Aaren Esplin

Green Goose
Tools & Media: Paper, Pen Water Color, Flip Camera, & Final cut Pro X

I was asked to find the essence of Green Goose. It was a challenge because Green Goose has yet to come to market. Green Goose is a series of sensors that help users track their behaviors and activities through the day. Read More…

 

SifteoTop
Tools & Media: Siftables, Siftdev & MonoDevelop

I had just moved into a new apartment after a summer of sublets and couch surfing, and as I turned my stove on I realized the controls were different from the last stove I had used, so I decided to redesign the stovetop and address the inconsistent realworld mapping of stoves, and lack of safety features. Read More…

 

TouchTop
Tools & Media: iMo, Illustrator & Processing

TouchTop is my second stove design. I moved on from using the Siftables as the stove controls and designed a touch screen stove, I tried to address the same issue I did in the first stovetop, which were the usability and safety goals. Read More…

 

 

 

Meet WiFi
Tools & Media: InDesign

WiFi setup is a real pain. The problems tend to be with security and irregular WiFi connection through out the home. Meet WiFi kits highlight the idea that, in the future, WiFi connections will be portable, allowing users to create and control their household Wifi coverage, customizing it with ease.  Read More…

 

 

wewant
Designers: Aaren Esplin, Ally Speakes, Cansu Tecimer
Tools & Media: Adobe Illustrator, Processing, Arduino & iPad

Wewant is a system that is utilizes embedded technology, a touchscreen and camera. The camera detects the presence of people, and then it alerts or calls people to the screen. Once someone is interacting with the screen, wewant accesses and utilizes information from the user’s digital wallet to determine their wants. Read More…