The sound and acoustic design agency Lorelei presentation. Focused on our phiosophy, our methodology and case histories. We are specialized in product sound design and product sound branding.
2. Lorelei is a sound &
acoustic design
agency focused on
sonic interaction
design
A qualified team
sound designers
engineers
researchers
musicians
3. We work on:
sonification of private and public places
product sound design
5. Context analysis
market review&competitors
history of product
social meaning
cultural meaning
economic meaning
public debate
media coverage review
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarongstock/43807845/
7. Product analisys
testing the current sound interaction
with the product
testing the current user
experience
testing the current solutions for
sound diffusion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kungfubonanza/2821645016/
8. Sound content analysis
sound archetypes
psychology of perception
cross-modal interactions
psychoacoustics and acoustics
music: culture, tradition, history
http://www.flickr.com/photos/harshapvss/3187186423/
9. Sonic sketching
based on background, brand, product
and sonic content analysis
provisional sound content design in
agreement with the client
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jz909/2076688571
11. Software&Hardware
prototyping
testing of the sound content in
a virtual interactive environment
testing of the sound content in
the product
adjustment of the sound
content
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gnackgnackgnack/3952746782/
12. Dissemination
testing of the new product with
costumers in a real environment
dissemination of results for
research, marketing,
communication
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystal-com/3308252331/
15. Soundscape&Identity: listening to the original
sound of food and ingredients amplifies their
perceived qualities and pleasure of + 15%*
Frequency&tastes: there’s a precise relationship
between the perception of basic tastes and
frequency range*
Instruments&tastes: there’s a precise relationship
between musical instruments and the perception
of basic tastes*
* Crossmodal Research Lab - Oxford
17. • The brainwave entrainment principle
• Sound and memory in the Alzheimer
therapy: 76% of familiar sounds
stimulate precise associated
memories*
* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221230.htm
19. • Kitchen stories: using soundscape to
stimulate a positive relationship with food*
• Analogic vs digital slot machines: -24%
revenues without sound
• Whirlpool and the semantic qualities of
sounds for products: elegance, sturdiness,
complexity, activity **
* Andrea Grimes, Martin Bednar, Jay David Bolter, Rebecca E. Grinter, EatWell: Sharing Nutrition-Related Memories in a Low-
Income Community, CSCW’08
** Characterizing and Differentiating the Semantic Qualities of Auditory Tones for Products, J.A. Kleiss, Whirlpool
Corporation, www.2octaves.com
21. • The French-German Winery
experiment: 1:3 with German music
diffusion in-store*
• +17% of buying attitude in the
bread corner if associated with a
purposely designed sound logo**
* North, Hargreaves and McKendrick, “Music and on-hold waiting time”The British Journal of Psychology 90, Fall 1999;
** Soundseller Blog
22. Case Histories
Sound for electric cars
Foneydia the sonic bed
Soundscape for the Luminarium
23. Sound for Electric cars
• Electric and Hybrid cars are silent
• The lack of sound implies the lack of sonic cues to
detect the vehicle
• A legislation is foreseen that will oblige car
manufacturer to create a new sound for electric cars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystiancruz/sets/72157604628157665/with/3371239405/
24. • The client: FIAMM s.p.a., world leader
in Horns manufacturing
• The request:
– to design sound contents for providing
external sonic cues
– to design a prototype of a device to control
and diffuse sound contents
25. Foneydia - the sonic bed
• The client: Hypnos, a SME bed
manufacturer for hotels&wellness
• The request:
• developing a new product
• using sound to enhance relaxation
26. The solution
• using the bed as a sounding board: the
sound is diffused by the bed wooden
structure itself through a specific
technology
• using infrasound to enhance relaxation
• using pleasant music according to the
target to convey and mask infrasound
27. Soundscape for the Luminarium
• The client: Architects of Air, a
Franco-English architecture studio
that creates temporary structures to
be visited as a multisensory
experience
• The request: to create a new
soundscape for the structures
28. The solution
• The sound content is based on sounds
recorded from the structure itsef (air,
pvc) to enhance the tactile/multisensory
experience
• The sound moves through the space
following specific trajectories to enhance
light and color
• Affordability: using the original sound
system without additional costs