STAGE 1 - Studying 12 given global trends, finding in them the Indian context and then further study of three trends - genuine experiences, cultural flows and seeking optimism.

STAGE 2 - Creating and visualizing scenarios for products and systems, grounded in the Indian context and sensibilities.

STAGE 3 - Finalizing on the TRAVEL MATE. A device for the International traveler.

Features of the TRAVEL MATE Using the TRAVEL MATE

Global Trends selected for concept building

The Concept using the global trends and the Scenario

The Interface at the end of the vendor is a part of the device that will be kept on the cart and it like the customers will have to connect to a common central provider of the service.

The interface is as shown below. It will be in the local languages of every state and hence the one below is in Gujarati. The list of the vegetable and the instructions will customiseable as per the vendor's language

The interface with the service at the Customers end is in the mobile phones. In this the Freshwala service is in the main Menu of the mobiles. This has four sub menus and the options of each is shown in the picture. Todays rates gives you the list of all the vegetables available in the city on that day. The Set alarm option allows you to set the alarm with time / vegetable / fruit or if you are friendly with a vegetable vendoe then you can set the alarm with his name. the show wala now helps you to see if there is a vendor in the viscinity without setting the alarm.














When the customer has set the alarm she will get an alert when the vendor is in the viscinity and when she checks the alarm she can see the exact position of the vendor and then she can view the wares he has on his cart and if she wants to purchase she gets to choose between personal purchase or home delivery (if she is old and cant go all the way downstairs)

GLOBAL TRENDS SELECTED FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

THE CONCEPT USING THE GLOBAL TRENDS IN LOCAL CONTEXT

DAILY ROUTINE OF A POSTMAN

JOB OF POSTMAN BEFORE DELIVERING THE LETTER

This device can be fitted in front of the bicycle of the postman or can be dattached when needed. This has a mini printer to print the postcard and photos.camera to capture images, and biometric section to take thumb impression on both the sides which makes it comfortable for the postman and for the reader. 2 usb ports are also provided to imposrt data of people of the villages and add more when needed. Its got input for earphones so as to listen to new audio messages. and banking facikities are also available in this davice as in rural areas of india baking is comboned with the postofiices and pensions and others are handles by the postman only.

These are some of the icons explored for the interface for Pegaam. Its simple line drawing and use of basic and local symbols will make it eaiser for the poastman to interact with the device.

This the simple interface for pegaam. this the procedure how a postcard is unlocked and then printed.

The postcard is unlocked by taking thumb impression of the person.After the appearance of postcard on screen it can read or can be printed by pressing a button on the device. And can be handed over to the person.

Global trends selected for concept development

"Cultural flows " and "Do it yourself" are the two trends which were selected after the first round of brainstorming and these two trends were then taken forward for concept developement. Amongst the many concepts which came up during the brainstorming, one of the scenario regarding "Concept of architecture in india and it's different aspects" seemed very interesting and was selected for further research and conceptualization.

Cultural Flows

In india, people strongly believe in religions and practices such as Ayurveda , Yoga and Vaastu for leading a harmonious life .Indian people have this concept of "own a house"and they want to incorporate everything in it which can help them lead a stress free life. Vaastu has been practiced in india since many centuries now and many examples can be seen in the form of temples and shrines which have been made entirely keeping the Vaastu principle as the base.Today people are increasingly becoming the followers of Vaastu and trying to imbibe it as far as possible .

Do it yourself

People in today's world are constantly searching for quicker, smarter solutions which would enable them to experiment and gain experience of doing things themselves.In india , generally people staying in villages and those belonging to tribal communities are involved in many activities concerning their houses which are self-initiated such as applying mud on walls to keep them cool, doing wall art etc.The current supports the customization of everything possible and technology is trying to enter the field of Art.The attempt here is to provide users with a product/service/system which can help them add the "self " touch to their houses by providing them opportunity to experiment and learn keeping in mind the values and basic principles guided by Vaastu Shastra

Concept Development - Visuastu ( the home visualizer)

The problem which people are facing these days with getting their houses constructed are:-

1. Time constraints - People are finding it difficult to manage time with the growing demand of involvement which is required these days with the construction of house. The owner has to run around a lot finalizing things with the architects, interior designers, vaastu consultators , contractors etc. This is ending up in people loosing interest in getting their houses custom- made and satisfying their demands.

2. Lack of participation - Due to lack of knowledge about the subject, many owners feel hesitated in putting forward their ideas while the house in under construction which becomes a big constraint in giving the "self" touch to the house and interacting with the person experienced in the field.

This product will help the users validate their ideas and concepts with the principles of architecture and vaastu shastra so that the user can gain confidence while they take forward their concepts to the experienced proffesional and can help them give shape to their hidden talent.

Vaastu is directly related with nature , earth's magnetic filed that is invisible but is a powerful force which affects man's life. It is the set of rules which are based on scientific principles following which, the 5 elements namely- Earth, Space, Air,Water and Fire maintain balance and harmony.

SCENARIO BUILDING

Device- components

The basic unit which will be able to perform most of the commands like "dream ghar", "colour my world" and "upload pics" and would contain all your saved work.

Camera Unit - This will be handy in collection of database for the gallery in terms of colours, textures and patterns. It will store the information as digital data and images as holographic images which can be analized later on in terms of colour values.This unit will have the memory card for the visualizer and u.s.b to upload things off the internet.

SCENARIOS

The interface for the device is shown here. This will enable the user to decide the plan of the house and the interiors by visualizing various options provided by the device. The user can customize various icons for doors, windows etc and the language to be used during the interface.
The user will interact with 2 different devices – the basic unit and the camera unit. The user would be able to share the pictures taken from the camera unit and send the same data to the database banks for colour research by connecting to the network that will be formed by the database bank .

Features of the device are:-
1.Visualizer
2.Camera / Digital Data recorder
3.Colour analizer
4.GPS
5.U.S.B
6.Information collection and sharing

Many of the icons are customizable for eg. the icons used for the different features such as windows, doors etc.