Sarah Patrick | sarahpatrickdesign@gmail.com
The Problem How have our smartphones changed our relation to others, our environment and our well-being?
Audience Young individuals in their mid-twenties to early thirties, male/female who experience increasing anxiety, stress, and feelings of information overload from using social media to checking their phone daily.
Research Works Cited Aguilera, Adrian, and Frederick Muench. “There’s an App for That: Information
• A study published by a researcher at Duke University in 2006, found that more than 40 percent of the actions people performed each day weren’t actual decisions, but habits.
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• Americans are spending more than eight hours a day looking at screens, with the addiction effecting mainly our brains. Studies show that our brains get a higher amount of dopamine activity each time you go online then you do with other things.
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• Young adults were more likely to feel frequent levels of stress based on high frequent use of their smart phone. Symptons associated with overuse and frequency was with stress, sleep disturbances, and symptoms of depression for both men and women.
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• Studies have shown that kids and adults who spend more time engaging with a screen can struggle to understand emotion, create strong relationships or become more dependent on others.
Web. 17 Jan. 2016. Thomée, Sara, Annika Härenstam, and Mats Hagberg. “Mobile Phone Use and Stress, Sleep Disturbances, and Symptoms of Depression among Young Adults - a Prospective Cohort Study.” 11. (31 Jan. 2011): n.pag. Web. 11 Jan. 2016. skooloflife, and Srinivas Rao. Why a Daily Creative Habit Might Be Good for Your Mental Health — Unmistakable Creative. Medium, 25 Feb. 2016. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.
Approach The goal for the Habitude project is to form a collection of toolkits, on the emphasizing aspect of mindfulling reducing stress and anxiety and providing therapeutic methods for different needs, environments, and age.
U R B A N DAY B R E A K
THERAPY THREADS
A I S F O R A N A LO G
Brand Guideline VA R I AT I O N S
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Therapy Threads
Urban Day Break
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Urban Day Break Middle of the day mindful meditation kit, including a watercolor observation journal, with a travel watercolor set, and a disposable camera for mindful photowalks in the park.
Therapy Threads Therapeutic scarf that provides comfort and warmth and mindful awareness to be present during a panic attack. Uses a temperature sensor and Lilypad Arduino board inside the scarf to respond to body temperature. Completely washable (when battery is taken out), unoticeable, and soothing!
Therapy Threads | Prototype
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