Skyryse SkyOS Interface Design
Skyryse is redefining general aviation by making flight more accessible and dramatically safer. Designed for enthusiasts previously deterred by the complexity and high barriers of traditional systems, SkyOS replaces outdated mechanical controls with a fully digital, touchscreen-based interface that simplifies flying and boosts confidence in the cockpit.
Making General Aviation More Accessible and Safer for Everone.
Role: Interaction Design Director
Related Services: Future Vision Work, Interaction Design
Overview
Designed for enthusiasts previously deterred by the complexity and high barriers of traditional systems, SkyOS replaces outdated mechanical controls with a fully digital, touchscreen-based interface that simplifies flying and boosts confidence in the cockpit.
Skyryse is redefining general aviation by making flight more accessible and dramatically safer.
By replacing hundreds of mechanical components with smart actuators, SkyOS reduces potential failure points and streamlines the flight experience. The intuitive one-stick control and dual touchscreens eliminate the need for complex switches and gauges, creating a clean, modern cockpit. Continuously monitoring pilot inputs, environmental conditions, and aircraft status, SkyOS keeps the Skyryse One within a safe operational envelope, even when hands are off the controls. Fully IFR-certified at half the cost of traditional systems, it offers advanced capability and reliability at a lower barrier to entry. Every function is managed through a unified touchscreen interface, from flight control to circuit breakers. The system safeguards critical parameters, such as RPM, pressure, and torque, ensuring safe engine and rotor performance from start-up to shutdown. Hover Assist allows the aircraft to maintain a stable hover with a single command, transforming a traditionally complex task into an effortless maneuver.
The Skyryse One’s interior emphasizes clarity and comfort. Thoughtful ergonomics, high-end materials, and simplified touchpoints enhance both usability and the overall experience. Complemented by a sleek, distinctive livery, the aircraft flies differently and looks the part, standing out as a symbol of next-generation aviation.
Samsung Smartphone Concepts
Extensive user research shaped the development of various smartphone concepts designed to address the evolving needs of multitaskers, business users, and everyday consumers. The design explorations focused on rethinking form factors and interaction paradigms to offer more intuitive and efficient ways to manage personal and professional lives.
Shaping New Hardware and User Interfaces.
Role: Interaction Design Director
Related Services: Future Vision Work, Interaction Design
Overview
Extensive user research shaped the development of various smartphone concepts designed to address the evolving needs of multitaskers, business users, and everyday consumers. The design explorations focused on rethinking form factors and interaction paradigms to offer more intuitive and efficient ways to manage personal and professional lives.
A smartphone concept range featuring curved displays, rotating screens, and simultaneous photo and video capture.
One key concept introduced was a dual-SIM smartphone with a rotating display. This allowed users to flip between work and personal profiles physically, maintaining a clear and seamless separation between the two. Whether responding to business emails or switching to entertainment mode, the interface adapted fluidly to each context. The Ticker concept pushed the boundaries of secondary display integration. With a near-edgeless primary screen for immersive content, the Ticker added a dynamic information strip along the phone’s edge. This subtle, supplementary display delivered real-time updates, such as notifications, headlines, or status indicators, without interrupting the user’s main activity, enabling discreet, glanceable awareness. Another experimental direction, the Spaces interface, introduced a new organizational model. Users could create “spaces” centered around projects, people, or events, each acting as a contextual hub for relevant messages, documents, and tools. Navigation was achieved using a capacitive metal touch bar—users swiped laterally to move between spaces, scrolled vertically by tilting the bar up or down, and confirmed selections with a press. This created a tactile and satisfying interface that required minimal screen interactions. The Spin concept tackled the challenge of dual identity management head-on. With a thumb-driven twist of the display, users could switch between two separate SIM cards—each with its customized environment. This gesture-based interaction provided a natural, fluid way to toggle between business and personal content, ensuring clarity without sacrificing capability.
Collectively, these prototypes reimagined the smartphone as a more adaptable, context-aware tool capable of serving the complex demands of modern life while maintaining simplicity and elegance in its operation.
The Ticker concept’s parallax app viewer provided a means of viewing the status of “live tiles” without touching the display.
