Memento
ROLE:
Editor-in-Chief & Design Editor
TEAM:
5 section editors, 14 staff writers
TOOLS:
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
TIMELINE:
2020-2023
Designed and manufactured from scratch for ME102: Introduction to Product Realization
Memento is an analog timepiece that reframes time not as hours or minutes, but as memory. Inspired by the fleeting, nonlinear way we experience moments, the device uses a descending weight, escapement mechanism, rotating film strip, and controlled light to reveal and obscure images—mirroring how memories surface, overlap, and fade. Users can change the rotation direction to revisit moments or let them pass, emphasizing agency in how we recall the past.
Combining mechanical engineering, product design, and narrative intent, Memento explores time as something we feel, remember, and share rather than measure.
Note: This page is a work-in-progress, to be completed by Nov. 10.
Our first working prototypes, constructed from laser-cut acrylic and wood, 3D printed parts, and hardware, with completed FEA analysis.
A prototype of our critical mechanism, constructed from laser-cut cardboard and wooden dowels.
