BSc thesis · NUST · 2023
Waveform
A monitor-mounted device that prompts physical movement during prolonged screen use.
Year
2023
Program
BSc Industrial Design, NUST School of Art, Design and Architecture
Supervisor
Dr. Raja Mubashar Karim
Result
Highest score in the cohort, 91%
Tools
Blender
Long hours at a screen keep people still. Waveform sits on the monitor and prompts them to move.
Process
Research
Who sits for long hours, and what breaks the habit.
Concept
Sketches and form exploration.
Form
Models, mock-ups and proportion on the monitor.
Interface
How the device prompts, and what it shows.
Visualization
Final renders and the film.
Research
The problem, the people and what they need.
Research summary: the problem, user insights and requirementsDrawing · 2400 × 1350
From sketch to form
Sketches, mock-ups and the form on the monitor.
Concept sketchesDrawing · 1800 × 1200
Physical mock-ups or early modelsPhoto · 1800 × 1200
Form development: iterations side by sideRender · 2400 × 1200
Interface
How Waveform prompts movement.
Interface screens or prompt statesScreenshot · 2400 × 1600
Close-up of the device on a monitorRender · 1200 × 1600
Final renders
Hero render of Waveform on a monitor, full resolutionRender · 2400 × 1350
Render: three-quarter viewRender · 1800 × 1200
Render: color and material optionsRender · 1800 × 1200
Animation
Product film or animation of WaveformFilm · 1920 × 1080
Details
- Discipline
- Industrial design, UI/UX and 3D animation
- Tools
- Blender
- Thanks
- Shahzaib Rao, S. Fatima, Ateeb Islam and Qudsiya
- Also on
- Behance
