19 July 2010

Nokia Kinetic Concept:
Seriously Magical Mobile Phone

Well I am really not sure what it is so appealing about these shiny concept phones that appear from time to time but I'm sure most of you agree with me that it is really pleasure to look at, although we know it's hard to expect that such phone will land in the shops anytime soon.

Anyway, to meet our future vision, Jeremy Innes-Hopkins, a creative designer from London who is currently studying product design at Central Saint Martins worked with Nokia to make a conceptual kinetic phone to show where mobile phone trends are heading in near future!?

Nokia Kinetic is a magical mobile phone that makes receiving a call, text or email more playful, by convening digital information into kinetic movement.

Spontaneous, magical and undirected. Nokia Kinetic builds on Nokia’s previous playfulness and heritage of innovative mechanisms. Aimed at the business user, Nokia Kinetic is a unique phone that responds to notifications through movement.

An electromagnet in the base of the phone allows a weight to be shifted, which causes the phone to stand up. This gives the user a visual clue to check there phone, in a very playful way. To dismiss a call, the user can simply give the phone a gentle tap, causing the phone to fall back down again and return to standby mode.

Over the past 3 years Jeremy has been using the design process to tackle a very diverse range of briefs, working with clients such as Procter & Gamble, Platinum Guild and most recently Nokia Outside of University, Jeremy has used his design skills and process to help young business's develop through creative direction, design thinking and brand awareness.

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Most notably working with Scratch Meals, a start up food company specialising in fresh meal kits. Jeremy has spent his summers trying to gain as much experience as possible within the design field, Carrying out Intemships with Pearson Lloyd Design and GMW Architects in London and participating in design workshops with Grey London, Greengaged, Visa and Vodafone.