105 Interfaces
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Plastic, Interactive, Flips, Matte, White, Hard,
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- Resident of the house who needs to turn on the lamp
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Resident of the house, lightbulb, electrical wiring in the house, city's electric grid
What/who does the interface give access to?
- Light
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Lightbulb and person using the lamp
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- Can flip the switch to turn on the lightbulb
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- Allows the user to see in the dark and created a warm ambiance
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Plastic, Metal, Bright, Matte, Black, Red, Green, Electric
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
People walking or driving in front of the exit and those leaving the parking lot.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The people walking/driving by, the vehicles exiting the parking, the parking infrastructure
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
The color of the light dictates to the user whether they are clear to move forwards or if they have to watch out.
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
The user can look at the light.
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
The people leaving the parking lot need to open the gate for the lights to turn on.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
It prevents any accidents that could be caused by a collision.
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Metal, Glass, Moving, Shiny, Black face, Red hand, covered in dials
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- Person who wears the watch, enjoys minimal jewelry, enjoys watches
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Time, the person wearing the watch
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The current date and time
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Time and person using the watch
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can check the time or turn on the "stopwatch"
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- The user is able to keep track of time and check the date.
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Metal, Hard, Dirty, Brow, Red accent
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
Workers that work on gas lines or water lines.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
Gas and water infrastructure, gas and water pipes, workers
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
Opening/Closing
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
The user can open the hatch to access the pipes/knobs behind the hatch.
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
The user needs a tool to open the hatch.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
It allows the user to easily access the pipes without tearing the ground apart.
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Cement, grey, hard, bumpy
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- Pedestrians crossing the street. May be made for blind people so that they can feel when they are at the crossing.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Crossing, road, road infrastructure, cars (and other vehicles), crosswalk
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface allows pedestrians to cross the street
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Crosswalk, road, pedestrian
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can step on the bumps to feel the ground/crossing
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It keeps the user safe and creates a sense of comfort
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Metal, hard, grey, shiny, matte, cubed, interactive
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- Residents of the house neighborhood who need to throw away trash
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Residents of the neighborhood, trashcan, trash dump
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to the trash dump
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The resident and the trash dump, city trash infrastructure
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- Can open the trash lid to throw the trash inside the can
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- Allows the user to dispose of their trash
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Hard, black, white
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- I believe that they are children in the neighborhood on their way from school.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- School system, neighborhood, children
What/who does the interface give access to?
- Directions to the school
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Schools and neighborhood children
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can look at the pointers
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It allows the children to easier find their way to school
1. Stovetop
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
Warmth – metal- gas – electricity
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
Me, my roommate, people who enjoy cooking. Making and eating good food.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The electricity/gas network of the neighbourhood/city, underground pipe network. The human body and its needs, people need to eat.
What/who does the interface give access to?
The gas network
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
The gas network and the chef, the company supplying/the one we pay for gas and the people living in a house.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
An interaction between a person, organic material, warmth and the materials needed for cooking. The stovetop facilitates building a relationship with what we put into our bodies.
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
Turning it on and off, increasing decreasing the heat.
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Wanting to make warm food.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
Gas/electricity influences how we cook, cooking can play a large role in an individuals life. It is part of out comfort.
2. The door to the living room
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
Wood, painted, metal handles, movable separation between spaces
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
I am the user, the heater is the user,
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The layout of the house, separation between rooms, the separation of sound, keeping warmth in.
What/who does the interface give access to?
The door gives acces to controlling the flow of sound, warmth and smell. In a way it gives access to the people on separates sides of the door.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
the people living/being in separate rooms, heating, sound.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
the choice to isolate or not, any interaction by sound or just the indication of closing a door meaning ‘I don’t want any interaction now’ .
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
the user can touch the interface and move it.
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
The interfaces works by itself just by being there, it works best when it is actively closed or opened. But the door just being there works.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
It plays a part in interaction between people, it also influences the control a person can have over a space. By using the door I can make it colder, warmer, I can stop sound and stop smell.
3. The bird singing in the garden
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
It is a living thing, brown coloured, it makes sound.
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
The other birds are the users, but also the insects, the people who hear the bird.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The ecosystem of our garden, the connection of human and bird. The bird and the bird
What/who does the interface give access to?
