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The Contact Series gives a dynamic and sensorial experienceto the visually impaired user by adding a tactile element in the form of braillelettering to everyday objects. The Contact Series is comprised of mugs, flower vases and coffee cups withraised braille descriptions such as coffee, espresso, yours, mine. TheContact Series is inclusive in design and makes dining a fun, seamless andcomfortable experience.

Designer: Alafuro Sikoki

Source:yankodesign.com

Im trying not to be corny here, but addressing the very serious issue of breast cancer. The awareness is kind of out there, but just leaving messages on Facebook in the month of October is not enough. A practical approach like the Smart Pink is required. Its a self-adhesive sticker that ladies can stick across their chest and follow the pink-path with fingertips for self-diagnosis. A combination of maneuver-stickers makes the pack and the kit is a certified diagnosis from Korea Breast Cancer Foundation.

The video below has an info-segment in Korean for the first minute, but detailed live demo after that. Watch it!

Just a note, I think this can turn out to be a very effective product, if marketed well, to raise awareness and probably save many lives. I know if I had a instructive tool like this, I would use it! So, great job designers!

Designers: Mi Hyun Ryu and So Ra Park

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Source:yankodesign.com

From what Ive learnt, marketing is all about how make a product get noticed and grab media attention in the shortest possible span of time. An effective campaign can either be subtle, the get-under-your-skin kinds or be totally in-your-face. In the music industry its the latter route that finds much success, which is why flamboyance and distinctiveness is a part of the game. The O+ Promotional Media Package is just that!Ideal for single song releases and candid promos, the kit includes music access via a vinyl record, compact disc, USB flash drive and as an iTunes Download Code, bundled together. The only limitation is its memory size, not too big.

As designer David Riesenberg admits, it may not be commercially feasible to mass produce this concept, but for novelty special editions and buzz creation, this medium can be viable.

The way it works is this: the solid CD base accommodates a distortion proof vinyl layer, and the detachable USB flash drive accommodates the different spindle size.

The idea looks like it can create a major impact, any takers?

Designer: David Riesenberg

Source:yankodesign.com

You learn something new every single day. Today I learned a term for an action for which, before today, I did not know the name of. It’s “walnut rolling” and it applies to the spinning of two spherical objects in your hand. You’ve done it before, I’m sure. Designer YuKwang Kang took this action and turned it into an MP3 player. It’s the aptly named “Walnut Player” to the rescue! Spin me some music!

This Walnut Player is made for your health and for having lots o’ fun. Made for the visually impaired AND for anyone else who enjoys awesome stuff, the Walnut Player works with braille writing along the sides of the nuts of which it is comprised along with a single button and finger-pressure movement applied through walnut-rolling.

And then while you’re at it, why not use that rolling to charge up some energy? The Walnut Player doesn’t need to be plugged into anything to be charged up, nay! The Walnut Player is charged up by the same Walnut Rolling that allows you to change tracks and better your health!

All of it by the power of rolling nuts!

Designer: YuKwang Kang

Source:yankodesign.com

The Senzo Nightlight is a very sweet intuitive light that is fitted on the wall, 80 centimeters over the floor. This specific position is so that both children and adults can touch it conveniently in the darkness. Let me explain, at night if you dont have the lights on, you usually reach out to feel for the walls to get your bearings and then move forward. Fingertips skimming the walls till you reach the door, thats the inspiration behind this design. So as you walk past touching the tube, a soft lighting follows you.

To make it more than just a nighlamp, the designer duo have added another useful feature to the Senzo. During power cuts, the light doubles up as the backup light. Quite clever!

Designers: Soledad Clavell and Marcos Madia

Source:yankodesign.com