‘Controlling numbers with your hands’ was a two week interaction design project lead by Sebastian Bergne with students from the NABA design school in Milan. Students were asked to create a simple measuring object, such as a calendar, scale or other measuring device, that requires physical interaction to achieve its numeric function. April 2014.
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