The bird gives access tot his life, as he communicates with his sound and the user can hear that. So if this is mating or anything else, everybody who hears it can have access to it’s reasons. The bird singing is a signifier. The bird also gives access to the natural wellbeing of the garden, a lot of birds is good. It also gives insight in the season, in spring the birds are quite talkative, in that way the interface can connect the listener to the season.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
Communication
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
If the user is a bird it can sing too, adjust behavior to why the bird sings. If the user is a worm the singing can trigger survival instincts, if the user is a person they can listen and watch.
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
The user needs to pay attention, if the user pays attention then the interface will work in a sense that the database of the neighborhood/ecosystem is partly portrayed. But the signs of the interface might me difficult to read.
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
If the user is a bird then the interface might try to communicate certain things. Food, danger, mating.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
The interface affects the human user by bringing joy, relaxation, a summer feeling. The interface influences the bird user by telling communicating whatever is going on.
4. The petrol station
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
It is a physical building, the price of fuel/diesel, a number that changes by the hour.
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
Drivers moving in/out of Blijdorp.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The infrastructure of Rotterdam, the price of fuel/diesel so maybe the stock system? The progression of the week, the time of the day. The system of supply and command.
What/who does the interface give access to?
The interface gives access to car fuel.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
Between the companies acquiring/owning the fuel and the people using is.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
A drive through, an exchange of money for fuel. Digital money generally and physical fuel. So also digital and analog?
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
The user can touch it, use it, watch it and the only thing ‘it’ does is show the fluctuating price, it gives fuel and accepts money.
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Drive, pay
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
In a sense the interface being there plays a part in making the drivers drive, if there was no gas station there would be less driving by. But in the network of gas stations there would be no difference, the drivers would just go to the next gasstation.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
It can make you feel a certain way about the money, the changing number indicating the daily price and thus make you feel remorse/sad/angry about how expensive fuel can be.
For example: what does the user do, feel, learn, experience, change, think, sense etc. when using/experiencing this interface?
Consider how our senses our frame of reference and past experiences can play a part in how we relate to an interface.
5. The sky
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
it always shows a colour, the weather, the temperature, the circadian rhythm, if you can read the signs it can show the location.
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
I would say everything on earth is a user, and who knows, maybe also outside of earth. Astronauts can be users too.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The global ecosystem, life.
What/who does the interface give access to?
The sky gives access to knowledge about the weather and the time of day, does it give acces to the sun? or is that more rotation of the earth and the sun and the clouds giving access to the sun. is the sun then the knowledge? Is the sun only what we can see? I don’t know. I would say the sky gives interface to time and weather.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
Life and the weather.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
An observing kind of interaction. A living can observe the sky and learn about the current day/surrounding, it is a local interaction. A plant uses the interface in a way that if the sky is clouded, there is not much synthesis, the plant than adjusts it’s internal process on it’s surrounding. This happens in general with the seasons. For people the sky facilitates our interaction and behavior towards/based on time, temperature and all sort of weather related factors.
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
The interfaces steers the user to a certain period in the cycle, winter, summer, spring, fall. It can also interact by inspiring. The sky is a very inspiring part of our surrounding, it has an will be depicted and inspiring for a long time.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
The influence is our behavior, life adjusts to what the sky shows. Sunrise, rain, sun, wind, sunset, stars, clouds. Not just people, animals and plants also adjust their behavior to what the sky shows/make you feel. Plants don’t have eyes, so the sky influences not only by showing.
Maybe the sky is actually the signifier of the weather, but the weather felt like a too broad interface. But the sky is very visual.
For example: what does the user do, feel, learn, experience, change, think, sense etc. when using/experiencing this interface?
Consider how our senses our frame of reference and past experiences can play a part in how we relate to an interface.
6. The mirror
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
Glass, reflective
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
Anything reflected is the user and the database
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The light that makes reflection possible, the self and the self, the reflection in the eyes of the beholder.
What/who does the interface give access to?
It gives access tot the physical representation of the thing/self that is reflected.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
The actual physical representation and the acceptation/adaptation of how the reflection is taken in. How one person sees itself in the mirror is different than how I see the same person with my own eyes. So it connects the personal influence on how something is seen.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
Looking.
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
The interface makes a person look at itself, reflect on itself and learn about itself. The user has to have eyes.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
Our own reflection is an intriguing thing, we can be obsessed with how look and how other perceive us, the mirror shows a person their direct reflection. However, what influences our reflection the most is how the brain morphs the thing we see. The thing to think about is whether we prioritize the reflection of the mirror or how we choose what we want our reflection to be.
