Sketchify is a toolset for sketching of novel classes of user interfaces, developed at the Concept Lab of the Eindhoven Technical University. Sketchify extends the concept of paper and pencil sketching to a more generic concept of rapid manipulation of interaction material. Interactive material is any piece of software/hardware that represents or simulates a part of user interactive experiences, such as inputs from sensors, output of audio tools, interaction with Web services, or simple drawings. Through manipulation of interactive materials, designers create “interactive sketches”, which in rough terms illustrate interaction scenario or interaction techniques. Our tool gives a designer freedom to combine elements of traditional freehand sketching and with numerous extensions, such as end-user programming (spreadsheets and scripts), and links to existing software functionality.

Depending on expertise and interests of the student an interesting research topic in this contest can be determined. The following topics are of specific interest:

• application of Sketchify in a new domain (such as interactive visualization of medical data),
• extension of Sketchify, for example, to connect a new interactive device or software environment, or to develop a new Sketchify widget.

• http://sketchify.sf.net/
• http://www.conceptlab.id.tue.nl/