Hello! I'm designing and building a desk fidget tool that is heavily inspired by Severance and the retrofuturistic design style, which I absolutely love.
It's a fully analogue (non-electronic) device that's designed for fidgeting and clicking, and I can totally see it living in the Lumon offices, probably on Dylan's desk.
What do you think?
Please remove if not allowed :)
On the day Apple announces their shiney folding peice of glass, I thought it would be good to share some early 2000s mobile phones designs.
Just look at the variety and creativity. The beautiful and unique interactions and tactile elements. The lovely audible clicks and snaps of the mechanisms.
Touchscreens are cool and efficient, but I really miss this chunky tactile technology.
Anybody remember the old game, Flashback?
I always loved the distopian retrofuturistic and cassette futurism vibes. It reminds me of the film Total Recall, with the chunky tech and authentic, lived-in, feel of the environments.
Hey, I've refined my product page based on some great feedback from this group.
Care to take a look and let me know what you think?
https://www.ukfocuslab.com/products/focus-switch
Many thanks
Will
I’ve been making jewelry for 40 years and probably bought this bottle of steel shot cleaner 15 or 20 years ago. Crazy bit of crystallized chemicals trying to squeeze itself out of the bottle.
I saw this in town today and thought it belonged here/
Does anyone else think that the christmas tree room scene looks a bit like a nuclear (or hydrogen bomb) explosion?
The bright glowing plume in the middle with the bodies shielding their eyes and being vapourised around it?
Could this be a "future memory" that the backrooms has of it's future demise? Or some kind of future experiment gone wrong in which a huge explosion takes place?
Didn't Kane mention something about a hydrogen bomb in an interview at some point?
Let me know what you think?
What do you use?
What kind of sensations do you love?
What's the most you've spend on one?
What do you DIY / what kind of feature do you wish you had in a fidget or focus tool?
Asking for my own reasearch :)
Thanks!
I'm really interested in how out workspaces can help us focus and the meaning of the objects we place around us. I've written this article which I think some of you might appreciate (I hope this is allowed to post here?)
I'd love to hear what you think and a discussion on what makes up your essentials list as I am considering updating the article with some quotes and ideas from the community, which I will credit :)
Thanks,
Will
Hello everyone,
I'm really interested in how our workspaces can help us focus and the meaning of the objects we place around us.
I've written an article and I'd love to hear what you think and a discussion on what makes up your essentials list as I am planning on updating the article with some quotes and ideas from the community, which I will credit :)
Thanks,
Will
Photo credit: my home office
What do you guys think of this? https://youtu.be/4oVyi4gBeME?si=vS60CjlDnKJzkWnc - looks like a pretty unique thing (kind of a fidget?)
Has anybody got one? Would you recommend it?
I sell clicky fidgets and the sound of the click is pretty important to potential customers… but shopify seems to mute audio in the videos.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Hey, I've updated my product page as I've released a new batch of my first product - the Focus Switch. I have 2 more products in development so I'm not featuring these yet.
Can you have a look and let me know what you think.
https://ukfocuslab.myshopify.com/
Many thanks!
Will
Pretty pleased with how these are turning out.
If you remember my last post I was worried about the walnut looking really dull and that I’d need to do a lot of sanding and multiple layers of oil. I tried this at home and the result was still quite dull - no doubt I was doing it wrong!
Anyway, today I got access to a proper workshop with a buffer and some waxes… seemed to do the job.
What do you think?
Would you recommend any more work to ensure the finish holds up?
Thanks!
This is the toilet of an old (1970s? era) British train. I’m not sure if it fully fits into cassette futurism, maybe more like a nuclear submarine aesthetic, but I just love it.
I’m not sure many “normal” people would agree with me though!
I’ve had these wooden body fidgets made and I want to get a lovely sheen and finish.
The wood is walnut and I’ve used Dutch oil. Currently there’s 1 coat, which I have applied myself with a small brush.
Any tips of getting a more vibrant grain and a nice sheen?
As they are fidgets they will be handled so I’d like something that lasts a long time and does not leave any sticky feeling or residue.
Thanks in advance!
I posted this project a while back and I'm still developing my idea of fidget tool which is effectly a control panel of clicky switches, buttons and sliders.
It's designed to be a more "professional" thing to use at work, at the home office, and during zoom calls when your hands need to be doing something and your mind it racing.
The idea is that this is something that can ground you during stressful tasks or anxiety inducing moments throughout the day, and create an anchor for when you to bring your attention and focus back when you need it.
It's going to be made with solid wood and premium materials so it looks nice on your desk. Almost like a piece of furniture you can interact with.
I've developed and refined it based on some user testing and I've got some professional 3D model renders made to showcase how it might look and feel (no AI images).
Take a look and let know what you think.
Thanks!
