In Frog Design Mind this week, Claudia Bernett has some reminders about the importance of sound in product design (and the scant attention being paid to sonic experience by many current designers).
We continually communicate with the devices in our lives, processing direct and ambient sounds in order to glean important information about the world. My mouse and I communicate, for example. Containing a Piezo speaker, Apple’s Mighty Mouse emits subtle ticks and clicks when it is squeezed or pressed; these sounds augment the tactility of the mouse itself, and my interaction with it. They also integrate with and further define the product identity.
[via Gizmodo]
Posted by johndanseven at October 31, 2005 04:16 PM