For example: what does the user do, feel, learn, experience, change, think, sense etc. when using/experiencing this interface?
Consider how our senses our frame of reference and past experiences can play a part in how we relate to an interface.
7. Eyes
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
Organic material, light sensitive, neurotic connections
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
My brain is the user, but I am the brain, and I am also the eyes. So I am the interface and the user. But what my eyes translate to my brain might influence my behavior towards someone or something in my surrounding, and thus also serving that person or thing. So in that way another person can also be the user of my eyes.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The light/the sun, the brain that influence how we experience everything, I believe my brain has control over what my eyes see, but I don’t have the facts to back this up. Connection through eyes is also an important thing, when I have eye contact with a person something happens, it is different than talking to a person without having eye contact. For instance when someon e is wearing heavy sunglasses, it is a different connection that is made or not made.
What/who does the interface give access to?
Everything that is reflecting light, and everything my brain does with it, and then again everything that influences another person or thing because of how my brain decides to handle the information.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
Anything that reflects light, including people and other eyes, and my brain.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
Processing, judging and acting certain information.
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
The user can use the interface to get some bearings, the user has control on opening and closing the eyes, directing its view, altering by use of sunglasses.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
The interface influences the user a lot by literally showing the outside world, that has a lot of influence on a brain.
For example: what does the user do, feel, learn, experience, change, think, sense etc. when using/experiencing this interface?
Consider how our senses our frame of reference and past experiences can play a part in how we relate to an interface.
8. The infrastructure of Rotterdam
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
asfalt, a network.
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
the inhabitants or Rotterdam, the gemeente, demographic scientists, toads.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
the infrastructure of the Netherlands, all the neighbourhoods and parts of Rotterdam. But also the cyclists and the cars, the pedestrians and the metro. The whole system of transportation. The government and the economy plays a part, as the quality of the roads are an indication of overal welfare of a country. How the parks are connected/positioned can be related to the infrastructure, the harbour and the river needs to be taken into account, Rotterdam is a large city where infrastructure affects everything, easy flow of traffic, while being green, safe, decent air quality, everything is part of the system.
What/who does the interface give access to?
navigation
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
the infrastructure is a literal connector between all the places and locations in Rotterdam and all of it's inhabitants. The infrastructure is the connector while literally being a road. It is a metaphorical and literal road system.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
not sure, movement?
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
the user needs to move, without movement there is no need for roads or pathways.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
The interface decide the route the user takes, it decides what buildings you pass, how long you travel, it even decides the wind and the air you breathe. The user has control in what roads to take, but no choice in taking a road in general. The interface decides that. but who decides the interface? the government? The landscape?
9. Rain
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
Rain is water, it carries a negative experience. People in Europe generally dislike rain. While in other dry areas, like India, rain is appreciated and celebrated.
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
Anything alive needs water to live.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The system of climate, the system of biological creation and degradation, also stones and other materials not directly ‘alive’.
What/who does the interface give access to?
Rain gives acces to life and growth, without rain there is no growth. Also importantly, there is no degradation of materials. Take a stone, the stone changes shape over time, this happends because of rain. Rain interacts with organisms, temperature and affects the materials it touches. The rock will slowly turn into sediment, travel to the river and the ocean to be used for rebuilding somewhere else. In this case, the rock is the user group. But what is a user? I don’t think the rock makes a choice in using the interface, it feels more like a process that happens, without something somewhere making a choice. But I don’t know if a user group has to make a choice to be a user.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
The interface connects the receiver, anything that is touched by rain, and the climate, the ‘rainmaker’.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
What if the rain facilitates a forced using. There is no choice for the user group, do they use the rain or not? It happens either way.
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
What does the user need to do to make the interface work?
Or what does the interface try to make the user do?
The interaction is in allowing for the rain to change where it lands, to not try to actively stop the process rain stimulates. But then again, a rock can’t really do anything ‘actively’. I think
10. The Matthäus Passion
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
Sound, feeling, performance, language, storytelling, history (?), notes
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
A Christian, someone who enjoys classical music, students of music.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
The system of writing music on paper, language, a choir and all the participants of a performance, a soundplayer, Spotify, a listener,
What/who does the interface give access to?