The Spin concept provided for clear differentiation between personal and work content with a quick twist of the display.
These forward-looking smartphone prototypes explored context-aware interfaces—from rotating dual-SIM displays to motion-responsive secondary screens and tactile navigation—redefining how users fluidly manage personal, professional, and real-time information in a single device.
Mercedes-Benz Vans Moving Goods Project
This collaboration explored the future of goods transportation through design thinking and rapid prototyping, helping shape the Mercedes-Benz adVANce initiative and lay the foundation for their Silicon Valley innovation lab.
Exploring the Future of Cargo Delivery.
Role: Interaction Design Director, Client Relationship Lead
Related Services: Future Vision Work, Interaction Design
Overview
This collaboration explored the future of goods transportation through design thinking and rapid prototyping, helping shape the Mercedes-Benz adVANce initiative and lay the foundation for their Silicon Valley innovation lab.
Exploring the future of moving goods and building a design thinking culture.
By prototyping concepts like one-shot loading, driver prompting systems, and smart bins, the team validated key ideas early and influenced the final Van of the Future concept. Low-to-mid-fidelity experience prototypes helped align cross-functional stakeholders, speed decision-making, and demonstrate feasibility. The Mercedes-Benz Vans group ultimately implemented these concepts as a high-fidelity concept demonstrator.
Integrated warehouse loading systems were also explored to streamline logistics. These systems allowed deliveries to be staged while vehicles were en route, reducing idle time and improving delivery efficiency. Tailored loading solutions were developed for the Sprinter and Metris vans, supporting flexible last-mile delivery scenarios and future partnership opportunities. A central goal was to build prototyping fluency within the Mercedes-Benz Vans team. A year later, the impact was clear: a culture of experimentation and agile development had taken root at their new research lab in Silicon Valley.
From early concept sketches to rough prototypes the team shaped each aspect of the cargo Van of the Future vision including one-shot loading, driver prompting systems, and smart bins.
A high-fidelity appearance model accurately representing materials and product weight was used to assess fit and comfort for extended use throughout the day.
AdVANce videos and images: Mercedes-Benz Vans
Toyota Robotics BLAID
BLAID is a personal mobility device that integrates cameras, sensors, and a combination of haptic and acoustic feedback to help visually impaired users navigate complex physical spaces. Developed in close collaboration with individuals from the visually impaired community, the system was designed to deliver an intuitive and empowering experience through four core modes: Explore, Scan, Capture, and Find.
Experiential Prototype for the Visually Impaired.
Role: Interaction Design Director, Client Relationship Lead
Related Services: Future Vision Work, Interaction Design
Overview
BLAID is a personal mobility device that integrates cameras, sensors, and a combination of haptic and acoustic feedback to assist visually impaired users in navigating complex physical spaces. Developed in close collaboration with individuals from the visually impaired community, the system was designed to provide an intuitive and empowering experience through four core modes: Explore, Scan, Capture, and Find.
Modes for Mobility
The Explore mode delivers real-time spatial awareness, using auditory and tactile cues to guide users safely through unfamiliar environments. Scan allows users to identify nearby objects and points of interest, providing contextual audio feedback to enrich understanding of surroundings. With Capture, users can store spatial information for future reference, enabling more confident return visits. Find offers targeted guidance to specific items or destinations within a space, streamlining the process of getting where one needs to go. Recognizing that many people with visual impairments wish to experience the world without drawing attention to themselves, BLAID was purposefully designed to be discreet and familiar, more like headphones than a specialized assistive device. It reflects a broader goal: designing assistive technologies that are universally beneficial, appealing, and seamlessly integrated into everyday life.
Prototyping For Function and Fit
To ensure comfort and wearability, the team evaluated various materials, textures, weights, and cable-routing methods with users. This extensive testing informed the final component layout and material choices, resulting in a design that supports long-term, all-day use without fatigue or discomfort. BLAID is a thoughtful intersection of inclusive design, advanced sensing, and empathetic innovation.
Auditory and haptic feedback, combined with intuitively placed touchpoints on the neckband, ensure effortless and user-friendly operation.
A high-fidelity appearance model accurately representing materials and product weight was used to assess fit and comfort for extended use throughout the day.