The design of smart jewelry can be challenging as it requires technical knowledge and practice to explore form and function. Adressing this issue, we propose ProtoFlakes, a design speculation for a modular prototyping tool kit for smart jewelry design. ProtoFlakes builds upon the our prior work of Snowflakes, targeting designers with limited technical expertise with a tool kit to make creative explorations and develop prototypes closely resembling the final products they envision. The design requirements for ProtoFlakes were determined by conducting ideation workshops. From these workshops, we extracted four design parameters that informed the development of the tool kit. ProtoFlakes allows the exploration of form and function in a flexible and modular way and provides a fresh perspective on smart jewelry design. Exploring this emerging area with design speculations informed by ideation workshops has the potential to drive advancements towards more accessible and user-friendly tools for smart jewellery design.

翻译：智能珠宝设计颇具挑战性，因其需要技术知识与实践才能探索形态与功能。针对这一问题，本文提出ProtoFlakes——一个面向智能珠宝设计的模块化原型工具套件的设计性推测。ProtoFlakes基于我们此前开发的Snowflakes工作，旨在为技术背景有限的设计师提供工具套件，使其能够进行创造性探索，并开发出与预期最终产品高度相似的原型。我们通过开展创意工作坊确定了ProtoFlakes的设计需求，从中提取出四个指导工具套件开发的设计参数。ProtoFlakes支持以灵活、模块化的方式探索形态与功能，为智能珠宝设计提供了全新视角。通过融合创意工作坊的设计性推测来探索这一新兴领域，有望推动智能珠宝设计工具向更易用、更友好的方向发展。