PleaseDoNotSee | Feby Bestari

Please Do Not See

October 2021

The Project

An 'eye-opening' exhibition

Please Do Not See is an atypical experimental exhibition that challenges the visual-dominant culture of wayfinding and the common notion of innovation.

Unlike the typical "Please Do Not Touch" signs in museums, this exhibition is a portal to experiencing the functionality of the PB/5 Audio Tactile Pedestrian Button.

Speculative Client

Powerhouse Museum

Timeline

12 weeks

Project Type

Experience & Interaction Design, Motion Design, Illustration, Model Making, Videography

Deliverables

Trailer Video, Visual Storytelling

Tools

InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, After Effects, Premiere Pro

The Experience

By removing their sense of sight, the dark lighting and tactile pathways will shift the visitors’ reliance on their sense of auditory and tactility.

Equipped with headphones, a buzzer wristband and motion sensors, the visitors will be monitored for their safety.

View Visual Narrative

An Immersive Experience

The Why

The Desired Outcome

As the ambience provides an opportunity for sense-making, the pedestrian button’s potential is evoked through experience rather than sight.

Unintentionally, the exhibition provides a glimpse into the lives of people with visual disabilities, initiating an opportunity to build empathy and reflect on norms of design and society.

The Desired Outcome

p5.js Experiments

Recommended:
view on Desktop for the full interactive experience.

Working with p5.js allowed me to bring elements of fun user interactions that are more than just clicking buttons.

I focused on creating hover interactions that incorporated sound and images in these early experiments.

Given that Sydney was in lockdown, I user-tested this concept by utilising p5.js.

p5.js Experiments

Clue: hover in diagonal motion

Clue: hover

This experiment includes sound.

Clue: press & hold.

Clue: hover to create shapes & letters, click to restart

DISCLAIMER

This design is part of the student learning experience in 87009 VC Design Studio: Visualising Experience (Spring 2021) in the Faculty of Design Architecture and Built Environment (DAB) University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and is not a professional design outcome. This project was developed under the guidance of studio leaders and demonstrators. As a response to a notional assessment brief, it is not directly connected to the Powerhouse Museum.