"Paul Lagier's DIY Desk Companion sits next to your laptop as a little creature that lives completely offline. It is not connected to Wi‑Fi, has no app, and never sends notifications. Instead, it runs its own tiny world on a circular screen, reacting to touch, light, and time with shifting eyes and moods. The whole thing exists as a playful break, closer to a desk toy than a productivity gadget."
"The companion's life revolves around three needs, Energy, Fun, and Sleep, visualized as colored arcs around its animated eyes. Energy maps to battery and charging, Fun rises when you interact and falls when ignored, and Sleep depends on light levels, getting drowsy when the room gets dark. These simple meters quietly drive its moods, making it curious, bored, or sleepy depending on how you treat it over the day."
"The moods shift over longer stretches, too. Regular interaction makes it age, becoming calmer and more expressive, while neglect can make it sulky or withdrawn. There's no scoreboard or streak counter, just a sense that this tiny character remembers how you have been treating it. After a while, you catch yourself tapping it to cheer it up during a slump, which is the whole point of having a little desk creature."
Modern desks overflow with productivity tools that create management overhead. Paul Lagier's DIY Desk Companion is a small, offline creature with a circular screen that reacts to touch, light, and time. The companion tracks three needs — Energy, Fun, and Sleep — shown as colored arcs around animated eyes. Energy reflects battery and charging, Fun increases with interaction, and Sleep responds to ambient light levels. Moods change based on care: regular interaction makes the creature calmer and more expressive, while neglect makes it sulky or withdrawn. Interactions are brief and meant as a harmless, comforting distraction.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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