Bridge
A Tactile Assistant for Smartphone Use in Aging
Bridge simplifies digital access for seniors with an age-friendly app and intuitive hardware. Featuring a button, push-to-talk microphone, and large keypad, it provides easy access to banking, healthcare, and communication services. While many digital tools overlook seniors, Bridge enhances confidence and usability with tactile feedback and voice commands. Its hybrid design overcomes challenges such as age-related hand tremors and vision issues, reducing digital isolation and promoting independence in smartphone usage.
BRIDGE closes the gap between the analog and the digital by creating a dialogue between these two environments. It is a smart, playful, and user-friendly device for the elderly who will appreciate the simplicity of the proposed physical interface. Exemplary application of design principles to a major problem in modern societies – the exclusion of many people from participation and social services in the digital realm.
WINNER STATEMENTI am thrilled and honored to win the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD. This recognition motivates me to create more empathetic, accessible designs that address digital inequality. Thanks to the iF jury for the opportunity to share my work and raise awareness.
UNIVERSITYUniversity of the Arts London
London, GB