LUCID is a wearable concept for people living with memory loss. Designed as jewellery, it stays close throughout the day and connects to a friendly home companion for revisiting meaningful moments.
This was a fully collaborative project with Maoz Nagauker. We shaped every part of the experience together, from the first sketches to the physical and digital prototypes.
Memory support can feel clinical and visible. We explored how it could feel more personal, familiar and easy to keep close.
We explored how recognition, reassurance and safety could fit into one small wearable. After sketching different forms and interactions, we chose a necklace that could stay close without feeling like a traditional medical device.
We wanted LUCID to feel personal rather than clinical. Instead of making it look like a visible medical device, we designed it as a small necklace that could become part of the user’s everyday outfit.
This allows the device to remain close without making the user feel labelled or uncomfortable about receiving support.
LUCID was designed to support the user across different moments of the day. While being worn, the necklace could capture meaningful events, recognize familiar people and provide additional awareness of the surrounding environment.
When the user returns home, the necklace connects to its companion device so they can review selected moments before going to sleep.
Instead of presenting information through a traditional medical interface, we designed the application as a digital pet that lives inside the necklace and appears on the home screen.
The character greets the user, asks permission before importing information and guides them through each step. This makes the experience feel more familiar, calm and personal.
Users can choose an animal, colour and name for their LUCID companion. These options allow the experience to feel more personal and give each user a character they can recognize and connect with.
The selected character also appears on the companion device, creating a consistent connection between the wearable and the home experience.
We started with simple wireframes to map the main experience, including connecting the necklace, importing the day’s moments and reviewing them at home.
As the concept developed, we replaced the generic interface with a friendly character, simplified the language and added clear gesture and voice guidance. These changes made the experience feel more welcoming and easier to follow.
We developed the physical form alongside the digital experience so the two parts would feel connected.
The necklace was designed to be small, discreet and simple to operate. Its form included space for the camera, sensors and basic controls while still maintaining the appearance of an everyday piece of jewellery.
To bring the necklace to life, we built a physical prototype using wood and resin. We cut and shaped the wooden form by hand, then cast the centre section in resin to create the glowing look and highlight the interactive core of the device. This process helped us test the scale, proportions and material feel of the wearable in a more tangible way.
The final LUCID concept combines a discreet wearable necklace with a personalized companion application.
Together, they create one continuous experience that begins when the user puts on the necklace, supports them throughout the day and continues at home as they review meaningful moments.
This semester-long project was developed with my co-designer, Maoz Nagauker, at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Spring 2020.
