Project Overview: Guardian
Guardian is a comprehensive assistive technology platform designed for iOS and watchOS to revolutionize how individuals navigate their environments.
By prioritizing inclusive design, the app provides a seamless, high-tech solution for safer and more intuitive mobility.
The Challenge
Traditional navigation tools often fail to provide the real-time, environmental context necessary for users with visual impairments or mobility challenges to move through unfamiliar spaces with complete confidence.
The Solution
Guardian leverages cutting-edge hardware and AI to turn
a mobile device into a sophisticated orientation tool:
a mobile device into a sophisticated orientation tool:
- LiDAR Integration: Uses Light Detection and Ranging
to create high-accuracy maps of the user's immediate surroundings.
- Spatial Audio: Provides 3D sound cues that "place" obstacles or directions in the user's physical space,
allowing for eyes-free navigation.
- AI-Driven Assistance: Employs artificial intelligence
to identify objects, text, and hazards in real-time.
Accessibility-First Design
As a UX/UI designers, we centered the interface on extreme legibility and ease of use:
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Typeface: Selected specifically to increase character recognition and reduce misreading for users with low vision.
- High-Contrast Interface: Designed with a color palette that ensures maximum visibility across various lighting conditions.
- Haptic Feedback: Integrated subtle vibrations to confirm actions and alert users to critical environmental changes.