Chime
Interaction Design
Sound Design
Storytelling
Project Information: 3 weeks, winter 2025
Exploring sound, interaction and form. In collaboration with advanced product design students.
Role: Interaction design, Sound design, Branding
Team: Sander Randoja, Sharvin Sawant,
Henning Birgersson, Samuel Nagel
Connecting to Nature through Data Sonification
Chime is a conceptual sound experience consisting of a set of near-future artifacts that enable people to connect with nature through data sonification.
1. Wander
2. Sense
3. Collect
4. Reminisce
Collector
Equipped with a handheld recording device called the Collector and a pair of sensor rings, users can explore hidden layers of nature by sensing and capturing data from the surrounding soil, water, plants, and fungi.
Inspired by the wind chime, an instrument created by humans but played by nature, Chime transforms natural data into sound.
Drawing from the tangible experience of Polaroids, Chime stores extracted data on a physical disc with limited capacity, encouraging users to curate a thoughtful sound collection.
Composer
Later at home, users can relive their journey through the Composer, a playback device that weaves the collected sounds into an ambient soundscape.
Chime interactions
Learnings
Chime was a pivotal experience that deepened my expertise in sound and speculative design. Our team operated with strong synergy, driven by a shared commitment to pushing creative boundaries.
A key takeaway was expanding my product design perspective. Transitioning from a graphic design background, I gained hands-on experience with 3D printing, finishing techniques like sanding and painting, and effectively using product design terminology, such as CMF (Color, Material, Finish), to articulate visual concepts.
By blending storytelling with tangible product design, this experience gave me a new creative lens. I’m looking forward to refining and applying this approach in future work.
Experience Prototyping
Working on the mobile view,
please have a look on desktop