Alice Yiqi Peng
Touch &Release
Guiding people to touch more everyday to relieve inner stress
Project Brief
In today’s high-pressure society, people often try to conform to social expectations, adjusting their behavior to align with external standards. However, this tendency to conform can lead to emotional stress and self-doubt. This project aims to advocate for tactile experiences, encouraging individuals to integrate touch into their daily lives as a way to alleviate the burden caused by societal pressure and self-performance.
Design Goals
Touch is widely recognized as a natural method for relieving stress. To promote this, I design an artistic installation that imbues the act of touch with a unique sense of ritual, inspiring people to actively engage in tactile activities daily.
Reducing emotional stress from societal pressure through touch
Raising awareness of the significance of touch in daily life
Creating a sense of ritual that invites participants
to engage
Final Rendering & Sketches
Final Model
Testing more different touchable shapes to enrich the touch experience.
Designing the supporting structure at the base to evoke a stronger sense of ritual
Integrating a daily routine by encouraging
users to more interact with the design
Process
How to guide people to touch effectively?
I would like to effectively guide people to touch, so I plan to design an object that allows the wrist to rest comfortably on it, creating a natural and intuitive interaction that encourages people to touch without conscious effort.
First Round Sketches
I would like to effectively guide people to touch, so I plan to design an object that allows the wrist to rest comfortably on it, creating a natural and intuitive interaction that encourages people to touch without conscious effort.
How To Create A Sense of Ritual In Touch
I would like my design to evoke a sense of ritual, so I incorporated a tilted angle that encourages people to touch it in a posture reminiscent of praying, creating an intentional and meaningful interaction.
Materials Exploration
I choose wood and metal enhances the ritual of daily touch by combining sensory and symbolic elements. Together, they elevate touch into an intentional and memorable experience, encouraging mindfulness and purpose.
Bass Wood
Bass Wood ’s natural texture fosters a calming, mindful connection
Mental
Metal ’s sleek surface, and cold feeling adds sophistication and significance.
