Year

2021

Client

Student Project · AHO

Recognition

🏆 Visuelt Gold (2022)

Scope

Interaction design · Concept development · Speculative design

Supervisor

Mosse Sjaastad

Remotely Connected

Exploring social interactions at work in the age of remote and hybrid offices

When the pandemic pushed work and study into our homes, productivity tools adapted quickly, but social interactions didn’t. I started this project from a personal frustration: I missed the small talks and the tiny signals of togetherness, but I found video calls exhausting. So how might we bring back those subtle, delightful moments of connection in a digital workspace?

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Process

The three areas I explored were:


  1. Enabling ad hoc, serendipitous encounters

  2. Creating a sense of working together

  3. Connection beyond time, location, and language




I ran an asynchronous workshop with over 80 participants across 7 countries, collected ideas, built quick design probes, and tested them with users. These probes were used as a way of sparking conversation and uncovering values.




Final concept: TouchBase

The explorations resulted in the final concept TouchBase, a customizable digital hangout app for teams. Instead of competing with Slack or Zoom, TouchBase lives alongside them as a 'parallel desktop', dedicated purely to fun, low-effort social interactions. The idea was ambient intimacy: ways of being lightly in touch without the pressure of full attention.

I developed a friendly, open, and playful brand personality for TouchBase. It’s reflected in the visual style and tone of voice.

I also designed and built interactive prototypes for the onboarding and product experience to test how the brand translated into real interactions. You can see the full project here.

Recognition

Remotely Connected won Visuelt Gold (Digital Design, 2022).

“Innovative and well executed. The jury is impressed by both the design process and the chosen concept. The project was relevant during the pandemic and remains relevant today, as many workplaces adapt to hybrid and asynchronous collaboration. The project highlights the importance of social contact in the workplace. We’re putting ourselves on the waiting list for TouchBase.”

– Visuelt Jury

Remotely Connected won Visuelt Gold (Digital Design, 2022).

“Innovative and well executed. The jury is impressed by both the design process and the chosen concept. The project was relevant during the pandemic and remains relevant today, as many workplaces adapt to hybrid and asynchronous collaboration. The project highlights the importance of social contact in the workplace. We’re putting ourselves on the waiting list for TouchBase.”

– Visuelt Jury

Remotely Connected won Visuelt Gold (Digital Design, 2022).

“Innovative and well executed. The jury is impressed by both the design process and the chosen concept. The project was relevant during the pandemic and remains relevant today, as many workplaces adapt to hybrid and asynchronous collaboration. The project highlights the importance of social contact in the workplace. We’re putting ourselves on the waiting list for TouchBase.”

– Visuelt Jury

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