Welcome to your weekly dose of TooXToo, this week featuring the collaborative design project helping dogs to talk, Yinka Ilori\u2019s colourful street designs, Lyon\u2019s New cycling network\u2019s identity, and the opening of Amazon\u2019s four-star shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Fluent Pet\u2019 the technology allowing dogs to talk<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever wished you knew what your pet was thinking? Enter, Fluent Pet- the new technology designed by Leo Trottier. This exciting innovation is comprised of a system of buttons developed using cognitive science principles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The buttons depict various pictograms that the dog can interpret and then select in sequences. Their design takes the shape of hexagons in different colours and patterns that enables \u201cchunking\u201d- a process allowing brains to decipher information into manageable categories. The grid of hexagons pictured here are made up of different sections that represent different areas of conversation. These areas include action words, adjectives, places, and sentence objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Fluent Pet\u2019 has swept across social media platform TikTok, as an increasing number of dogs have begun using the product to communicate with their owners. Trottier emphasises that Fluent Pet allows you to \u201cgive your dog more than a walk,\u201d making the product immensely popular as a result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trottier and his team have also created the \u2018How They Can Talk\u2019 research project. This project is crowdsourced and involves social media users sharing their pets\u2019 progress. Trottier explains that the continued design development involves \u201cnurturing a community\u201d \u2013 one that provides feedback of the product in Real Time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yinka Ilori\u2019s colourful London street takeover<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This year for London Design Festival, designer Yinka Ilori has artfully transformed 18 pedestrian crossings. Ilori has swapped out the 11 mundane and monochrome crossings along Tottenham Court Road for vibrant shades of orange, blue, pink, purple and green. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to these 11, students from University of the Arts London have collaborated with Ilori to design an additional 7 crossings across the city. The designs are part of an inspiring project called \u2018Bring London Together\u2019, which aims to bring joy to Londoners using, or walking past these crossings every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This wonderful project is also part of the \u2018Let\u2019s do London\u2019s campaign, led by Sadiq Khan. The campaign is centred around bolstering London\u2019s retail, creative and hospitality sectors that have suffered in the wake of the Pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have seen any of Ilori\u2019s other impressive work, you\u2019ll know his work is more than just a visual masterpieces. The designer\u2019s work is always characterised by kind motifs. Past examples include his Pandemic artwork \u2018Better Days are Coming I promise\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled on tomorrow\u2019s morning commute so you can be touched by the joy Ilori is spreading across London. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lyon\u2019s New cycling network reveals their renewed identity<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Grand Lyon region has revealed its plans for its new express cycling routes. The cycling network, known as \u2018les Voies Lyonnaises\u2019, will link the center of the region with its peripheral municipalities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Accompanying the big reveal of these infrastructure plans, is a new communication campaign and visual identity- pioneered by Spintank and Yellow Windows. The simple, yet pleasing design, as well as its name successfully frames the brand\u2019s message in an accessible way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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