anab jain / interaction design & ideas / 2002 - present
   




  Design Projects / Recent and Ongoing
 
The Power of 8 (Arts Council Funded, Ongoing)
- 8 people collaborate to develop their visions of a desirable future...
Senior Service and Interaction Designer, Nokia Design (June 2008 to June 2009)
- Worked on the Gestures project, and a number of other exciting projects.
Designing Out Crime, Home Office, UK (March - May 2008)
- Design Research and Film with Live|Work around hot product crime amongst teenagers. Project commisioned by the Home Office, UK to the Design Council, London.
Yellow Chair San Jose (ISEA 2006)
- Indepth Design Research project, Microsoft Research, Cambridge.
Sketch-a-move, Product Development (January 2006 - June 2006)
- Further development of Sketch-a-move in collaboration with LMU, Munich.
   
  Key Interaction Design Projects / Royal College of Art, London 2003-2005
Yellow Chair Stories (UNESCO Digital Arts Award)
- "My Wi-Fi network is open to neighbours and passersby. Free access from..."
The Sunlight Table (Design for our Futureselves Award)
- A fascinating table which displays sunlight on its surface...

Sketch-a-move (Mattel Toys, Sketching Interaction Design Publication)
- Magic toy car for Hotwheels, Mattel Toys

Soundhealing.co.uk (RSA Design Competition, 2004)
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A service design proposal : When you buy an accent you buy a lifestyle....
Home ensurance
- provocative objects in a home which ensure sensitive behaviour
Time in Objects
- How do we perceive time in ordinary objects of everyday life?
Mobile snoop service
- Leap into the digital spaces of fellow bus travellers
Spaces [in] between
- Investigating use scenarios in product development
A video piece and strings
- Construction of playful narratives between the physical and the virtual
Fish tracker
- Exploring niche markets for new technologies which have become ubiquitous
King pong (1st week!)
- An invitation to participate in a roller coaster game of king sized ping pong…
   
  Design Highlights, India (prior to RCA)
  'Mandala: A Senior Citizens' Initiative' (Award of Excellence, ICSID)
- Apple Computers International Design Competition
Living Heritage Centre, Mumbai, India
- Scenarios for exhibitions, interactive displays and controlling discourses
Graphic Design Projects