Love Notes
Love Notes
Offering singles a more fun and engaging way to discover romance.
Offering singles a more fun and engaging way to discover romance.
Role
Role
Interaction Design
AR Design
Interaction Design
AR Design
Device
Device
AR Glasses
AR Glasses
type
type
Conceptual
Conceptual
Tools
Tools
Figma
Figjam
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Effects
Figma
Figjam
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Effects
PROJECT SUMMARY
PROJECT SUMMARY
Context
Context
Loves Notes is the modern antidote to dating app swiping. Love Notes allows singles to explore places they already enjoy going to and lets them discover other people's commentary; emphasizing a person's personality, instead of their appearance. Love Notes puts the serendipity and magic back into dating, infusing the magic of uncertainty back into human connection. It's a form of Missed Connections.
Loves Notes is the modern antidote to dating app swiping. Love Notes allows singles to explore places they already enjoy going to and lets them discover other people's commentary; emphasizing a person's personality, instead of their appearance. Love Notes puts the serendipity and magic back into dating, infusing the magic of uncertainty back into human connection. It's a form of Missed Connections.
The Problem
The Problem
People want to meet romantic partners naturally in person, but don’t always know how to break the ice and initiate conversation.
People want to meet romantic partners naturally in person, but don’t always know how to break the ice and initiate conversation.
How might we help connect single people by providing opportunities to naturally share their personalities in a real-life setting?
How might we help connect single people by providing opportunities to naturally share their personalities in a real-life setting?
The Solution
The Solution
An Augmented Reality (AR) experience that allows singles to meet in person by discovering commentary left behind by other people and connecting in a real life setting.
An Augmented Reality (AR) experience that allows singles to meet in person by discovering commentary left behind by other people and connecting in a real life setting.
Location, Location, Location!
Location, Location, Location!
For AR to have a viable use case, the location must be one that is:
1. visual
2. a solitary activity
[Making an art museum a prime location to display the solution.]
For AR to have a viable use case, the location must be one that is:
1. visual
2. a solitary activity
[Making an art museum a prime location to display the solution.]
The Anatomy of a Note
The Anatomy of a Note
Notes expire after two hours to encourage immediate meetups and prevent overcrowding.
As users approach an artwork, notes appear one at a time to preserve the viewing experience.
Emoji tags signal emotional tone, while read notes fade and selected notes remain fully opaque.
Notes expire after two hours to encourage immediate meetups and prevent overcrowding.
As users approach an artwork, notes appear one at a time to preserve the viewing experience.
Emoji tags signal emotional tone, while read notes fade and selected notes remain fully opaque.
Discreet Gestures in a Public Setting
Discreet Gestures in a Public Setting
Browse notes discreetly with eye tracking, then use subtle hand motions to capture triggers.
Browse notes discreetly with eye tracking, then use subtle hand motions to capture triggers.
Discreet Gestures in a Public Setting
Browse notes discreetly with eye tracking, then use subtle hand motions to capture triggers.
Guiding Concept
Guiding Concept
Don't tell me who you are,
show me who you are.
Don't tell me who you are,
show me who you are.
Research + Synthesis
Research + Synthesis
What People Have to Say
What People Have to Say
To gauge a vast array of experience and attitude, I interviewed 15 people (of all genders). I inquired about how they met romantic interests, frustrations they had in dating, and successes they've had–both on dating apps and without.
To gauge a vast array of experience and attitude, I interviewed 15 people (of all genders). I inquired about how they met romantic interests, frustrations they had in dating, and successes they've had–both on dating apps and without.
Key Insights
Key Insights
There needs to be an established setting to meet someone in person.
There needs to be an established setting to meet someone in person.
It's hard to initiate and break the ice.
It's hard to initiate and break the ice.
People feel connection in different ways.
People feel connection in different ways.
Discrepancy between the perception of an app profile and reality of the person.
Discrepancy between the perception of an app profile and reality of the person.
Defining Personas & Jobs To Be Done
Defining Personas & Jobs To Be Done
Design Logistics
Design Logistics
Storyboard
Storyboard
With countless iterations of the storyboard, and showing it to as many people as possible, it became clear I was trying to do too much. In order to get my concept down pat, I needed to "kill your darlings" and pair it down to make sure the basic interactions were possible.
With countless iterations of the storyboard, and showing it to as many people as possible, it became clear I was trying to do too much. In order to get my concept down pat, I needed to "kill your darlings" and pair it down to make sure the basic interactions were possible.
Next Steps
Next Steps
Making it a Reality
Making it a Reality
In taking this project further our next steps would be as follows:
Build prototype and test (with particular attention to learnability of interactions)
Better establish brand personality and branding
Explore parameters of location eligibility
In taking this project further our next steps would be as follows:
Build prototype and test (with particular attention to learnability of interactions)
Better establish brand personality and branding
Explore parameters of location eligibility