To a bible story, so in way, god? To a feeling of joy by listening.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
The Matthäus Passion connects the listener to the story of Jesus, but also the the composer Bach, and also in my case, to the comfort of childhood memories and habits. It also mediates soundwaves and the ear, or maybe that is the soundplayer interface, not the information of the music itself.
What kind of interaction does the interface facilitate?
Feeling and listening, also maybe watching.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
The interface influences the user in telling a story in a certain way, so by teaching.
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Hard, metal, blue, green, white, black, white, flat
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The users are people driving through the neighborhood looking for parking
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Parking, city infrastructure, people driving through the city
What/who does the interface give access to?
- It gives access to legal parking and extra information such as directions to the parking meter
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Parking city infrastructure, people parking in the neighborhood
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can read the sign and call the number on the sign
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It allows the residents to legally park in the area without worry
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Hard, plastic, black, matte, has a chip, marking all over the card
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a person with a Revolut business account
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Internet banking, money in the account, ATMs, stores, online shopping, decentralized banking
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to the money in the cardholder's bank account
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Bank account and person using the card
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can use the card in shops, online shops, ATMs, restaurants, banks, etc.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It gives easy access to the user to the money in the account so they don't have to worry about access to their money
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Hard, metal, orange, digital, interactive, tall
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a person sending post in the neighborhood using postnl
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Post infrastructure, postnl service, sender, receiver
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface allows for the user to send post without entering a physical postal service building
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Postnl infrastructure, postnl, sender, reciever
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can drop post into the box to send the post to the receiver
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It makes sending physical mail easier for the user, providing them with comfort.
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Hard, plastic, white, partly flexible, rubber, grey
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a person living on the top floor of the household when the doorbell rings
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Doorbell, resident of the household, the person ringing the doorbell, electricity grid
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface allows for the user to talk to the person ringing the doorbell from the top floor of the household
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Resident of the household and the person ringing the doorbell
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can pick up the phone when the doorbell rings to talk to the person outside of the house
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It prevents the user from having to walk down the flight of stairs to talk to the person at the door
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Hard, metal, conductive, plastic, white
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person living in the room with the radiator
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Water system, water grid, gas grid, the person living in the room, electricity gird, heating system
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to the heating system in the house (heat)
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The resident of the room and the heating system in the house
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can turn a knob to turn up the heat in the room
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It prevents the user from being cold in their room, its makes the user more comfortable
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Hard, glass, transparent, white, plastic frame
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person living in the room
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Inside the house, outside of the house, the person living in the room, fresh air, the sunlight
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to the fresh air, sunlight, and the outdoors in general
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The resident of the room and the outdoors
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can look through the window to see outside of the house and they can open the window to let fresh air in
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the user see outside of the room, let in the fresh air, and it brightens their room
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Paper, yellow, white, black, red, glossy, text, illustration,
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The users are the people at school (students, teachers, other staff, visitors)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Hogeschool Rotterdam covid guidelines, students, teachers, staff, dutch covid guidelines
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to information about the coronavirus guidelines
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- People in the school (students, teachers, other staff, visitors) and information about covid guidelines
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can look at the interface to learn more about covid guidelines and stay safe
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the user follow covid guidelines and stay safe while in school
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Paper, yellow, glossy, bright, hard
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The users are the people at school (students, teachers, other staff, visitors)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Hogeschool Rotterdam covid guidelines, students, teachers, staff, dutch covid guidelines, directions
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to information about the correct flow around the school (following covid guidelines)
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- People in the school (students, teachers, other staff, visitors) and information about correct flow around the school
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can look at the interface so that they know which way to walk around and follow covid guidelines
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the user follow covid guidelines and stay safe while in school
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Paper, yellow, white, black, red, glossy, text, illustration,
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The users are the people at school (students, teachers, other staff, visitors)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Hogeschool Rotterdam covid guidelines, students, teachers, staff, dutch covid guidelines
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to information about the coronavirus guidelines. Specifically, the distance they should hold between other people in the school
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- People in the school (students, teachers, other staff, visitors) and information about the correct distance between people during the pandemic
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can look at the interface to learn more about the correct distance between people and stay safe
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the user follow covid guidelines and stay safe while in school
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Black, metal, plastic, hard, glossy, electronic, rectangular
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The users are the people at school (students, teachers)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Presentation, students, teachers, electricity grid, devices connected to the screen, information (class material)
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives students access to information presented by the teacher. The teacher is able to show the students information more clearly.
