Take Your Time
Tasked with developing and iterating an original concept for telling time on an Apple Watch, I designed a notification system that implements useful actions, thoughtful copy, and makes a user’s time more self-manageable.
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What does it mean to take your time in a society where we are constantly operating on a schedule?
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Create a notification system that pushes more productive reminders at a controllable pace that allows users to take back their time into their own hands
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A calendar integration that primarily functions as a timed notification system that allows the user ample time to prepare, postpone, or commute to their next event or engagement
Primary Research
In interviews with friends and peers, the average respondent noted that they check their personal calendars 8-10 times a day. Many expressed that they often feel stressed about what they have to do next on their schedule, or if they have time for themselves. At this point in my research, a potential objective of my project could be for the user to take time back into their own hands, in response to how often they check their phones, check the time, and worry about being on time
Brainstorming & Ideation
Internal inputs could dictate the watch face’s responses
Rituals, habits routines → things that operate instinctively
Time is not always objective — it’s personal
Could have apps open automatically based on time or situation
Initial Responses
01. Downtime Countdown Timer
02. Countdown, Event Focused
03. Primary Clock Function with Minimized Calendar Summary
Hi-Fi Iteration
User Testing
The application has more usage as a supplement to one’s schedule or reminder app. When someone is busy, it’s nearly impossible to separate them from their schedule/calendar/device completely
There are more features that can control someone’s time that do not include stopping it altogether. For example, postponing or delaying events, even by a few minutes, give someone more control over their time, even if it’s not necessarily a gain of more “free time”
Less vibrations and more intuitive gestures may increase the speed at which information about the user’s day is consumed or acted upon.
