RAMIA MAZÉ

PORTFOLIO, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART         First-year projects       In the first year of the Computer Related Design course at the Royal College of Art in London, a series of short projects focussed on developing a broad range of skills in interaction design, resulting in system, service, software and product concepts.               LATE LOTTO Late Lotto is a system proposal to replace the current penalty fine system for British railway operators who fail to meet efficiency standards. Using the existing technical infrastructure of the railway system, a record is made of the ticket number of delayed passengers, which enters them into a lottery draw and serves as a standardised complaint. 10.1999, Group project, View website             WINDOW DRESSING Shopping continues to be a public experience, where our choices, participation, and roles are affected by the people we see and who see us. This project explores ways in which technology is already infiltrating retail spaces, and offers scenarios that play with and question how media, display, and retail architecture shape our ideals and values. 03.1999, View website             WALLPAPER Exploring the place of technology in the home,this project relocates the functionality of electronic products into wallpaper. Walls become a tangible interface for communicating and interacting. Through extensive scenario development, the project investigates the potential condensation of markings, momentos, and informal communications on these enhanced surfaces, which extend the functionality of these technologies into an active and evolving presence in everyday life. 02.1999             FINDER Finder is an evolving graphical and audio texture that engages the user in new ways of finding, organizing and keeping track of complex information. 10.1998