texk - a new way of writing personal mails with computers

Personal Letter

CIID GUI DESIGN COURSE

Team: Sebastian Thielke Jesper Svenning Li Bian

Concept

An application that

makes writing a letter

more playful and personal and

makes it easier to express/communicate

one’s feelings

with text.

Design

• Focus on writing

• No disturbing menus

• No or minimal formatting

• Reflect writer style

• Playful

Features

• Focus on writing

Full size letter page as the free space for writing and

drawing; no more distraction by other applications

such as chatting, gaming, or advertisement.

Features

• Focus on writing

• No disturbing menus

Only one wheel menu appears upon double-clicking

on the page; no side or top bars with extra

functionalities or folders that are not in immediate use.

Features

• Focus on writing

• No disturbing menus

• No or minimal formatting

Determined selection of text and image formatting

options on the wheel menu to emphasize the main

purpose of the application.

Features

• Focus on writing

• No disturbing menus

• No or minimal formatting

• Reflect writer style

Text font, size, and the space in between letters change

according to writer’s typing speed or switching

between writing and pondering; writing can start

anywhere the mouse cursor is pointing at.

Features

• Focus on writing

• No disturbing menus

• No or minimal formatting

• Reflect writer style

• Playful

An interactive interface that responds to the user in

a personal way.

Prototype

Prototype

Prototype

Prototype

Prototype

Prototype

Prototype

Some future work left from original thoughts…

Prototype

Live Demo

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Tak!