
Given the open source nature of
xx
TRANSLATION English
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)ﺓﺭﺍﺭﺡ( ﺓﻥﻭﺥﺱ ﻱﺩﻝ
the
xx
PRONUNCIATION
xx
the
interface
displayed on a smartphone con-
æ
nected to any "tongue wifi" allows
ﻉﺍﺩﺹ ﻱﺩﻝ
ﻱﻉﻭﻝﺍ ﻥﻉ ﺕﺏﻍ
project,
SAVE
+
to browse existing translations as much as adding new ones. Tailoring the service to the needs of the community using it.
CON NE C T TO
BROWSE THE
U P D AT E
A DEVICE
PH RAS E B O O K
T RA NS LAT IO NS
SMALL CHANGE transitioning to a cashless economy We were asked by VISA Europe to explore the escalating diffusion of contactless payment technologies and propose new ways of embedding them into objects that can be more specific, communicative and engaging than a card. Contactless payments currently have a 30 ÂŁ cap, limiting them to small purchases usually made with coins or notes. In transition towards an increasingly cashless society, we thought of a device capable of sweeping up small change.
group project (2015) partners
can design support the transition towards a cashless society? Small Change is a device aiming at facilitating the transition towards fully cashless payments, while keeping a reference to the very human act of exchanging money. The coin, iconic representation of currency, is turned into a smart device belonging to the internet of things - keeping the tangibility of cash that digital is still missing. The product developed allows to visualise the abstract nature of modern money and puts, through constant feedback, the user in control of its budget.
The digital coin consists of an ink screen to display the value, while the tactile edges invite the user to rotate the coin like a watch dial. The device is connected to your personal bank account and can be used to transfer funds from / to another coin.
(VIDEO) click on it to open webpage
We
focused
on
interactions
revolving around the smart coint and its ability to work off the wrist and create more natural payment methods. The scenarios picked all share a certain discomfort in managing cash - sharing a bill, giving pocket money to your kid, depositing money on a piggy bank -. A brief video shows how the coin would
make
effortless.
such
transaction
THREAD making in-shop purchases a digital experience We were asked by VISA Europe to imagine the form and functionality of contactless wearable devices by 2020. How can payment systems be located on the body without being wrist-based? Can VISA create a device with its technology in it, but a more high-end appeal? Thread is a fashion-oriented payment device which borrows the language of fashion accessories, and aims to enhance customer loyalty, bridging the gap between the online and in - store shopping experiences.
group project (2015) partners
can in store purchases be a digital experience, and vice versa? Considering the growing role played by social media in guiding purchases, we looked at ways of connecting digital “opinion leaders” (fashion bloggers, trend spotters, professionals or amateurs) to the intuitive act of spotting an outfit while rooming the streets. Thread in fact connects the payment device directly to a fashion- oriented digital network. Consumers wearing the brooch and related app can detect each other through their phone’s camera, see each other’s purchases and rate them. Many positive ratings on a specific garment are turned into advantages - such as discounts, VIP tickets, private views issued by the brand itself to the wearer.
FINGER VEIN SCANNER
LOW ENERGY BLUETOOTH
RFID TAG
We set ourself the brief of designing for a specific brand and its target user - developing the device as if it had to be sold in their stores. Given its more feminine feeling, we focused on brooches, material finishes
such
as
copper
and
marble.
We embedded into the
device key technology requirements - biometric authentication, connection to mobile-based app, RFID chip - set by VISA, as much as materials and shapes matching the fashion partner’s brand image.
(VIDEO) click on it to open webpage
Inside the shop, the detacheable part can be lifted over the payment terminal to authorise the specific purchase
of
fashion-related
products. A finger vein scanner in fact
ensures
safe
purchases
through a biometric authentication system. Outside of the shop, the brooch acts as identification sign, making the wearer’s purchases detectable by other device owners. A brief video gives an understanding of how the user interface of the AR app would look like.
ANALOG DESKTOP exploring more physical interactions with technology We were asked by Microsoft Envisioning to speculate on future developments of the workplace, by looking at current trends, depicting scenarios populated by personas, surrounded by a brand new set of products or systems. The expected outcome was a “day in the life” of a character that embodies an evolution of what we mean by “work”. We looked at the most traditional and less technologically advanced of desk-based jobs: the pffice secretary. What would the future workplace and tasks of Tokyo-born and London-based secretary Noriko?
group project (2014) partners
can obiquitous digitalisation feel more human? We observed the ubiquitous digitalisation of tasks by looking at office desks all over the world. Much less paper, way more flat screens, but still the urge for some leftovers from yesterday's analog world. Post-its, paper notes, all kinds of stationery. Small actions that still happen to be more meaningful than their digital counterpart. We though of a basic stationary kit that allows to accomplish all basic office work tasks through a more physical and rewarding experience, where technology is not invisible but can instead be seen, touched, adjusted.
(VIDEO) click on it to open webpage
CONTACT DETAILS if you find my work interesting, please get in touch with me at
marta@martamonge.org www.martamonge.org @emmecomemarta 07463541024