Something I came across a while back which has always intrigued me is the idea of a wearable indicator system. It helps to light up the cyclist as well as provide LED signalling when the user presses down on a small switch on each respective wrist.
It also helps those cyclists who are not very comfortable about taking their hands off the handlebars when trying to show their turning intent.
In the following video and link, Leah Buechley shows how anyone can make a DIY indicator jacket using Lilypad Arduino and how it functions once constructed.
Build a turn signal jacket
Using technology in a wearable form like this can help save lives and also bring a sense of fun into something that is fairly mundane.
Another interesting item of interaction design I found this week is the Sound Playground at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, USA. Personally I find the sounds it generates a little too high pitched and slightly irritating, but I think it is an interesting idea and it creatively uses the large interactive instrument to make the space much more sociable and fun, whilst maintaining its educational value.
The vimeo video gets a lot more interesting about half way through, when you see people interacting with it.
Sound Playground at Connecticut Science Center from Aesthetec Studio on Vimeo.
On a completely different side note (!), as part of the design project that I am currently undertaking, I came across this lovely bridge design in a place called Lillefjord in Norway. It struck me as an ingenious way to make a bridge and its accompanied public toilet much more appealing and help boost the level of interaction with the building and its location.
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