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- People in the school (students, teachers) and class material
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The teacher can plug into the screen to present. Students can view the information on the board.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the teachers teach the class material and it help the students take in information more easily
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Grey, electronic, plugs, plastic, metal, glossy, hard, sharp edges
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The users are the people at school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Ethernet, data, people at school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff), electric grid, satellites, cables
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives people at the school access to ethernet
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- People in the school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff) and ethernet
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The people in the school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff) can plug into the ports
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It gives the users access to more reliable and fast internet making them more productive
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Plastic, metal, hard, glossy, transparent, white, black, rectangular, fixed to the wall
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The users are the people at school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- School layout, classroom number, people at school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff)
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives people at the school access to the room number, floor number, classroom "category," and the building name
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- People in the school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff) and the school layout
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The people in the school (students, teachers, visitors, other staff) can view the interface to see what room, floor, and building they're entering/in
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the user find the correct room and saves on time the user would have spent figuring out which room they're looking at
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Metal, Hard, Dirty, Grey, Large, Cables, Triangular, Sharp Angles
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- People in Rotterdam crossing the bridge (commuting to work, school, other houses, stores, the city center, etc.)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- City infrastructure, people crossing the bridge, public transportation, roads, bicycle paths, tram, boat passage, river, city districts
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to the other side of the river
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The interface mediates between the two sides of the river and the people in Rotterdam crossing the bridge (commuting to work, school, other houses, stores, the city center, etc.)
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can cross the interface by foot, tram, bicycle, car, moped, and more.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the user make their way to the other side of the river quickly making their commute shorter
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What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Plastic, metal, hard, matte, tactile, soft, audible, black, white (San Francisco typeface)
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person with the MacBook. Most commonly designers, freelancers, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, people with the budget to spend more on a laptop.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Apply ecosystem, computer programs that require a keyboard, person using the MacBook,
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to using letters, numbers, symbols, and shortcuts on their laptop
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Data input and user
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can type using the keyboard to input data into the laptop
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It gives the users access to the functionalities of the laptop
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Glossy, white, black, hard, smooth, scannable
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person working the cash register
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Item information, price of the product, production of the product, grocery store data, the person working the cash register
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the cashier easy access to product information
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Grocery store data (product information) and the cashier
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can scan the code to quickly add it to the grocery list/bill
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It gives the cashier easy access to the product price and allows them to quickly process groceries at the cash register
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Matte, paper, white, pink, black, flat, textured
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person who bought the candle at a Hema
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Candle fragrance, candle production, Hema products, the person in the Hema purchasing candles
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the person purchasing candles easy access to the smell, name, and duration of the candle in the container
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- Candle producer and people purchasing candles
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can look at the label to easily tell what the candle will smell like and how long it will last
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It makes it easier for the user to choose a candle at a store and identify the fragrance
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Soft, foam, orange, small, smooth tip
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a person who needs quiet in order to sleep. A person who may not have that piece and quiet in their room due to neighbors, housemates, construction, streets, etc.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Quiet, ears, ear drum, brain, nerves, and the overall person attempting to sleep
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to quiet
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The interface mediates between the person's ear and sound waves
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can put the earplug in their ear to block soundwaves from reaching the eardrum
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It helps the user sleep as it dampens sounds around them
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Plastic, metal, glossy, white, hard, soft edges, light, interchangeable, has a port, has prongs
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is an owner of an apple product. Someone with the means to purchase apple products
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Electric city grid, electricity in the house, wiring in the house, electric sockets, charging cable
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to electricity in the house
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The interface mediates between a socket and cable
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can plug the interface into the socket and a charging cable into the interface
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It keeps the users devices charged so that they have access to the devices (electronics)
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- 600gsm paper, uncoated, rectangular, textured, white, blue, black, orange edges
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person purchasing business cards from MOO. Someone who has a business and wants high-quality business cards but orders a starter pack first to decide which business card they should opt for.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- MOO products, the person buying business cards, information about MOO business cards
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to information about MOO business cards and the feel of the cards
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- MOO products and the person purchasing MOO business cards
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can view and feel the business card sample
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- The interface makes choosing a business card type easier for them
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Plastic, glossy, hard, light, has grooves for grip, interchangeable blade, removable bottom, opaque, hard
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a person who needs to cut things such as paper, cardboard, tape, etc. The user is most likely a handyman, artist, designer, craftsperson, engineer, etc.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- The blade inside the casing, the sharp edge of the blade, the user who need to cut, the material being cut
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to safe handling of the sharp blade inside
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The interface mediated between the blade of the box-cutter and the had of the user
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can hold the casing and cut materials without touching the blade inside
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It keeps the user safe and prevents them from cutting themselves when they cut materials
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Curved, hole, cutout, smooth edges, large enough for a few fingers
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person who owns the desk and needs to open the drawer to access the inside
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Drawer, desk, the person opening the drawer, contents inside the drawer
What/who does the interface give access to?
