CareBand Report

A product design workshop led by ID faculty member Marty Thaler resulted in a student-designed concept for CareBand, a Chicago startup that is creating wearable devices for individuals living with dementia. The design students aimed to create a wearable that not only shares information with caretakers about the individual’s location, but also looks fashionable and provides some independence to reduce the stigma of living with the condition. The project received recognition from Fast Company. Team Shèjì: Nanxi Yu, Haiping Liao, Callie Zhou, Jason Zhang.