

| Tia Sistonen Industrial and Strategic Design 1978, Finland Design principles for visually disabled user’s wearable navigator – case study “WearMe – GuideMe” project
WearMe – GuideMe is a user-inspired thesis, which is carried out by designers Tia Sistonen and Päivi Haaksiluoto. It is a non-commercial project bringing together multi-professional design knowledge and understanding, in order to produce and create concepts and prototypes by thorough user study. The project is research and development oriented and its aim is to create a new innovative solution for a wearable personal navigation system used with mobile communication appliances. WearMe GuideMe’s holistic approach to design will primarily address the needs of visually impaired persons. The thesis is a summary of different design principles and issues that need to be taken into consideration when designing assistive technology for users with disabilities. It also reflects and discusses themes of wearable technology and personal navigation and way-finding. The main goal is to study and create new wearable concepts and ideas for user-interfaces in collaboration with the end users.
The project was done in collaboration with the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (FFVI) and has been funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Arts Council of Finland.
tia.sistonen(at)tipi.fi
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