VZ_2020

Hint Water

Hint water is engaging because it viscerally appeals to the sense of taste in a unique way that most bottled waters don’t. By infusing with fruit essence, it doesn’t have any added sugars or calories

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner is a liquid eyeliner that is well-loved for its pigmented, true black ink. This viscerally appeals to people who want to have a sharp and clean look when they put eyeliner on. I

Slack

Slack is a workplace software that many organizations and companies use, and much of the utility is provides is behavioral. By consolidating an entire workplace into one platform, with different chann

Chobani Flip

The Chobani Flip is a yogurt product which has 2 compartments; one for the Greek yogurt, and one for various nuts and other crunchy toppings. It is engaging because it solves the problem of wanting to

Bullet Journals

Bullet journals rose sharply in popularity a few years ago as a very unique and more free, creative form of journaling or planning. It appeals to many people because it is a deeply reflective experien

Fitness Trainer App

Fitness trainer apps or even in-person personal trainers have gained popularity. One main benefit of using these is that they provide authority — someone telling you the best exercises to do so that y

Tablets

Tablets have recently gained a large audience from students who use their touch screens and styluses to take notes. In addition to the convenience it provides, one large motivator for this type of int

Task Management Software (Trello, Asana, etc.)

Many organizations use task management softwares, and more and more people have begun adopting them for individual use as well. These products work because by nature, they force users to make a commit

Social Media (Instagram)

Social media such as Instagram is heavily driven by social proof. These platforms become popular and are widely used largely because people want to connect with their friends, and when people see that

Meal Prep Programs

Meal prep apps that prescribe a certain meal plan and help teach you how to make them are useful mainly because they are a voice of authority. With so many possible foods to eat and recipes to make, i

Ferns with Friends

Ferns with Friends is an app for anyone, from those of us who can barely keep a pet rock alive, all the way to tried and true green thumbs. We make plant care a relaxing, fun, and social ritual you ca

Livestream Dance Classes

With Covid19 cancelling many dance performances and making in-studio dance classes impossible, one really inspiring thing has been seeing the entire dance community band together online. Professionals

Table Mountain

This is one of the most famous natural attractions in Cape Town, South Africa. Many people, locals and tourists alike, enjoy hiking up and enjoying the beautiful views of the city below. The vastness

The Good Place

This is one of my favorite shows because it achieves a really difficult duality. It delves into very philosophical (and sometimes existential) questions about morality, ethics, and human life, and pro

teamLab Exhibitions

These traveling exhibitions not only create beauty through their vast and skillful designs, but they also work to integrate technology with the arts, elevating both. This is an admirable pursuit that

“Shot on iPhone”

The “Shot on iPhone ___” ads are both effective and inspiration because they are short and to the point, letting the image speak volumes. They utilize vast and skillfully taken pictures that not only

Doordash

Doordash has been around since before the pandemic, but it has become especially useful now, and it has also been adapting for the new needs that have come up. Ordering delivery from restaurants serve

Digital Seasons for the Arts

Since many different arts-oriented organizations (such as professional dance companies) have had to cancel their usual season of showings and showcases, many of them have moved online and are streamin

Online Town

This newly developed product is aimed toward helping people better connect in a digital way during this socially distant time. While many technologies such as Zoom and Google Hangouts exist to facilit

Feeding America

This organization has been around since pre-Covid times, but it has become especially important in light of the pandemic, providing crucial and nutritional meals from those who have been most impacted

Novid

This new app provides an efficient and anonymous solution for tracing the spread of Covid19. In a time when contact tracing is crucial to fighting the spread of the virus as well as allowing individua

OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

For this Human-Centered Design challenge, we delved into the question of how we could reimagine a traditional workspace in order to better fit a wide variety of needs and environments. This idea came

Eight

This is a new song and music video by the Korean artist IU that recently came out. While I don’t really follow her music, this really caught my attention and stuck out because of the imagery and symbo

Her Name is Han

This is a unique Korean restaurant in New York City, and quite possibly one of my all time favorite restaurants. Of course, the food they serve is delicious, but what keeps drawing me back in is the c

Like Real People Do

This is a dance concept video created by renowned urban dance choreographers, Keone and Mari. Aside from my being a huge fan of their work and artistry, I am particularly inspired by this piece becaus

Taza Chocolate

Taza Chocolate, based in Somerville, MA is a chocolate company that produces and sells its own chocolate. Amidst the competition and capitalism embodied by “Big Chocolate” companies and even the small

Love in the Dark

This is a dance concept video created by widely respected choreographer, Kyle Hanagami. I am particularly inspired by this piece because of how it takes the traditional, standard idea of a dance video