F L O W T O P I A.
A handheld meditation and relaxation aid for pre-bedtime that invites the user to focus his/her breathing on gentle waves of
inflation and deflation in the palm of their hand to adjust their breathing with selected rhythm to achieve a good night’s rest.
Wants to Change
‘‘I sleep with my cell phone under my pillow or some-times next to my face with the ringer on...I know it’s bad, I want to change, but it’s hard, it’s like a vicious cycle” Age 28
Overthinking
“I use the app Headspace for sleep meditation, it does help me to fall asleep faster, but I found the audio instruction can be disturbing sometimes that can make me think too much.” Age25
What is your Pre-bed Routine?
More than 60 percent of adults say their sleep needs are not being fully met during the week.
Phone User
“It just became my sleeping routine to use a smartphone over an hour before bed every night, and it gets me anxious...’’ Age23
Hard to stay focused
“ Sometimes I spend a few moments to reflect on my day and prepare it for this processing of sleep, but I get distracted easily, It's hard to stay focused’’ Age33
‘Breathe’ + ‘Sleep'
= Flowtopia.
We spend approximately a third of our lives sleeping. Sleep is critical to our health. Unfortunately, research indicates that more than 60% of adults’ sleep needs are not being fully met. Being personally subject to the effects of sleep deprivation, I found that, Often, the key to a restful night’s sleep is breathing consciously. The focus on inhalation and exhalation centers us in the present moment and keeps us away from distractions. Rather than reaching for addictive medication, breathing is a much more effective and proven method to naturally induce sleep.
‘‘Holding Action’’
Holding something to sleep has been ingrained into us during childhood. Parents often introduce teddy bears or blankets to babies as a way of transitioning them into being alone at night that makes a child feel they are still safe with their parent. Therefore, by holding an object can remind us of the sensation of being soothed.
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Core Value
Completing a sleep preparation with the assistance of the Flowtopia product is a change from the way people have traditionally been doing for pre-bed activities, it may produce behaviour changes. It also suggests to us how we can build a reciprocal relationship along with the technology, to navigate us to live in the era of media fragmentation.
About the Designer | Helen Hai
Helen’s work field varies from traditional product development to UX/UI design, with close attention to detail and an intuitive approach to the sensorial engagement in the digital age while designing with ethics at the core of every decision.