- It gives access to the contents of the drawer
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- It mediates between the user's had and the drawer
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can put their hand inside the hole and pull open the drawer
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It makes opening the drawer easier for the user. The user now has more storage for their items when they're at their desk
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Text, calendar, black, white, grids, category colors, interactive, tabs
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a student at WdKA who needs to check their agenda or make a reservation
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- WdKA, tutors, students, agenda, graphic design major
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives the user access to their school agenda
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The interface mediates between tutors and students
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can view the agenda to see what they have planned, where it will take place, with whom it will take place, and when it will take place.
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It help the user keep track of their agenda and prevents them from missing classes. It help the user plan around classes as well
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Aluminium, hard, opaque, smooth top, rough bottom, malleable, silver, matte
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person who wants to drink the soda. They are someone who may prefer cans over plastic bottles for environmental reasons.
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- The can, the can opening, soda, soda production, fingers
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interfaces gives access to the soda inside of the can
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- It mediates between the can and the user's fingers
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can pull and pry the interface to create an opening in the can
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It makes the drinking experience easier for the user
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What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- fixed, interactive, physical, plastic, solid, electronic, small, visible, hard, manmade
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the resident of the house who wants to change the temperature inside of the house
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- radiators, house, household, thermometer, city gas grid, city electric grid, wifi
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to controlling the temperature of the house
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- It mediates between the heating system of the house and the residents of the house who want to set the temperature
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can spin the dial to increase or decrease heating in the house
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- It allows the user to live in a more comfortable house. During cold days, the user can make sure that they are warm throughout the house
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- white, wood, soft edges, opaque, hard, glossy, narrow, rectangular
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person living in the house who want to move up or down a floor
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- The second floor, the first floor, the resident or visitor of the house, the house layout, rooms in the house
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to the different floors and rooms throughout the house
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- The first and second floor
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can walk up or down the stairs
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- The interface allows the user to comfortably move between floors of the house. This gives them access to all of the amenities in the house
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- conductive, metal, shiny, hard, manmade, physical, solid, visible, hollow, silver, reflective
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a person who needs to cook a large quantity of food in a pot
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- The person cooking, the stove, electric city grid, electric wiring in household, food
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to the heat produced by the induction stove top and pot
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- It mediates between the food in the pot and the induction stovetop
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can put food or water in the pot, set it on the stovetop, and heat up the contents of the pot
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- The interface allows the user to provide food for the household in a more timely manner
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Metal, small, glossy, has a whole, interactive, hard, audible (when in use), opaque
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is the person who lives in the house and wants to keep people out in order to be safe
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- Outside, house, neighborhood, household residents, door, security system, keys
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to security when it's in its locked position
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- It mediates between a key and door latch
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can put their key into the lock, twist it, and lock or unlock the door
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- The interface makes the user feel safe and secure in their home
What are the material or immaterial properties of the ‘interface’?
- Digital, grid, interactive, blue, grey, white, full-screen, many buttons and tabs
Who is the ‘user’ (can be more than one) of the ‘interface’?
- The user is a person who wants to create to-do lists or work collaboratively in a team (create tickets, organize the teams, make sure things are getting done in a timely fashion, etc.)
Which ‘systems’ and/or ‘users’, are connected by means of the ‘interface’?
- The people with access to the board, the data within the board, items in the lists, organizational structure, data inputted by other users
What/who does the interface give access to?
- The interface gives access to the data inputted by other members of the team or themselves + the organizational structure set by the team
What/who does the interface connect to or mediate between?
- It mediates between the user and the data inputted by the members of the team
In what way can the ‘user’ interact with the ‘interface’?
- The user can input data in the form of cards, rearrange data, and view other's data in the form of cards
How does the ‘interface’ affect or influence the ‘user’?
- The interface allows the user to stay organized whether it's just them or the whole team
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