Our work is grounded in research, design, and real-world translation.

novel product research, peer-reviewed publications, and patents
Publications
Beyond Cameras and Microphones: Mitigating Privacy Tensions in 'Simple' Smart Home Sensors.
Becker, Alexa, Mirko Tobias Schäfer, Albrecht Kurze, Andreas Bischof, Franziska Baum, James Pierce, and Arne Berger
Arca: Documenting Novel Design Patterns for Improving Interpersonal Privacy with Smart Cameras
James Pierce, Claire Florence Weizenegger, Robyn Anderson, Hope Terpilowski, Wyatt Olson, Lian Bensadon, Faith Ong, and Cobi Stancik
Broadening Privacy and Surveillance: Eliciting Interconnected Values with a Scenarios Workbook on Smart Home Cameras.
Richmond Y. Wong, Jason Caleb Valdez, Ashten Alexander, Ariel Chiang, Olivia Quesada, and James Pierce.
Addressing adjacent actor privacy: Designing for bystanders, co-users, and surveilled subjects of smart home cameras.
James Pierce, Claire Weizenegger, Parag Nandi, Isha Agarwal, Gwenna Gram, Jade Hurrle, Hannah Liao, Betty Lo, Aaron Park, Aivy Phan, Mark Shumskiy, Grace Sturlaugson
Patents
Arca: Documenting Novel Design Patterns for Improving Interpersonal Privacy with Smart Cameras
James Pierce, Claire Florence Weizenegger, Robyn Anderson, Hope  Terpilowski, Wyatt Olson, Lian Bensadon, Faith Ong, and Cobi Stancik
Broadening Privacy and Surveillance: Eliciting Interconnected Values with a Scenarios Workbook on Smart Home Cameras.
Richmond Y. Wong, Jason Caleb Valdez, Ashten Alexander, Ariel Chiang, Olivia Quesada, and James Pierce.
Resources
Arca UI/UX Process Book
James Pierce, Claire Florence Weizenegger, Robyn Anderson, Hope  Terpilowski, Wyatt Olson, Lian Bensadon, Faith Ong, and Cobi Stancik
Arca Logo Design Process Book
James Pierce, Claire Florence Weizenegger, Robyn Anderson, Hope  Terpilowski, Wyatt Olson, Lian Bensadon, Faith Ong, and Cobi Stancik
Arca Industrial Design Process Book
James Pierce, Claire Florence Weizenegger, Robyn Anderson, Hope  Terpilowski, Wyatt Olson, Lian Bensadon, Faith Ong, and Cobi Stancik
Media