Experimental
Still
A camera designed to keep you present and intentional, making photography a reflective act, not curated for social media.
Timeline: 4 months
Team: Solo
Role: Market Researcher, Product designer, Electronics
Problem
Today's cameras and social media encourage overconsumption and strip away intention, reducing photos to shareable content rather than meaningful reflections on life.
No Cost, No Value
Digital photos have no perceived cost, so we take endless amounts draining intention and value from each shot.
Performance Over Memory
Photos have shifted from personal reflection to social performance, optimized for sharing rather than remembering.
Phones Pull You Away
Shooting on your phone invites distraction, pulling you out of the very moment you meant to capture.
How Might We
use photos as a way to keep people present and intentional about how they live
Solution
When the shutter button is press it activaes the camera the the camera sends the image to the SD card. Once you hold the shutter button it starts the print process by sending the images to the printer PCB that uses thermal printing used in recipts
One button, no screen, and no settings
Forces you to be in moment instead of playing with settings
1 Physical print only
Once printed the digital file is permanently deleted from the camera.
24 hour lock before printing
Makes viewing the photos a moment for reflection.
Internal Hardware
When the shutter button is press it activaes the camera the the camera sends the image to the SD card. Once you hold the shutter button it starts the print process by sending the images to the printer PCB that uses thermal printing used in recipts
How to use the Camera
Taking a Photo
Press Shutter
Actives camera
Saves image to SD card
Printing Photos
Hold Shutter for 3s
Send images for SD to Printer PCB
Print image on paper roll using thermal printing (used for recipts)
Software Image Processing
The photos are printed using thermal printing. This process creates an array of black and white dots to create multiple shades.
