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01 / Overview

XLog

A magnetic AI memory companion with a calm e-ink interface.

02 / Context

XLOG turns fragmented daily moments into a private, searchable second brain. A magnetic device extends the phone with an e-ink surface, connecting contextual capture, memory organisation and quiet reflection.

The design spans interaction, internal hardware architecture, colour variants and packaging.

03 / Design narrative

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01

Problem

Daily information is fragmented across devices, while attention-demanding AI tools interrupt focus and often lack continuity.

02

Concept

A magnetic, glanceable e-ink companion captures and organises personal context while balancing privacy, hardware constraints and emotional restraint.

03

Outcome

Developed a hardware concept, memory interface, exploded architecture, colour system and packaging design.

04 / Process

01Why this existsDesign concept

Memory is not scarce. Continuity is.

Conversations, schedules, screenshots and unfinished thoughts live in separate places.

XLOG reframes the problem from storing more information to preserving the context that gives it meaning.

  1. 01

    Fragmented memory

  2. 02

    Cognitive overload

  3. 03

    Privacy anxiety

  4. 04

    Notification fatigue

XLOG design motivation, tensions and system overview
XLOG design motivation, tensions and system overview
02Use in contextDesign concept

Present when useful. Invisible when not.

The experience is organised around a day rather than a feature list: morning orientation, meeting capture, NFC exchange, travel reading, place-based memory and a quiet nightly review.

  1. 01

    Morning kickoff

  2. 02

    Meeting capture

  3. 03

    Networking

  4. 04

    Travel companion

  5. 05

    Scenery check-in

  6. 06

    Nightly review

A day with XLOG
A day with XLOG
03Experience flowDesign concept

Capture becomes reflection over time.

Voice, image, place and emotion enter one timeline.

Lightweight summaries and reflection prompts return them as useful context without pulling the user back into a full phone interface.

XLOG context capture and nightly review
XLOG context capture and nightly review
04Interface architectureDesign concept

Eight layers, one calm memory surface.

The interface connects a home dashboard, memory graph, multimodal capture, reflection assistant, timeline, conversational AI, review and settings.

The hierarchy keeps retrieval fast while leaving room for interpretation.

XLOG interface architecture
XLOG interface architecture
05Industrial designDesign concept

A phone companion, not another phone.

A slim magnetic body combines an e-ink display, local processing, tactile controls and a replaceable internal stack.

The exploded view turns privacy and portability into physical design decisions.

XLOG exploded hardware architecture
XLOG exploded hardware architecture
06CMFDesign concept

Technology with personal character.

Four colour families move the device away from anonymous electronics: soft pastels, primary accents, natural balance and digital contrast.

These are product directions rather than released variants.

XLOG colour system
XLOG colour system
07PackagingDesign concept

The first memory starts before power-on.

A magnetic box, protective pouch and printed guides shape an unboxing sequence that feels closer to opening a personal object than configuring a utility device.

XLOG packaging system
XLOG packaging system

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