Glasgow Innovation School Product Design

Sian Mackay

I am an experience designer drawn to re-imagining mundane moments to create playful rituals. In light of the pandemic, I have been particularly focused this year on tangible communications. Interested in the ability to share an experience remotely, I have felt strongly about creating a community stemming from social isolation and loneliness. Throughout my projects, I am driven by my users’ genuine wants in a bid to design non intrusive yet provocative concepts that will be of value to a larger audience beyond my extreme users. The outcomes are toolkits designed for the problem I have researched. Please explore my website, Instagram and collaborative work from the Future Experiences project.

Contact
sian.mackay10@gmail.com
@sianipd
@sianimackayportfolio
@2030cancercareandtreatment
Works
Live Feed
Teabreak

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Live Feed

Live Feed is a companion for dinner time. Alongside it’s accompanying app, it allows you to tune in with those dining alone in your community through audio. There is the opportunity to personalise your experience using filters when searching for diners. The app provides you with a simple profile for each diner, keeping a log of all your meals. It is designed to build relationships within the community at meal times.

Film

Stephen is 28, he has just moved to a new area for a job. He is a sociable person but has not had the chance to meet anybody local yet. He purchased a Live feed to make his meals feel less lonely every night and to get to know his neighbours.

The Live Feed in situ

(Top left) The Live Feed is stored as a table setting, designed to be set up for each meal as you would set a table, as if catering for a companion. (Top right) It is equipped with a volume control and a microphone for audio exchange with a neighbour. (Bottom left) There are 9 various filters in order for you to refine your search. (Bottom right) The app responds to all physical actions and notifies the user after each stage.

Advertising within the community