I’m a product designer, prototyper, and lifelong learner.







I’m a product designer, prototyper, and lifelong learner.



FiftyThree Pen Prototypes
video dump
2015

Turn dial to scroll

In one tap games, push button to tap, or turn dial to rewind

Launch paper from the lock screen

present across devices — a pen-enabled web app on iPhone updates the web app for anyone watching

on desktop, map encoder events on pen to on desktop keyboard events



use pen as a camera remote

more device interop
What can you do with a pushbutton dial? I wireframed and prototyped ideas, with different app categories in mind—ranging from gaming to productivity. I found really lovely interactions along the way.

I also identified opportunities for improvement in the firmware—when do events get reported, and how often? Subtleties here can affect how the experience feels.


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