Innovation & Technology Product Design
Abby Sharkey
I’m a human-centred designer with a strong interest in user experience. I always strive to go beyond the ordinary, I like to be provocative and design to enable people to think differently. I aim to create distinctive user experiences by integrating product and service design. I pay attention to small details while keeping the bigger picture in mind—the future impact. To surpass the ordinary, I strive to be provocative and design to encourage people to think differently.
Confide
Taking Back Menopause and Making it a Shared Experience.
Confide is a service dedicated to transforming the narrative around menopause from a solitary journey to a shared experience.
The mission of Confides campaign is to promote empathy, understanding, and knowledge, empowering women to navigate menopause while also enlightening those who may not directly experience it. The campaign uses powerful narratives through a series of physical posters. To shift people’s perspectives and encourage them to consider why they might be letting someone they know go through menopause alone. Inviting others, who may not be experiencing menopause, to engage and begin to understand the symptoms and triggers that one can experience on a day-to-day basis throughout one’s journey
The Confides app aims to create a supportive community where women can share their experiences and insights, fostering a culture of solidarity and empowerment with whomever they may choose. The app has two bespoke interfaces, one for those experiencing menopause and the other for whom she wishes to share her experiences with.
It’s time we see menopause as a journey to go on together rather than one you take alone.
True Perspectives
To Think Beyond
True Perspectives is a speculative policymaking service provided by the Bacteria Design Consultancy from a future world, one where human and microbial collaboration paves the way for a healthier planet.
The policy tool kit is designed to promote life-centred decision-making by creating gamification tools and experiences. The service uses a simulated environment that works alongside the game to show players the impact of their proposed objectives in real time. By engaging in role-playing and strategic thinking, players learn to navigate the complexities of policymaking and understand the long-term consequences of their decisions with different stakeholders in mind.
True Perspectives is a life-centred service that encourages players to think beyond short-term goals and consider the broader impacts of their decisions.
