Alex is a designer at Tinker, a London-based studio that designs for the Internet of Things. Tinker helps people understand how online data can interact with the physical world through creative applications of new technologies. Some key concepts in IoT design discussed include sensors that collect data about the physical world, APIs that allow devices and software to communicate, and actuators that can trigger physical actions. Examples provided include smart home devices, interactive art installations, and ways of visualizing online communities in physical form.

1. My Name is
Alex

2. Creating the
Internet
of things

3. This is how we’ll roll
Who is she?
Some basic vocabulary & concepts
Ways of thinking
Examples
Q&A

4. About 1/2
Design studio in London
Founded in 2007
5 people
@tinkerlondon
www.tinkerlondon.com

5. About 2/2
Rethinking how online interactions
live outside the screen
Interacting with online data in physical ways
Helping people understand the creative
potential of new technologies

6. (and breathe)

7. Internet of Things
Everyday smartness in a connected world.

8. Me
My things My devices
The Cloud
Your things
Your devices
You

9. The world for lazy geeks
& bad corporate ideas
1990 - Networked Coke machine
1998 - Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol
2001 - Smart fridge concept announced by Tesco
2001 - Orange at home

10. New tools for the masses
2005 – Arduino is launched (Interaction Design
Institute Ivrea)
2008 - Pachube is launched

11. Consumer devices
2006 - Nabaztag is launched
2006 - iPod + Nike is launched
2007 - Whattson
2007 - iPhone is launched
2008 - Mir:ror is launched
2008 - Poken is launched

12. Public thinking
2005 - Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling
2006 – Everyware by Adam Greenfield
2006 – Blogject workshop@ LIFT conference
2006 - Near field interactions workshop @ OHA
2007 - Day in the life of a designer and her smart things 2050
2007 - Making Things Talk by Tom Igoe
2007-… Conferences with IOT in the title emerge
2008 - Internet of Things by Rob Van Kranenburg
2009 - Internet of Things, a roadmap for 2020 - INFSO D.4
2010 – McKinsey report on IOT

13. (and breathe)

14. Post-Digital design
Technology is everywhere but integrated
experiences are few and far between.
Responding to industries in crisis: magazines,
newspaper, tv.
People want to be surprised.
Public & Private are evolving concepts

15. (and breathe)

16. The World Technology Online
Sensors APIs Communities
ID chips Hardware (Twitter, etc)
Actuators Comms

17. The World Technology Online
Sensors

18. Big Red Button

20. The World Technology Online
Sensors Hardware Communities
Comms

21. Nokia N900

24. The World Technology Online
ID chips Hardware Digital

25. Snowflake

27. The World Technology Online
Actuators APIs Twitter
Hardware

28. Sony Ericsson Satio

33. The World Technology Online
Actuators APIs Twitter

34. Twitter box

36. The World Technology Online
Actuators APIs Google Archive
Hardware

38. Centograph

40. (and breathe)

41. Final thoughts
Digital can become surprising again
Play with people’s curiosity
Build solid interaction concepts
Understand latency

42. Now go out &
make something
alex@tinkerlondon.com