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You are invited to the design presentation of  the Junior Industrial Design Studio project:  Inspiring Industrial Design for Pranav Mistry’s SixthSense Technology Wednesday, March 17th 10:30am – 12:30pm Academic West Building room 203 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA, USA the technology: “ 'SixthSense' is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information. “ the project: In its current state, the SixthSense device is a brilliantly engineered prototype.  However, industrial design can improve its ergonomics, its appearance and its ability to serve people in various situations.  This group of 13 design students each tackled a specific user and application and redesigned it to meet their needs. I've been shooting video of the design process and the results, and will post the edited video online.

2. Color as user interface Color can give cues as to how to operate a machine or an appliance. Even without understanding of the function of a form, a contrasting colored feature indicates how and what to do. A green button usually indicates “go” or “start,” a red button may indicate, “stop” or on a trigger may mean, “fire.” Our traffic lights use green, yellow and red to direct drivers with its color cues. The white stripes of a crosswalk on the street direct the pedestrians where to safely cross and warn drivers. The controls of an X-Box game controller are colored differently. Gray is used for the controls that are ordinary and commonly used and colors are used for the special functions. With a series of controls, only the most important and critical ones are usually colored. This application should be used carefully and with consideration. Liberal use of color on many buttons or controls dilutes the power and influence of the colors. Contrasting colors ...