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Daily SunscreenA conceptual design by

Lily Cheng

Design ChallengeTo use social media to build habits around daily sun

protection.

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Daily Sunscreen

Persuasive Purpose• To remind the “sun-exposed” to use sun protection daily.

Industrial Design

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User Description

• Checks email before leaving the house• Cares about social media (twitter)• Exposed to more than 30 minutes of sun daily

(or otherwise motivated)• Needs to be reminded to wear or bring

sunscreen on a daily basis

• Target: Students in the field o Bio96b @ Jasper Ridgeo EarthSys 180b @ Stanford Farm

• Target: Off-campus students commuting by bikeo Dead Houseso Other?

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Forgetting sunscreen - a student’s life

Classes are scattered throughout the day. If it’s a nice day, I have lunch on the campus lawn. It’s a popular place to be ...

Most days, I’m on the computer first thing in the morning, sometimes before I even get out of bed. Then I do my morning “stuff”. I don’t usually think about sun burn when I get dressed.

Most days I’m running late by the time I leave. I often forget things I need later in the day, like sunscreen.

I commute by bike. It takes me 15 minutes. I don’t usually leave until 11AM or later. Sun exposure is not on my mind.

And that’s when I really wish I had worn or brought my sunscreen!!

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Prototype of Daily Sunscreen Tracker

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Features/Functionality

• Daily morning email asks: Will you wear sunscreen today? o Includes daily UV index

• Clicks through to Wufoo formo Primes you to consider sun protectiono Focus on specifics: what time? how?

• Responses published on twitter @dailysunscreeno Social reinforcement

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Theoretical Justifications

• Priming (Leventhal, Singer & Jones 1965)o Specific information e.g. what time?o Visualization e.g. what will you do instead?

• Social normso imitation e.g. twitter feed

• Triggerso Routine - morning email time

• Informationo Daily local UV index

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Results of User Testing

• 4 users tried the form and signed up for daily emails

• 3/4 users said “I don’t intend to use sunscreen”• All 3 were men.

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Shortcomings of Design

• Not automated (emails, UV index etc.)• No individual reports• Requires click-through to see question prompts

• Does not address ACCESS• Does not address HOW

o routines, when etc - up to user• Not Simple

o Takes more timeo Email = Junk Mailo Too many technologies

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Expansion - What else is possible?

• Other form factors or ID possibilitieso Txt messaging - automated responseo Online Sun “dairy” - fill it out/check it offo Rituals

Morning bathroom dressing leaving the house

• Other features and interactionso Prizes (external motivator) - implementedo “Burn” time (shocking information) o X% of users are wearing sunscreen today etc (social

information)o Summary email/report

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Next Steps in Design Process

• More user testing and feedback• Narrow ideal User• Consider alternatives to email• Get programming help

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Thanks!

• Please try Daily Sunscreen at http://bit.ly/trackyoursun

• Your feedback is appreciated!

• Questions, comments? Contact Lily - clily (at) stanford (dot) edu, or leave a twitter message @dailysunscreen

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Evaluation of Design Project

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Evaluation continued…

How well could this solution scale to reach many?

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Bonus Points

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