The Brivo IDBox makes enterprise security more transparent and less intrusive by turning your phone into an ID.​  We helped a cutting-edge IoT company develop a simple wall-mounted scanner that streamlines the way people interact with physical spaces.  Their Identity Box applies this vision to the increasingly tricky problem of workplace security, using an Internet of Things (IoT) approach to identify people and track permissions.  From its perch on the wall or ceiling, the Identity Box actively scans for people’s smartphones and wearable devices, giving supervisors a clear view of who’s in the room, and alerting them to unexpected visitors. It’s a big change from cumbersome keypads and badge scanners.  

I helped manage the project and lead the industrial design. The Identity Box needed to indicate its status at a glance, and convey a sense of security and connectedness – both shield and cloud at once.  A triangle shape was chosen for its shield-like connotations, then refined over several rounds with Brivo to evoke transparency and connectedness, too. The resulting form, rendered in soft white, floats on the surface of a ceiling or wall, with a hard-edged triangle extruding from a rounded-off base. Encasing Brivo’s existing antennas and electronics, the enclosure features just three indicators, each of which glows white when active, and disappears when it’s not.​​​