INNER EAR
timeline — January to July 2023
roles — brand identity, photography, videography, art direction, typography, web design
working for — Studio Tilt
collaboration — Slip Rabbit Studio
I built the visual system for a direct research project examining participants relationships with vibrations in their home using a porcelain instrument called the Inner Ear that both captures and represents data.
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https://www.studiotilt.design/inner-ear
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Visual System ︎︎︎
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Logo Progression ︎︎︎
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For the logo, we wanted something simple that felt worked with the system in an interesting way. Eventually I dropped the “The” and changed the typeface, creating a custom letterform “R” that resonated with the form of the device.
Photography ︎︎︎
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea984b6965320bc58cc30168d8bae4d10bf9ccc8b7e30115cc2dc3a4f1955255/InnerEar2.1-4.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7074c273c7c3295e3015e45585ffc30b9c5d33061f0aee7f784feac4109b4e66/InnerEar2.1-23.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f36b285f5f60502420f63346a83e6b3ac0ac2bf8d7f51c13127c085dfb95263d/InnerEar2.6-14.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d7dd36d4f5c7a571f41d491aa8ec98b5a3c8128e4c0802366deba74c41c6dea/InnerEar-46.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c9697428b801de8a77553bdb0faf86ac7d97a6854d13759bf9bd694a61195cc/InnerEar-21.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6f92fedcbf7fc747b51b25f6bbed7267589b1b4967fe916d386894c379b99670/InnerEar-32.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9cae3ef2e8233b882f5f4a405432ef119929e43821702d17b1aa49f93d427e4/InnerEar-52.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13a179bc876f1055016b8be70693c563e99d70113504e3d51595134cb8cae834/InnerEar-48.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80ea1253a6e4358f8e9fa02069f16f945d9d9e44230cbcef26b257d48dcca0e5/InnerEar-23.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4937032157271a1a9feabd4583e7d0cd39c0cf2ab4ca4fba66c119012e87271/InnerEar-14.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67669efdea05c967abc8f6250e40ab87f9977a98df327767b1ee4088885229a4/InnerEar2.1-36.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7100cdef784ebbe5faf26abefa9cfd9795132b11879a14a8b441e898c2f029ff/InnerEar2.6-20.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/960979d9f611fc89b5dcb76f8e4c59b1e6994bba16de821d7f15d5ddbf88a323/InnerEar2.6-21.jpg)
Publications︎︎︎
Audrey Desjardins, Timea Tihanyi, Freesoul El Shabazz-Thompson, Brock Craft, Julia R. Saimo. (2023). The Inner Ear: Capturing and Physicalizing Home Vibrations. In Proceedings of Designing Interactive Systems. DIS’23. ACM Press.
Wyatt Olson, Freesoul El Shabazz-Thompson, Melanie Wells, Janey Yee, Julia R. Saimo, Bill Xiong, Brock Craft, Audrey Desjardins. (2023). Exposing Tensions in Documentary Filmmaking for Design Research: The Inner Ear Shorts. Extended abstracts in Designing Interactive Systems. DIS’23. ACM Press.