Category: Neuromechanics
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(B) Rethinking Design: Counterintuitive Packaging for Curious Objects
Why would a designer make something deliberately harder to use? For structural engineers and packaging designers, this question feels unnatural. Our instinct is to remove friction, streamline tasks, and optimise for speed. But this assumption hides a deeper problem: we tend to equate ease with improvement. The idea of improvement,…
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The Haptics of Hidden Mazes
Have you ever held a rolling ball maze, tilting the frame to guide a steel bearing through its corridors? Now, imagine playing with this same toy sealed inside an opaque box. The visual map is gone, and the experience shifts instantly from sight to haptic intuition. You no longer see…
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Transforming Packaging into Dynamic Interfaces
In structural design, we often focus on logistics – how packaging survives shipping and handling. A box is usually seen as just a container. But the moment a person interacts with it, it transforms into a dynamic interface. A well-designed interface is almost invisible: the user lifts, carries, and opens…
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